Apple MacBook Air 2024 models: What to expect
As per the report, the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models coming in March will be powered by Apple’s latest-generation M3 chip. The report claims that the new M3 MacBook Air models are already in production.
The new M3-powered MacBook Air models are likely to be faster than the M2-powered variants. The M3 chip is manufactured using a 3-nanometer fabrication process, while the M2 chip uses a 5-nanometer architecture.Apple says that the efficiency cores in the M3 family of chips are up to 30% faster than the M2 family and up to 50% faster than the M1. The performance cores of the M3 chips are also up to 15% faster than the M2 chips and up to 30% faster than the M1 family.
For the base model M3 chip, Apple says:
- The 8-core CPU is up to 35% faster than M1 and 20% faster than M2.
- The 10-core GPU is up to 65% faster than M1 and up to 20% faster than M2.
The M3 also features Dynamic Caching, which Apple describes as the “largest leap forward in graphics architecture” ever. These new chips also support hardware-accelerated ray tracing and hardware-accelerated mesh shading.
This suggests that the M3 MacBook Air will be faster, more efficient, and offer a nice boost in graphics performance.