Processor |
CPU - Apple M3 |
CPU Core Quantity - 8 |
Performance-cores Quantity - 4 |
Efficient-cores Quantity - 4 |
Neural Engine Core Quantity - 16 |
Chipset - System on Chip (SoC) |
Memory |
Installed System Memory Storage Capacity - 8 GB |
Memory Bandwidth - 100 GB/s |
Storage |
Storage Type - SSD |
Storage Capacity - 256 GB |
Audio Output |
Audio Output Mode - Stereo |
Display |
Diagonal Length - 15.3" |
Display Type - LCD |
Type of Matrix - IPS |
Display Color - Color |
Maximum Resolution - 2880x1864 |
Display Features LED Backlight |
Wide Color Gamut (P3) |
500 nits Brightness |
True Tone technology |
1 Billion Colors |
Liquid Retina display |
Video Output |
Video Memory Type - Shared Video Memory |
GPU Core Quantity - 10 |
Networking Specifications |
Wi-Fi - IEEE 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E |
Bluetooth - Bluetooth 5.3 |
System |
System Type - Notebook |
Keyboard Features - Backlit Keyboard |
Ambient Light Sensor |
Force Touch Trackpad |
Integrated Touch ID sensor |
Magic Keyboard |
Force Click |
Accelerators |
Pressure-Sensitive Drawing |
Multi-Touch Gestures |
Built-in Devices Voice Control |
VoiceOver |
Zoom |
Increase Contrast |
Reduce Motion |
Siri and Dictation |
Switch Control |
Live Captions |
Audio/Video Features Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW |
Video decode engine |
Video encode engine |
ProRes encode and decode engine |
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max |
HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG |
Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos |
Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers |
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors |
Three-mic array with directional beamforming |
3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones |
Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers |
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing |
Advanced image signal processor with computational video |
One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz |
Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes |
AV1 decode engine |
Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz |
Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes (M3) |
Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls (M3) |
In the Box MacBook Air |
USB-C Power Adapter |
USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m) |
External Colour - Starlight |
Features that Reduce Environmental Impact Meets ENERGY STAR Requirements |
Mercury-Free |
PVC free |
Arsenic-Free Display Glass |
BFR Free |
35% or more recycled plastic in multiple components |
100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, representing 99% of the rare earth elements in the device |
100% of virgin wood fiber comes from responsibly managed forests |
100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure |
No established final assembly supplier sites generate any waste sent to landfill |
99% fiber-based packaging |
100% recycled tin in the solder and gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards |
100% recycled cobalt in the battery and magnets of the MagSafe connector |
100% recycled copper in the main logic board — an Apple first |
90% recycled steel in the battery tray, keyboard feature plate, and trackpad beam plate |
Over 25% of manufacturing electricity sourced from supplier clean energy projects |