Product Information

Overview

The Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter lets you connect Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2 devices — such as external hard drives and Thunderbolt docks — to any of the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) / USB 4 ports on your Mac.

As a bidirectional adapter, it can also connect new Thunderbolt 3 devices to a Mac with a Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 port and macOS Sierra or later.

In addition, it can be used to connect Thunderbolt-enabled displays — such as the Apple Thunderbolt Display and LG Thunderbolt 2 displays — to any of the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) / USB 4 ports on your Mac. However, using this adapter with an Apple Thunderbolt Display requires a power source, because the display does not provide power through the adapter.

Note: This adapter does not support DisplayPort displays like the Apple LED Cinema Display or third-party DisplayPort and Mini DisplayPort displays. For more information, visit the Apple Support page for the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter.

What’s in the Box

Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter

Tech Specs

Thunderbolt 2

Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)

USB-C

Compatibility

iPad Models

• iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
• iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
• iPad Air 11-inch (M2)

Mac Models

• MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024)
• MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024)
• MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023)
• MacBook Air (13-inch, M2, 2022)
• MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
• MacBook Air (Retina, 13‑inch, 2020)
• MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018–2019)
• MacBook Pro (13‑inch, M2, 2022)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016–2019)
• MacBook Pro (14‑inch, 2023)
• MacBook Pro (14‑inch, 2021)
• MacBook Pro (16‑inch, 2023)
• MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
• MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
• MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016–2019)
• iMac (24-inch, M3, 2023)
• iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
• iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5‑inch, 2019)
• iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
• iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019–2020)
• iMac (Retina 5K, 27‑inch, 2017)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Studio (2023)
• Mac Studio (2022)
• Mac mini (2023)
• Mac mini (M1, 2020)
• Mac mini (2018)
• Mac Pro (2023)
• Mac Pro (2019)