Chip

Apple M3 chip  

8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores

8-core GPU        

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing             

16-core Neural Engine   

100GB/s memory bandwidth     

Media Engine    

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW       

Video decode engine     

Video encode engine     

ProRes encode and decode engine           

AV1 decode engine         

Display

Liquid Retina display      

13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;        

2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch      

500 nits brightness         

Colour  

Support for 1 billion colours        

Wide colour (P3)             

True Tone technology    

Memory

8GB       

Battery and Power

Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback      

Up to 15 hours wireless web       

52.6-watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery

30W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 8‑core GPU)

35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 and M3 with 8‑core GPU)      

USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable            

Fast-charge–capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter      

Storage

256GB SSD         

Charging and Expansion

MagSafe 3 charging port              

3.5-mm headphone jack              

Two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports with support for: 

Charging             

DisplayPort        

Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps)  

USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps)   

Display Support

M3

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colours and:         

One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz     

Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz           

Video Playback

Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes              

HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG 

Audio Playback

Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos       

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:     

78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and four arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement   

Touch ID              

Ambient light sensor      

Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi-Touch gestures            

Wireless

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)        

Bluetooth 5.3   

Camera

1080p FaceTime HD camera        

Advanced image signal processor with computational video         

Audio

Four-speaker sound system        

Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers       

Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro and AirPods Max        

Three-mic array with directional beamforming   

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes (M3)       

Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls (M3)        

3.5-mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones

Operating Requirements

Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC   

Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz             

Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)            

Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C (–13° to 113° F)         

Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing     

Operating altitude: Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)         

Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres (15,000 feet)   

Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres (35,000 feet)              

Size and Weight

Height: 1.13 cm (0.44 inch)         

Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)

Depth: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)     

Weight: 1.24 kg (2.7 pounds)     

Operating System

macOS