Graphics benchmark results for Apple's yet-to-be-released MacBook Air models equipped with M4 processors have appeared on Geekbench, giving us an idea of just how fast the GPU components of Apple's second-generation 3nm chips are compared to existing M3 models.
On February 23, Geekbench6 logged a results page titled "Mac 16, 12," with specs including a 10-core chip and 24GB of memory. Notably, the machine is running a special 24C2101 version of macOS Sequoia 15.2, the same version that Apple unexpectedly released in December that initially confirmed the existence of the next 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air models. This shows that the benchmark is real.
As for the test results, the phone’s metal score is 55516 points. The existing 13-inch M4 iPad Pro scored as expected, and the existing M3 MacBook Air had an average Metal score of about 48,000-49,000.
Neither the MacBook Air nor the iPad Pro have fans for thermal management, so there's little difference in the graphics performance of the chips. By comparison, the M4 MacBook Pro with a fan averaged about 57,000 on the same benchmark.
According to the latest report from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing its marketing, sales and retail teams for the launch of new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Airs in March. Gurman previously said the new model would be released "within a few weeks." Aside from the new M4 chip, no other major improvements are expected.