Quick/Comparisons
80 | Performance | 90 |
26 | Gaming | 42 |
53 | Display |
Compare with something else?
Compare Apple MacBook Air with another →62 |
84 | Battery Life | 61 |
79 | Connectivity | 72 |
94 | Portability | 45 |
70 | QuickComparisons Score | 62 |
| March 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~88.7% |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) | Dimensions: | 365 x 290 x 21.6-28.5 mm (14.37 x 11.42 x 0.85-1.12 inches) |
| 13.6 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 300 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 225 ppi | PPI | 168 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1664 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1437:1 | Contrast | 1200:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 86.80% | Adobe RGB profile | 89.70% |
| 98.10% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 96.10% |
| 20 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 4091 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3299 |
| 16670 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17562 |
| 199 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 145 |
| 1126 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2009 |
| 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) | Weight | 3.15 kg (6.95 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches | Dimensions | 365 x 290 x 21.6-28.5 mm 14.37 x 11.42 x 0.85-1.12 inches |
| 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1059 cm 2 (164.1 inches 2 ) |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.7% |
| 5.6 mm | Side bezels | -11.3 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Black, Green |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 140° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| — | Number of fans | 4 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 55.9 dB |
| Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| 10 | Threads | 20 |
| Apple M5 GPU (8-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.3 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 8 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 1024 | Shading units (cores) | 3328 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 3.3 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
| 1744 | Blender GPU | — |
| 17303 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 1x16 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 6400 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 53.8 Wh | Capacity | 96 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 2:00 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Bottom |
| 35 / 40 / 70 W | Charge power | 360 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 116 / 80 / 167 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 1045 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
| No | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Mechanical |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.1 x 8.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~82.1 dB | Loudness | ~87.9 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |