Our thinnest lightest notebook completely transformed by the Apple M1 chip. CPU speeds up to 3.5x faster. GPU speeds up to 5x faster. Our most advanced Neural Engine for up to 9x faster machine learning. The longest battery life ever in a MacBook Air. And a silent fanless design. This much power has never been this ready to go.
Small chip. Giant leap.
It’s here. Our first chip designed specifically for Mac. Packed with an astonishing 16 billion transistors the Apple M1 system on a chip (SoC) integrates the CPU GPU Neural Engine I/O and so much more onto a single tiny chip. With incredible performance custom technologies and industry-leading power efficiency 1 M1 is not just a next step for Mac — it’s another level entirely.
8-core CPU Devours tasks. Sips battery.
M1 has the fastest CPU we’ve ever made. With that kind of processing speed MacBook Air can take on new extraordinarily intensive tasks like professional-quality editing and action-packed gaming. But the 8?core CPU on M1 isn‘t just up to 3.5x faster than the previous generation3 — it balances high-performance cores with efficiency cores that can still crush everyday jobs while using just a tenth of the power.
Up to 9x faster. Even for a 16?core Neural Engine that’s a lot to process.
Apps on MacBook Air can use machine learning (ML) to automatically retouch photos like a pro make smart tools such as magic wands and audio filters more accurate at auto?detection and so much more. That’s not just brain power — that’s the power of a full stack of ML technologies.
The power of macOS Big Sur on M1.
Developed to unlock the potential of the M1 chip macOS Big Sur transforms Mac with major performance benefits and so much more. Powerful updates for apps. A beautiful new design. Industry-leading privacy features and best?in?class security. It‘s our most powerful software ever — running on our most advanced hardware yet.
The M1 chip and macOS Big Sur work together to make the entire system snappier. MacBook Air wakes instantly from sleep. Everyday tasks from flipping through photos to browsing Safari are faster. And your hardest-working apps all have access to the power they need.
Run powerful apps built for M1. All your existing apps work thanks to Rosetta 2. And for the first time you can use your favorite iPhone and iPad apps directly on macOS Big Sur. Altogether you’ll have access to the biggest collection of apps ever for Mac.