The new Retina MacBook Pro has an astounding 2880×1800 pixels. Naturally, the "native" double-detail resolution is 1440×900. But what other resolutions can be used? And how crisp are they? (Are they just up-/down-scaled @2x graphics?)
MacBook – Which resolutions does the Retina MacBook Pro support, and how
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Best Answer
Supported resolutions
How does the scaling work?
According to an article in AnandTech:
There is a new option to configure the resolution in the system settings. While you actually change the resolution, Apple only refers to the visual impact of the settings.
So basically changing the resolution offers:
(original picture from AnandTech)
Note:
Due to the imprecise definition of "retina display", this answer may seem confusing, because at the top Apple speaks of 2880x1800 as retina, but the picture suggest something different.