Apple MacBook Air 2024 ” Apple M3 8-Core with 8-core GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13.6″ inch (2560×1664) Silver Color ” MRXQ3LL/A

Chip

Apple M3 chip

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 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

• 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

• 8GB unified memory

  • Configurable to 16GB or 24GB

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 Compact Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 8-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

  • Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB

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 (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, 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. And with macOS Sonoma, work and play on your Mac are even more powerful — with new ways to elevate your video presentations, boost your gaming performance, and personalize your device.

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 Apps

• App Store

• Books

• Calendar

• Contacts

• FaceTime

• Find My

• Freeform

• GarageBand

• Home

• iMovie

• Keynote

• Mail

• Maps

• Messages

• Music

• News

• Notes

• Numbers

• Pages

• Photo Booth

• Photos

• Podcasts

• Preview

• QuickTime Player

• Reminders

• Safari

• Shortcuts

• Siri

• Stocks

• Time Machine

• TV

• Voice Memos

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 8-core GPU and 512GB storage)

USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

MacBook Air and the Environment

MacBook Air is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact:⁷

• 13-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip

  • Made with 50% recycled content, including:

    • 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure

    • 100% recycled tin in the solder and gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards

    • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, representing 99% of the rare earth elements in the device

    • 100% recycled cobalt in the battery⁸ 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

    • 35% or more recycled plastic in multiple components

Energy efficient

• ENERGY STAR® certified⁹

Smarter chemistry

• Arsenic-free display glass

• Mercury-, BFR-, and PVC-free

Green manufacturing

• No established final assembly supplier sites generate any waste sent to landfill¹¹

• Over 20% of manufacturing electricity sourced from supplier clean energy projects¹²

Responsible packaging

• 100% of virgin wood fiber comes from responsibly managed forests

• The 13‑inch MacBook Air with M3 chip uses 99% fiber-based packaging, and the 13‑inch MacBook Air with M2 chip uses 96% fiber-based packaging, due to our work to remove plastic from packaging¹³

Progress toward our 2030 goal

• Reduced emissions for MacBook Air with M3 chip by over 40% against our baseline¹⁴

Apple and the Environment

Today, Apple is carbon neutral for global corporate operations, and we are focused on our Apple 2030 goal to make every product carbon neutral.