Small chip. Giant leap.
Itβs here. Our first chip designed specifically for Mac. Packed with an astonishing 16 billion transistors, the AppleΒ 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,1Β M1 is not just a next step for MacΒ β itβs another level entirely.
CPU
8-core CPUΒ Devours tasks. Sips battery.
M1 has the fastest CPU weβve ever made. With that kind of processing speed, MacBookΒ Air can take on new extraordinarily intensive tasks like professional-quality editing and action-packed gaming. But the 8βcore CPU on M1 isnβt just up to 3.5x faster than the previous generation2Β β it balances high-performance cores with efficiency cores that can still crush everyday jobs while using just a tenth of theΒ power.
GPU
8-core GPUΒ Plays hard. Works wonders.
All-day battery life
Thermal efficiency
No fan.
No noise.
Just Air.
Machine learning
Up to 9x faster.14Β Even for a 16βcore Neural Engine, thatβs a lot to process.Β Apps on MacBookΒ 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 autoβdetection, and so much more. Thatβs not just brain powerΒ β thatβs the power of a full stack of ML technologies.
macOS Big Sur
The power of macOSΒ BigΒ Sur on M1.
Developed to unlock the potential of the M1Β 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 bestβinβclass security. Itβs our most powerful software everΒ β running on our most advanced hardwareΒ yet.
Speed and responsiveness
The M1Β chip and macOSΒ BigΒ Sur work together to make the entire system snappier. MacBookΒ 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 theyΒ need.
More power.Wakes instantly.
Biggest collection of appsΒ ever
Run powerful apps built for M1. All your existing apps work thanks to RosettaΒ 2. And for the first time, you can use your favorite iPhone and iPad apps directly on macOSΒ BigΒ Sur. Altogether youβll have access to the biggest collection of apps everΒ for Mac.
Unified memory
The doβitβall notebook gets doβtheβunbelievable memory.Β The M1 chip brings up to 16GB of superfast unified memory. This single pool of highβbandwidth, lowβlatency memory allows apps to share data between the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine efficientlyΒ β so everything you do is fast andΒ fluid.
