For professional workflows such as video editing, you can set the refresh rate of your display to match the frame rate of the video you're editing or viewing.
Available refresh rates
You can switch between these refresh rates on your Retina display:
- 60 Hertz
- 59.94 Hertz
- 50 Hertz
- 48 Hertz
- 47.95 Hertz
Change the refresh rate
Choose a refresh rate that divides evenly into the frame rate of your content. For example, if the content you’re viewing is 24 frames per second, select the 48 Hertz refresh rate.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Displays.
- Press and hold the Option key and select the Scaled button. The refresh rate menu appears.
- Click the Refresh Rate pop-up menu and choose a refresh rate.
When you're done viewing or editing the video content, you might want to change your refresh rate back to the default of 60 Hertz to ensure smooth performance in macOS, such as when you minimize a window.