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Surface Laptop 6 15” vs. Surface Laptop Go 3 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 6 15” and Surface Laptop Go 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest May 29, 2024

Surface Laptop 6 15” vs. Surface Laptop Go 3

The 2024 Surface Laptop 6 15” features the 28W Intel Meteor Lake H-Series 14-core Intel Core Ultra 5 135H up to 16-core Intel Core Ultra 7 165H with the boost speed up to 5.00 GHz. While the 2023 Surface Laptop Go 3 features the 15W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake U 10-core Intel Core i5-1235U with the boost speed up to 4.40 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 15″ Surface Laptop 6 15” (2024) and the 12.45″ Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop 6 15” vs. Surface Laptop Go 3: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Better performance—It's two times faster than Surface Laptop 5. Better specs—It features a more powerful Intel Core Ultra H-series instead of U-series processors, Intel Arc Graphics, 64GB of 7476 MT/s LPDDR5x memory, 1TB Gen4 SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3. Integrated NPU—An integrated Intel AI Boost processor offloads AI tasks efficiently, leaving thermal and power to run other critical tasks on CPU and GPU. Better serviceability—It's now easier to service and repair with built-in QR codes that provide convenient access to service guides, including internal markings that identify the number of screws and driver types needed for critical components. 2 x Thunderbolt 4 ports—The 15-inch model comes with additional Thunderbolt 4 port. More Upgraded 1080p Full HD camera. New dedicated Copilot key. It has a slightly improved display with an anti-reflective coating. It has a somewhat improved battery life from 18 to 18.5 hours.	More Powerful - All Laptop Go 3 comes with a 10-core 12 threads 13th Gen Intel Alder Lake Core i5-1235U processor and a faster dual-channel LPDDR5 memory. Better Battery Life - It can last up to 15 hours of typical device usage, 1.5 hours longer than the Laptop Go 2 and 2 hours longer than the Laptop Go 1.
What's missing	Thicker and heavier. It still has a sharp corner 60Hz display. 8GB models come with LPDDR5 RAM and don't support Intel Arc Graphics.	The base configuration for consumers starts at $799 instead of $599 Laptop Go 2 and $549 Laptop Go 1. No 128GB configuration for consumers. 128GB configuration for commercial uses slow UFS storage instead of SSD. Still have no backlit keyboard. No fingerprint login for the commercial entry model configuration with 128GB.

Availability	Surface Laptop 6 15”	Surface Laptop Go 3
Released	2024	2023
Release Info	Introduced: March 21, 2024 Pre-ordered: March 21, 2024 Released: April 9, 2024	Introduced: September 21, 2023 Pre-ordered: September 21, 2023 Released: October 3, 2023
Pricing	Windows 11 Pro Colors: Intel Core Ultra 5 135H $1,399.99 8GB 256GB $1,699.99 16GB 256GB $1,799.99 16GB 512GB Intel Core Ultra 7 165H $1,899.99 16GB 256GB $1,999.99 16GB 512GB $2,399.99 32GB 512GB $2,599.99 32GB 1TB $2,999.99 64GB 1TB	$799.99 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB SSD \| All Colors $999.99 - i5 \| 16GB \| 256GB SSD \| Platinum Only

Surface Laptop 6 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core Ultra 7 165H - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - Black By Microsoft $1,570.99 $1,999.99 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core Ultra 7-32 GB - 512 GB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Black By Microsoft $2,328.39	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core Ultra 7 165H - 32 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $2,262.99	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop Go 3 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $730.40 $799.99 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 12.4" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core i5-8 GB - 128 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $629.99 $749.99 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i7 16GB RAM 256GB Windows 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $368.07 $399.00 8% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 6 15”	Surface Laptop Go 3
Size	15 Inches	12.45 Inches
Info	15” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2496 x 1664 Density: 201 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Individually color-calibrated display Refresh rate: 60Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1300:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 400 nits maximum (typical). 5 nits minimum Dolby Vision IQ™ support Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 Anti-reflective [new]	Touchscreen: 12.4” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 1536 x 1024 (148 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1000:1 Color profile: sRGB and Enhanced Individually color-calibrated display Touch: 10-point multi-touch Corning® GorillaFootnote® Glass 3 Brightness: 320 nits (typical)

Exterior	Surface Laptop 6 15”	Surface Laptop Go 3
Size Comparison
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.67” 340 mm x 244 mm x 16.9 mm	10.95” x 8.12” x 0.62” (278.18mm x 206.2 mm x 15.7 mm)
Weight	3.70 lbs (1.68 kg) Slightly heavier for a model with a smart card reader.	2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)
Colors	Platinum Black	Sage Ice Blue Sandstone Platinum Material Top: Aluminum. Base: Aluminum and polycarbonate composite resin system with glass fiber and 30% post-consumer recycled content.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Dedicated key for Microsoft Copilot quick access. Trackpad: Large size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.	Keyboard: Full-size keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Trackpad: Large 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.
Ports	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4.0 It supports fast charging with a 45W or higher power supply. DisplayPort 2.1 with supports up to 1 x 8K monitor, Data transfer up to 40Gbps. 1 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 2 Data transfer up to 10Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack	1 x Full-size USB-A Supports USB 3.1. 1 x USB Type-C Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking stations. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 6 15”	Surface Laptop Go 3
Processor	Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 processor 135H 14 cores, 18 threads, 1.70 → 4.60 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 processor 165H 16 cores, 22 threads, 1.40 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 28W	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 processor 135H Intel® Arc™ graphics 8 Xe-cores, → 2200 MHz Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 processor 165H Intel® Arc™ graphics 8 Xe-cores, → 2300 MHz	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz
Memory	8GB 6400 MT/s LPDDR5 RAM 16GB 32GB 64GB 467 MT/s LPDDR5x RAM Note Intel® Arc™ graphics are only available on models with a minimum memory capacity of 16GB.	8GB 16GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB Removable PCIe Gen 4 SSD.	256GB 512GB Removable SSD Drive

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 6 15”	Surface Laptop Go 3
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. [new]	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.3 technology [new]	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop 6 15”	Surface Laptop Go 3
Size	47 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 46 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	41.0 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 40.0 Wh minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage	Up to 15 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	39W power supply Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in just over one hour)

Software

Surface Laptop 6 15”

Surface Laptop Go 3

Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro

For Consumer: Windows 11 Home
For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro

Built-in Apps

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Consumer

Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 1-month trial
Xbox App
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 1-month trial

Commerial

Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 6 15”	Surface Laptop Go 3
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1080p Full HD front-facing Surface Studio camera [improved] Windows Studio Effects with automatic framing, eye contact, and background blur [new]	720p HD f2.0 front-facing video camera
Audio	Dual Studio Mics with voice focus [improved] OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Bluetooth^® LE Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Laptop 6 15”	Surface Laptop Go 3
Inking	Designed for Surface Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor
Security	Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Windows Hello facial recognition with Enhanced Sign-in Security Integrated smart card reader authentication (available on select models and markets) [new] Windows 11 Secured-core PC	Consumer Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in One-Touch sign-in with FingerPrint Reader Power button Commercial Discrete hardware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello sign-in One-Touch sign-in with FingerPrint Reader Power button Note Surface Laptop Go 3 i5/8GB/128 GB does not include Fingerprint Power Button.
In the box	Surface Laptop 6 15” 65W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop Go 3 39W Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty