Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M3, 2024)

LAUNCH

Released

2024

GAMING PERFORMANCE

Some scores are chip references.

Gaming Performance Index (GPI)

EstimatedGPU reference≈ 35

Estimate & test conditions

PS5 reference: 2024 = 100 · Inherited historical proxy; no direct PS5 Light measurement or verified relative game FPS · Estimated · Extrapolated · Input years: 2024, 2025, 2026 · Single sample model reference; target performance may differ.

MacBook Air 13-inch M3 · Chip: Apple M3 · Model identifier: Mac15,12 · Chassis: MacBook Air 13-inch

Sample CPU cores: 8 · Sample GPU cores: 10 · Sample RAM: 16 GB · Sample OS: macOS 15.5 (24F74)

Target CPU: Apple M3 · Target GPU: Apple M3 GPU (10-core) · Target CPU cores: Unknown · Target GPU cores: Unknown · Target RAM: 16 GB · RAM amount matches; memory equivalence is not established

Same GPU bin and chassis sample reference; whole-device and memory equivalence are not established.

Power state: Unknown · Mode: Unknown · Thermal history: Unknown · Stock configuration: Unverified

3DMark Steel Nomad Light · standard · Metric: graphics_score · 3,368 points · Metal · 2560 × 1440 · Non-RT · Non-Unlimited · Benchmark version: 1.0 · Application UI: 1.1.266 osx

Displayed result date: 2025-10-12 · Displayed result date; run versus upload date not independently established · Benchmark run date: Unknown

Method: experimental_steel_nomad_light_ratio_to_historical_ts_gpi_v0.1 · Domain: standard_steel_nomad_light_metal_to_windows_historical_proxy · Coefficient: 0.010358223597947377 · Calibration anchors: 7 · Calibration score span: 1175–21012 · Windows internal historical-proxy error only; Apple game error unquantified · Calibration input years are review publication years, not benchmark run years

Anchor model sensitivity: 30.98–38.39; model sensitivity only, not an observed Apple span, target prediction interval or confidence interval.

Single public user-submitted run; neither an exact target-device measurement nor a population median.

Power, mode, thermal history, background load and hardware modifications are unknown.

Historical 2024 PS5=100 proxy; no direct PS5 Light measurement or verified relative game FPS.

Windows internal cross-validation is not an Apple error interval.

App UI patch versions vary; fixed synthetic workload does not establish every game, translation layer or sustained-load performance.

cross api input · Technical qualification (Chinese): 供电状态、模式及热状态未披露

cross api input · Technical qualification (Chinese): 用户单次实跑，不等于目标整机实测或统计中位

cross api input · Technical qualification (Chinese): 目标CPU核心数未填；保留样本CPU条件，不补写目标字段

GPU sample reference estimate (cross-platform bridge)

100 is a PS5 (2024) reference, not a maximum. Relative displayed values are not game FPS ratios or a winner.

GPU sample reference

Estimated

GRAPHICS BENCHMARKS

Some scores are chip references.

3DMark Time Spy

-

CPU BENCHMARKS

Some scores are chip references.

Geekbench 6 Single

Conditions unconfirmedApple M33,009Chip reference

Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Single

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

Geekbench 6 Single · CPU references

Additional chip references

Conditions unconfirmedApple M33,009Chip reference

Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Single

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

Geekbench 6 Multi

Conditions unconfirmedApple M311,815Chip reference

Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Multi

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

Geekbench 6 Multi · CPU references

Additional chip references

Conditions unconfirmedApple M311,815Chip reference

Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Multi

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

OTHER BENCHMARKS

Some scores are chip references.

PCMark

-

SCREEN SIZE

SCREEN SIZE

13.6" (290 × 188 mm)

Size

13.6"

PLATFORM & HARDWARE

Some scores are chip references.

OS

macOS

CPU

Apple M3

GPU

Apple M3 GPU (10-core)

GPU FP32 TFLOPS

Conditions unconfirmedApple M3 GPU (10-core)3.5Chip reference

Test conditions & details

Test: FP32

Score unit: TFLOPS

Version not recorded

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

GPU FP32 TFLOPS · GPU references

Additional chip references

Conditions unconfirmedApple M3 GPU (10-core)3.5Chip reference

Test conditions & details

Test: FP32

Score unit: TFLOPS

Version not recorded

Configuration-specific result

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

MEMORY & STORAGE

Some scores are chip references.

Dedicated VRAM

-

Memory

16 GBRecorded configuration

Storage

512 GBRecorded configuration

Memory options

8 GB / 16 GB / 24 GBFamily options; availability depends on CPU, GPU, screen and region. This list does not establish a supported combination.

Storage options

256 GB / 512 GB / 1,000 GB / 2,000 GBFamily options; availability depends on CPU, GPU, screen and region. This list does not establish a supported combination.

SCREEN QUALITY

Panel

Liquid Retina IPS

Resolution

2560 x 1664

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

Brightness

Peak: 500 nits

Dual-mode Display

-

POWER & BATTERY

Battery capacity

52.6 Wh

Video playback

Up to 18 h

Test conditions & details

Video playback or streaming test

Preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air; M3 8-core CPU / 8-core GPU, 8GB unified memory, 256GB SSD

Different configuration

Manufacturer up to 18 hours; Apple January 2024; HD 1080p movies in the Apple TV app; network state not specified for movie playback; display 8 brightness steps above minimum (nits not published); keyboard-backlight setting not published. Results vary with use and configuration.

configuration note: Battery-test hardware differs from the represented hardware. This is a model/chip-family upper-bound claim, not an exact representative-unit result or measured typical runtime.

Manufacturer claim · ; not measured typical runtime

Web browsing

Up to 15 h

Test conditions & details

Wireless web test

Preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air; M3 8-core CPU / 8-core GPU, 8GB unified memory, 256GB SSD

Different configuration

Manufacturer up to 15 hours; Apple January 2024; wireless browsing of 25 popular websites; wireless connection; Wi-Fi version not stated; display 8 brightness steps above minimum (nits not published); keyboard-backlight setting not published. Results vary with use and configuration.

configuration note: Battery-test hardware differs from the represented hardware. This is a model/chip-family upper-bound claim, not an exact representative-unit result or measured typical runtime.

Manufacturer claim · ; not measured typical runtime

BODY & DIMENSIONS

CHASSIS SIDE · LENGTH × THICKNESS

304.1 × 11.3 mm

CHASSIS TOP · LENGTH × WIDTH

304.1 × 215 mm

Dimensions

304.1 × 215 × 11.3 mm

Weight

1.24 kg

CONNECTIVITY & EXPANSION

Ports

1 × · MagSafe 3 · power · MagSafe 3 · MagSafe 3 · charging 2 × · USB-C · thunderbolt · Thunderbolt 3 / USB4 · 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4 · charging · display_output 1 × · 3.5mm · audio · analog_audio_output · 3.5mm audio · audio_output

Wireless

Wi-Fi 6E / BT 5.3

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Brand

Apple

Model

MacBook Air 13-inch M3