New Apple MacBook

Thirty percent faster than the 2023 M2 MacBooks will be the new Apple MacBook Air.

With the anticipated release of the new MacBook Air and iPads at the upcoming Spring Event, Apple is poised to significantly expand its product selection. According to rumors, Apple's next M3 CPU will power the new MacBook Air, which will reportedly be 30% faster than the 2023 M2 MacBooks.

According to reports, Apple will introduce a new MacBook Air and a new range of iPads at its upcoming Spring Event. Larger, better, and more potent than their predecessors are anticipated for these new items. More specifically, it is rumored that the new MacBook Air would be thirty percent faster than the 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 power that was released in 2023.

Mark Gurman of Bloomberg stated in his previous newsletter that Apple is expected to reveal its spring lineup in March or April. It is said that the MacBook Air's performance update would be the main focus of this unveiling. The upcoming 2024 MacBooks are anticipated to prioritize performance over size, even though Apple has already updated the design of the Macbook Air with the 2022 MacBook Air and a larger size with the 2023 15-inch model.

It is anticipated that the upcoming M3 MacBook Air would provide noticeably better performance than the M2-powered model. Compared to the M2 chip's 5-nanometer fabrication method, the new M3 chip uses a 3-nanometer process. According to Apple, the efficiency cores in the M3 chip family are up to 30% quicker than those in the M2 family and up to 50% faster than those in the M1 family. There is also an enhancement in performance cores, with speeds up to 15% faster than M2 and 30% faster than M1.

Apple specifically states that the M3 basic model chip's 8-core CPU can operate up to 35% quicker than the M1 and 20% faster than the M2. Furthermore, the 10-core GPU outperforms the M1 by up to 65% and the M2 by up to 20%. Benchmark testing were used by the corporation to bolster its claims.

In addition to performance, Apple claims that the M3 processor also brings hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading, as well as Dynamic Caching, a significant development in graphics architecture.

"In addition to being quicker and more efficient, the GPU also introduces a new technique called Dynamic Caching and first-time offers hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading on the Macintosh. Compared to the M1 family of CPUs, rendering speeds are now up to 2.5 times faster, according to Apple.

According to reports, the new M3 MacBook Air models are reportedly currently in production and will likely be released alongside the MacBook Pros. These improvements are probably coming at the same time as possible events that might announce new iPad Air and iPad Pro models.

What about the upcoming iPad models?

In relation to the iPad models, Mark Gurman had previously hinted that the M2 or M3 chip would be present in the sixth generation iPad Air. Furthermore, Apple might continue to use the streamlined, flat-edged design that debuted in 2020. But he emphasized that Apple might introduce a possible form factor change, implying that the company might offer a larger 12.9-inch display option in addition to the current 10.9-inch model, mimicking the iPad Pro lineup.

There are also reports that leaked blueprints from Apple's supply chain show a revised camera bump on the upcoming iPad Air variants. According to these drawings, the design would be vertical, like that of earlier iPhone models, maybe making room for a camera flash. Apple's intentions with regard to this particular design modification are yet unknown, though.