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Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface Pro 9 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Pro 9 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest May 29, 2024

Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface Pro 9

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 2022 Surface Pro 9 features the 15W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake U 10-core Intel Core i5-1235U up to 10-core Intel Core i7-1265U 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 13″ Surface Pro 9 (2022), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface Pro 9: 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	Better performance - It's 65% faster for i5 models and 50% faster for i7 models than Surface Pro 8. Better specs - It comes with 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake processors, Intel Iris Xe graphics, up to 32GB of 5200 MHz LPDDR5 memory, WiFi-6E, and Bluetooth 5.1. New colors - It's available in four colors: Sapphire Forest Platinum Graphite
What's missing		No headphone jack. No integrated Neural Processing Unit. Slightly less battery life with a smaller battery than Surface Pro 8.

Availability	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro 9
Released	2023	2022
Release Info	Introduced: September 22, 2023 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2023 Released: October 3, 2023	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
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	Consumer models Windows 11 Home Intel Core i5-1235U $999.99 8GB 128GB $1,099.99 8GB 256GB $1,399.99 16GB 256GB Intel Core i7-1255U $1,599.99 16GB 256GB $1,899.99 16GB 512GB $2,199.99 16GB 1TB $2,599.99 32GB 1TB Business models Windows 11 Pro Intel Core i5-1245U vPro $1,099.99 8GB 128GB $1,199.99 8GB 256GB $1,499.99 8GB 512GB $1,499.99 16GB 256GB Intel Core i7-1265U vPro $1,699.99 16GB 256GB $1,999.99 16GB 512GB $2,299.99 16GB 1TB $2,699.99 32GB 1TB
Amazon Deals	$2,899.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 2 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum $2,499.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Tablet 2-in-1 Laptop 120 Hz Intel Core i7-13800H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Platinum $2,199.00 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 - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard	$984.95 Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U Deca-Core - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit - Graphite (Renewed) $849.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i5 12th Gen i5-1245U Deca-core (10 Core) - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - Platinum (Renewed) $973.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - 16GB RAM - 512GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro - Platinum (Renewed)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 64 GB - 2 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $2,899.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Tablet 2-in-1 Laptop 120 Hz Intel Core i7-13800H 32GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Platinum By Microsoft $2,499.00	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 - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard By Microsoft $2,199.00	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U Deca-Core - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit - Graphite (Renewed) By Microsoft $984.95 $1,599.99 38% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i5 12th Gen i5-1245U Deca-core (10 Core) - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $849.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - 16GB RAM - 512GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $973.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro 9
Size	14.4 Inches	13 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	13” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2880 x 1920 5.53M Pixels. Density: 267 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1200:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 450 nits maximum (typical), 2-nits minimum Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive Color Auto Color Management supported Dolby Vision IQ™ support

Exterior	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro 9
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.72” x 9.06” x 0.86” (323.28 mm x 230 mm x 22 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 209 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	4.18 lb (1.89 kilograms) Intel® Iris® Xe graphics model 4.37 lb (1.98 kilograms) NVIDIA® graphics models	1.94 lb (879 g)
Colors	Platinum Casing: Anodized Aluminum	Sapphire Forest Platinum Graphite
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.	Not included. Compatible with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard Type Cover Features: 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. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen
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 transfer up to 40Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Surface Pro Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro 9
Processor	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U vPro 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U vPro 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1500 MHz	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U vPro Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U vPro Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 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
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 6400 MHz LPDDR5x RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB Removable SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro 9
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E: 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 Pro 9
Size	58.0 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 56.3 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	47.7 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 46.5 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 15.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	102W power supply Intel® Iris® Xe graphics model 120W power supply NVIDIA® graphics models	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Surface Laptop Studio 2

Surface Pro 9

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

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 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 Pro 9
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) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics with Voice Clarity Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro 9
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	Designed for Surface Slim Pen 2 Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Sensors	Auto brightness via Ambient Color Sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope	Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Magnetometer Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
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	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
In the box	Surface Laptop Studio 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 9 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty
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