# Supported displays with USB 3.2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 12\ **Created:** [April 10, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/supported-displays-with-usb-3-2/67374 "2025-04-10T05:17:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cyril](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/cyril/32/35760_2.png) [@Cyril](https://community.frame.work/u/Cyril)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/supported-displays-with-usb-3-2/67374/1 "2025-04-10T05:17:45Z")
Like many others here, I was a disappointed to see that the new Framework Laptop 12 doesn’t support Thunderbolt. I get that the primary target might be students or younger users, and I can somewhat understand the decision, but it’s still a bummer on my end. I currently use a Thunderbolt dock connected to an Apple Studio Display, along with a bunch of accessories like a mouse, Ethernet adapter, and so on. In theory, I could remove the Thunderbolt hub and connect just the Studio Display directly over USB-C, but I know that USB 3.2 has bandwidth and probably compatibility limitations. So my question is: Will the Framework Laptop 12 be able to drive the Studio Display at full 5K resolution over USB-C? And if so, would it be too much to also use the display’s built-in USB hub, for example, plugging in an Ethernet adapter and making use of the webcam and speakers on the display? Ideally, I’d love to keep a one-cable setup at my desk, just like I currently do with my MacBook Pro. Would that still be possible with the Framework Laptop 12? ---
**Author:** ![nrp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/nrp/32/352_2.png) [@nrp](https://community.frame.work/u/nrp)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/supported-displays-with-usb-3-2/67374/2 "2025-04-10T06:29:01Z")
Framework Laptop 12 has DisplayPort output on all four slots. Intel publishes detailed display resolution specs for the processor: [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/232143/intel-core-i51334u-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz/specifications.html](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/232143/intel-core-i51334u-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz/specifications.html) ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Trawoger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@Andreas\_Trawoger](https://community.frame.work/u/Andreas_Trawoger)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/supported-displays-with-usb-3-2/67374/3 "2025-04-11T11:00:51Z")
Wouldn’t it make sense to offer the Framework 12 display as an external USB-C display too? For the stuff I’m doing I usually don’t need much CPU power. But traveling with an additional USB-C display has become a must have for me lately. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Rodriguez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e57/32.png) [@Eric\_Rodriguez](https://community.frame.work/u/Eric_Rodriguez)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/supported-displays-with-usb-3-2/67374/4 "2025-04-11T17:24:52Z")
That would be a dream, I think. Something tells me the average USB-C port doesn’t have the circuitry to be a display in. But yes, I’d love it as well.