MacBook Air Technical Specifications
Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight
Apple M5 chip
- 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 8‑core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/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:
M5 with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU
Apple M5 chip
- 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10‑core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/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
Apple M5 chip
- 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10‑core GPU
- Neural Accelerators
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 153GB/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
16GB
16GB unified memory
Configurable to:
24GB or 32GB
16GB
16GB unified memory
Configurable to:
24GB or 32GB
24GB
24GB unified memory
Configurable to:
32GB
512GB
512GB SSD
Configurable to:
1TB, 2TB, or 4TB
1TB
1TB SSD
Configurable to:
2TB or 4TB
1TB
1TB SSD
Configurable to:
2TB or 4TB
Liquid Retina display
- 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;2 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
- Up to 18 hours video streaming
- Up to 15 hours wireless web
- Built-in 53.8‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
- 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
- Fast-charge capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter or higher
MagSafe 3 charging port
3.5 mm headphone jack
Two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for:
- Charging
- DisplayPort
- Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
- USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
- Supports up to two external displays:
- Two displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 144Hz
- One display up to a native resolution of 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz
- Supports up to two external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
- Simultaneously supports the built-in display at full native resolution
- Thunderbolt 4 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 1.4 speeds (up to HBR3) with DSC capability
- Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes
- HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10, and HLG
Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
- 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys
- 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
Apple N1 wireless networking chip
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)4
- Bluetooth 6
- Thread networking technology
- 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View
- 1080p HD video recording
- Advanced image signal processor with computational video
- 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 supported models of AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max5
- Three-mic array with directional beamforming
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes for enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones
- 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 (1.23 kg)6
macOS
macOS is the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. It includes easy-to-use and powerful features that help you be more productive and creative, Apple Intelligence, and seamless ways to use iPhone with Mac.
Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.
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.
Learn moreFeatures include:
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Motion, display, and text settings
- Accessibility Reader
- Voice Control
- Switch Control
- Closed Captions
- Live Captions
- Personal Voice and Live Speech
- 13-inch MacBook Air
- 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Configure your MacBook Air with
these options at apple.com:
Configure your MacBook Air at apple.com.
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Options for model starting at
- M5 with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU
- 24GB or 32GB unified memory
- 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB SSD
- 35W Dual USB‑C Port Compact Power Adapter or
- 70W USB‑C Power Adapter
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Options for model starting at
- 24GB or 32GB unified memory
- 2TB or 4TB SSD
- 35W Dual USB‑C Port Compact Power Adapter or
- 70W USB-C Power Adapter
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Options for model starting at
- 32GB unified memory
- 2TB or 4TB SSD
- 35W Dual USB‑C Port Compact Power Adapter or
- 70W USB‑C Power Adapter
MacBook Air and the Environment
MacBook Air is designed to reduce environmental impact:9
See the MacBook Air Product Environmental Report (PDF)- opens in new tabProgress toward Apple 2030
- Apple 2030 is our commitment to be carbon neutral for our entire carbon footprint. Our plan to decarbonize products is rigorous and focuses on transitioning to low-carbon electricity, designing with recycled and low-carbon materials, and prioritizing lower-carbon ways of shipping products, like ocean freight.
Materials
MacBook Air is made with 55% recycled content,10 including:
- 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure and trackpad gel plate
- 100% recycled cobalt and 95% recycled lithium in the battery
- 100% recycled gold plating in all Apple-designed printed circuit boards and all connectors
- 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
- 100% recycled tin solder in all Apple-designed printed circuit boards
- 90% recycled steel in the keyboard feature plate and trackpad beam
Energy
- 50% of manufacturing electricity for MacBook Air is sourced from low-carbon electricity11
- ENERGY STAR® certified12
Packaging
- 100% fiber-based packaging13
Waste
No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Program14
Smarter chemistry15
- All of the materials used in Apple products, accessories, and packaging are covered by the requirements of our Regulated Substances Specification(PDF) opens in new tab, which was one of the first in industry to restrict the use of key substances of concern. See the latest Environmental Progress Report(PDF) opens in new tab to understand Apple’s recent efforts in phasing out these chemistries.
