The M3 chip in the current 13-inch MacBook Air has 8 CPU cores and 8 GPU cores, and the M4 chip in the baseline 14-inch MacBook Pro has 10 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores. The M3 and M4 chips feature a 16-core neural engine that supports Apple Intelligence features, but Apple says the M4 is twice as fast as the M3 with AI workloads.

Apple has opted for a straightforward upgrade to the MacBook Air rather than disrupt the consumer-focused macOS laptop with innovative features.

Apple announced two new products this morning, but neither one is the MacBook Air M4. Here's a look at the new iPad Air M3, iPad 11, and when we could see a new MacBook Air.