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Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Pro 6 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Go 3 and Surface Pro 6 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Pro 6

The 2021 Surface Go 3 features the 5W 10th Generation Intel Amber Lake Y dual-core Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y up to dual-core Intel Core i3-10100Y with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz. While the 2018 Surface Pro 6 features the 15W 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake R quad-core Intel Core i5-8250U up to quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with the boost speed up to 4.20 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 10.5″ Surface Go 3 (2021) and the 12.3″ Surface Pro 6 (2018), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Pro 6: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	More Powerful Processors - The Surface Go 3 now features the latest 10th generation Intel Mobile processors, including Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, resulting in faster speeds up to 3.40 GHz, particularly on the entry-level models. Longer Battery Life - Last up to 11 hours battery life of typical device usage. More Now with the Matte Black option Preloaded with Windows 11 Supports fast charging	Better performance: It’s now 67% faster than the Surface Pro (5th Gen). New color: Now available in Platinum and the new Matte Black. Better specs: Surface Pro 6 comes with quad-core 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake R processors. Better price: $899 for quad-core Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, 128 GB SSD, and Windows 10 Home.
What's missing		No Intel Core m3 configuration Windows 10 Pro isn't available for consumers

Availability	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
Released	2021	2018
Release Info	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 5, 2021	Introduced: October 2, 2018 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: October 16, 2018
Pricing	$399 Gold 6500Y 4 GB 64 GB WiFi $549 Gold 6500Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi $629 i3-10100Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi	Starting at 899$
Amazon Deals	$674.99 Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) $174.44 Microsoft Surface Go 3-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium Gold-4GB Memory - 64GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) $448.80 Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel Pentium Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed)	$226.54 Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12.3" Touch i5-8250U 8GB RAM 256GB SSD (Renewed) $377.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed) $326.83 Microsoft Surface Pro 6 Tablet, 12-inch, Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Black (Renewed)

Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $674.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium Gold-4GB Memory - 64GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum Windows 11 PRO (Renewed) By Microsoft $174.44	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel Pentium Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft $448.80	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 6 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 6 12.3" Touch i5-8250U 8GB RAM 256GB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft $226.54 $250.14 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $377.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 6 Tablet, 12-inch, Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $326.83	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
Size	10.5 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels) Density: 220 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3	Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating

Exterior	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
Size Comparison
Dimensions	9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm) Width: 9.65” (245 mm) Height: 6.9” (175 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)	11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm)
Weight	Surface Go 3: 1.2 lbs (544 g) Surface Go 3 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)	Intel Core i5: 1.7 lbs (770 g) Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (784 g)
Colors	Platinum Matte Black	Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface Go Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel. Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.	Surface Type Cover Not included Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g) Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm) Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.
Ports	1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSDXC™ card reader 1 x Surface Go Type Cover port	1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSD™ card reader 1 x Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 23 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	64GB eMMC 128GB SSD	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
	LTE version coming soon.

Battery	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
Size	28Wh Nominal battery capacity. 26.8Wh Minimum battery capacity.	45 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours of typical device usage	Up to 13.5 hours of video playback
Power Supply	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply	44W power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect: 39W

Software	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
OS	Windows 11 Home in S-mode	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial Microsoft 365 Family one month trial	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio	Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™	Dual microphones 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Go 3	Surface Pro 6
Inking	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Go 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 6 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power Casing: Magnesium	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power