Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Surface Laptop Studio - Detailed Specs Comparison

New Size

Great performance

USB-C

Two colors

More

• New Surface Design - Another versatile design that allows switching between laptop mode, stage mode, and studio mode. The new design also packs all of its processing components in the base for a better cooling solution.
• 14.4” 120Hz PixelSense™ Flow Display - It offers a much smoother drawing and browsing experience, Dolby Vision® support, and adjustable brightness from 2 nits up to 500 nits.
• 11th Gen Intel® Tiger Lake H35 Processors - First for Surface uses a powerful 35W TDP processor with integrated Intel Iris Xe G7 graphics and up to 32GB of 4267 MHz LPDDR4x memory.
• NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti or A2000 Graphics - Experience the latest feature set from NVIDIA's 2nd gen RTX architecture for the best gaming experience, and to accelerate your design, animate, and render tasks.
• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 - Supports USB 4.0, 40Gbps transfer speed, DisplayPort, Power Delivery, Docking, and external GPU.
• Fully Supports Surface Slim Pen 2 - Surface Laptop Studio supports new tactile signals for natural inking feels and included slim pen storage with built-in wireless charging.
• Quad Omnisonic™ Speakers - First for Surface to include 4 speakers in a laptop that supports Dolby Atmos and Adaptive Equalization to deliver a rich spatial sound and best sound experience for different modes.
• Precision Haptic Touchpad - It's the largest touchpad for Surface that is super responsive and lets you click anywhere with customizable haptic feedback.
• More
  Up to 2TB SDD Supports DirectX 12 Ultimate Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 Fast Charging Preloaded with Windows 11

• AMD models
  • No WiFi-6
  • Using slower 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM

• No SDXC card slot
• No Full-size USB-A port

• Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
• Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
• Released: October 22, 2019

• Introduced: September 22, 2021
• Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021
• Released: October 5, 2021

• $1,599.99
  i5-11300H 16GB 256GB Intel Iris Xe
• $1,799.99
  i5-11300H 16GB 512GB Intel Iris Xe
• $2,099.99
  i7-11370H 16GB 256GB RTX 3050 Ti
• $2,699.99
  i7-11370H 16GB 1TB RTX 3050 Ti
• $3,099.99
  i7-11370H 32GB 2TB RTX 3050 Ti

• PixelSense™ Display
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
• Touch: 10 points multi-touch
• Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
• 10nm Oleophobic Coating
• 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

• 14.4” PixelSense™ Flow Display
• Resolution: 2400 x 1600 (201 PPI)
• Aspect ratio: 3:2
• Contrast ratio: 1500:1
• Refresh rate: 120Hz
  60Hz default.
• Inking: GPU Ink Acceleration
• Touch: 10 points multi-touch
• Dolby Vision® support

• 3.83 lb (1,742.9 grams)
  Intel Core i5 models.
• 4.00 lb (1,820.2 grams)
  Intel Core i7 models.

• Metal
  Matte Black Platinum

• Keyboard:
  • Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
  • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort.
• Trackpad:
  • Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass.
  • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

• Keyboard:
  • Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys
  • Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12)
  • Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness
  • Backlight.
• Precision Haptic touchpad:
  • Largest surface touchpad to date.
  • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.

• 1 x Full-size USB 3.0
• 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
  Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
• 1 x Surface Connect™
  Supports charging and docking station.
• 1 x Headset jack

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4
  USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and data transfers up to 40Gbps.
• 1 x Surface Connect+
  Supports charging and docking station.
• 1 x Headset jack

• 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
  4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
• 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
  4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
• AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W
• AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W

• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H
  4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W
• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H
  4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W

• 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
  Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics

  64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
• 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
  Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics

  64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
• AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition
  Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics

  9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz
• AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition
  Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics

  11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz

• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H
  Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

  80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
• 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H
  Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

  96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz

• Optional NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti  with 4GB GDDR6
  For Consumer.
• Optional NVIDIA® RTX™ A2000 with 4GB GDDR6
  For Business.

• Wi-Fi 5: 2x2 MIMO IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

• 58.0 Wh
  Nominal battery capacity.
• 56.3 Wh
  Minimum battery capacity.

• Up to 19 hours of typical device usage
  Intel Core i5 models.
• Up to 18 hours of typical device usage
  Intel Core i7 models.

• 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
• Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

• 60W power supply
  Intel Core i5 models.
• 95W power supply
  Intel Core i7 models.

• For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
• For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro

• For Consumer: Windows 11 Home
• For Commercial: Windows 11 Pro

• Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
• Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
• Preloaded Xbox app
• Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial

• Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
• 720p HD front-facing video camera

• Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
• 1080p resolution front-facing camera

• Dual far-field Studio Mics
• OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

• Dual far-field Studio Mics
• Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®

• Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
  4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
• Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2

• Ambient light sensor

• Ambient light sensor
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Magnetometer

• HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
• Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in

• Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support
• Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
• Windows enhanced hardware security

• Surface Laptop 3 15”
• Power supply
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

• Surface Laptop Studio
• Power supply
• Quick Start Guide
• Safety and warranty documents

• One-year limited hardware warranty
• Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement

• One-year limited hardware warranty
• Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost