MacBook Air (13.6" M3, 2024) - Tech Specs

Year introduced: 2024

Color

• Starlight

Chip

Apple M3 chip

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
• 8-core GPU, 10-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
• Configurable to:
• M3 with 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU

Display

Liquid Retina display

• 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;¹ 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
• 500 nits brightness

Color

• Support for 1 billion colors
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

Memory

• 16GB unified memory

Battery and Power²

• 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 Compact 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

Storage³

• 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 40Gb/s)
• USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

Display Support

M3

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors 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 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 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

M3

• Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)⁴
• 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 3, AirPods 4, AirPods Pro, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Max
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
• 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: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
• Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
• Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
• Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm)
• Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
• Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)
• Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)⁵

Operating System

macOS

macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Sequoia helps you be productive and creative in new ways — with Apple Intelligence,⁶ iPhone Mirroring, window tiling, major updates to Safari, and more.

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Air. With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility, and learning, you can create and do amazing things.

Features include:

• Voice Control
• VoiceOver
• Siri and Dictation
• Increase Contrast
• Reduce Motion
• Live Captions
• Switch Control
• Zoom

Built-in Apps⁷

• App Store
• Books
• Calendar
• Contacts
• FaceTime
• Find My
• Freeform
• GarageBand
• Home
• iMovie
• iPhone Mirroring
• Keynote
• Mail
• Maps
• Messages
• Music
• News
• Notes
• Numbers
• Pages
• Passwords
• Photo Booth
• Photos
• Podcasts
• Preview
• QuickTime Player
• Reminders
• Safari
• Shortcuts
• Stocks
• Time Machine
• Tips
• TV
• Voice Memos
• Weather

In the Box

• 13-inch MacBook Air
• 30W USB-C Power Adapter (M2 and M3 with 8-core GPU) or 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter (M2 and M3 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage)
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)