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Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop Studio - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Laptop Studio specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest May 29, 2024

Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop Studio

The 2023 Surface Laptop Studio 2 features the 45W 13th Generation Intel Raptor Lake H 14-core Intel Core i7-13700H with the boost speed up to 5.00 GHz. While the 2021 Surface Laptop Studio features the 35W 11th Generation Intel Tiger Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-11300H up to quad-core Intel Core i7-11370H with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 14.4″ Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) and the 14.4″ Surface Laptop Studio (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop Studio: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	13th Gen Intel® Raptor Lake H45 Processors - First for Surface uses a powerful 45W TDP processor with integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics and up to 64GB of 6400 MHz LPDDR5x memory. New Intel® Gen3 Movidius 3700VC VPU AI Accelerator - The Laptop Studio 2 is the first Intel-based Windows laptop with a dedicated AI accelerator chip to supercharge AI-related tasks like the Surface Pro 9 5G. NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050/4060 or 2000 Ada Generation Graphics - Experience the latest feature set from NVIDIA's 4th gen RTX architecture for the best gaming experience and to accelerate your design, animate, and render tasks. More Ports - The new laptop Studio 2 brings back a full-size USB 3.1 port and a MicroSDXC card slot. Improved Precision Haptic Touchpad - Now with new accessibility features for adjustable click sensitivity, right-click area, and adaptive touch mode. More Improved camera and mics features PCIe Gen 4 SSD Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3	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
What's missing		No SDXC card slot No Full-size USB-A port

Availability	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
Released	2023	2021
Release Info	Introduced: September 22, 2023 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2023 Released: October 3, 2023	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 5, 2021
Pricing	$1,999.99 i7-13700H 16GB 512GB Intel Iris Xe $2,499.99 i7-13700H 16GB 512GB RTX 4050 $2,799.99 i7-13700H 32GB 1TB RTX 4050 $3,299.99 i7-13700H 64GB 1TB RTX 4060 $3,599.99 i7-13700H 32GB 1TB RTX 2000 Ada $3,699.99 i7-13700H 64GB 2TB RTX 4060	$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

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,499.99 $2,799.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13800H - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 1 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard By Microsoft $2,399.99 $2,549.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700H - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD By Microsoft $1,729.79	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,795.01	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Inch Touchscreen, Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, Perfect for Surface Pro, Surface Book 3 and Surface Tablet Users Platinum 9U1-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft $639.01	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $1,979.99 $2,399.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
Size	14.4 Inches
Info	14.4-inch PixelSense™ Flow HDR Touchscreen Display Resolution: 2400 x 1600 (200 PPI) Refresh rate: up to 120Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio 1500:1 Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Individually color-calibrated display VESA DisplayHDR 400 certified Dolby Vision IQ® support Touch: 10-point multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 display SDR: 500 nits maximum (typical) HDR: 650 nits peak luminance	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

Exterior	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.72” x 9.06” x 0.86” (323.28 mm x 230 mm x 22 mm)	12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746” (323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 mm)
Weight	4.18 lb (1.89 kilograms) Intel® Iris® Xe graphics model 4.37 lb (1.98 kilograms) NVIDIA® graphics models	3.83 lb (1,742.9 grams) Intel Core i5 models. 4.00 lb (1,820.2 grams) Intel Core i7 models.
Colors	Platinum Casing: Anodized Aluminum	Platinum Casing: Magnesium and Aluminum
Keyboard and Trackpad	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. New touchpad features to improve accessibility.	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.
Ports	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and data transfers up to 40Gbps. 1 x USB-A Supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 supports data transfers up to 10Gbps. 1 x MicroSDXC card slot 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking. 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

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
Processor	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	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
Integrated Graphics	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1500 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
Discrete Graphics	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU with 6GB GDDR6 vRAM 2130 MHz boost clock speed, 80W maximum graphics power Optional NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU with 8GB GDDR6 vRAM 2010 MHz boost clock speed, 80W maximum graphics power Optional NVIDIA® RTX™ 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU with 8GB GDDR6 vRAM 2115 MHz boost clock speed, 80W maximum graphics power	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti  with 4GB GDDR6 For Consumer. Optional NVIDIA® RTX™ A2000 with 4GB GDDR6 For Business.
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 6400 MHz LPDDR5x RAM	16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.3 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
Size	58.0 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 56.3 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage Intel® Iris® Xe graphics model. Up to 18 hours of typical device usage NVIDIA® graphics models. Up to 16 hours of typical device usage NVIDIA® graphics models with 2TB SSD.	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage Intel Core i5 models. Up to 18 hours of typical device usage Intel Core i7 models.
Power Supply	102W power supply Intel® Iris® Xe graphics model 120W power supply NVIDIA® graphics models	60W power supply Intel Core i5 models. 95W power supply Intel Core i7 models.

Software	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
OS	For Consumer: Windows 11 Home For Commercial: Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Preloaded Xbox app Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
Camera	Full HD front-facing Surface Studio Camera 1080p Full HD camera with wide field of view Windows Studio Effects with Auto Framing, Eye Contact, and Background Blur Windows Hello 2.0 face authentication camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1080p resolution front-facing camera
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics with Voice Clarity Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dual far-field Studio Mics Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Laptop Studio
Inking	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 Integrated Surface Slim Pen 2 storage for charging under the keyboard	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
Sensors	Auto brightness via Ambient Color Sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC	Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows enhanced hardware security
In the box	Surface Laptop Studio 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop Studio Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More	Hinge Dynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees. Accessibility Features Surface Precision Haptic touchpad with adjustable click sensitivity, right-click area, and adaptive touch mode Compatible with Surface Adaptive Kit Compatible with Microsoft Adaptive Accessories Includes Windows Accessibility Features Serviceability Replaceable components include: SSD AB cover module (display) C cover (including keyboard, touchpad, and pen charger) D-Plate + battery Motherboard Cosmetic plate Charging Port (Surface Connect connector) MicroSDXC card reader USB-C® and USB-A port connectors Audio jack	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. Hinge Dynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees.