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

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

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface Pro X

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 2019 Surface Pro X features the 7W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Microsoft SQ1 with a clock speed of 3.00 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 X (2019), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface Pro X: 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 Pro Design - The thinnest Surface Pro ever at just 7.3mm thin with a larger 13” edge-to-edge PixelSense display. Always Connected - Surface Pro X comes with blazing-fast LTE connectivity as standard. Microsoft SQ1 - Custom-made by Microsoft in partnership with Qualcomm for delivering the best performance and battery life. Windows 10 on Arm - Not Windows RT! It can run most desktop apps in the 32-bit emulator. More Features Removable SSD storage Supports fast charging Dual far-field studio mics 2 x USB-C ports 2W stereo speakers 4K rear camera
What's missing		No MicroSD card reader No Headset jack Can't emulate native 64-bit applications Microsoft is currently working to brings 64-bit emulation to Windows 10 on Arm.

Availability	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro X
Released	2023	2019
Release Info	Introduced: September 22, 2023 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2023 Released: October 3, 2023	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: Early November 2019
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 $3,699.99 i7-13700H 64GB 2TB RTX 4060	Starting at 999$
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 $3,288.80 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 $1,199.95 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 (Renewed)	$354.95 Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) $749.99 Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen –SQ1-16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive – WiFi + 4G LTE – Matte Black (MJU-00001) (Renewed) $519.99 Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 256GB SSD WiFi + 4G LTE Black (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 $3,288.80 $3,450.00 5% 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 (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,199.95 $2,199.00 45% OFF	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro X SQ1 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $354.95 $408.99 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X – 13" Touch-Screen –SQ1-16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive – WiFi + 4G LTE – Matte Black (MJU-00001) (Renewed) By Microsoft $749.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X 13in Microsoft SQ1 8GB RAM 256GB SSD WiFi + 4G LTE Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $519.99 $999.99 48% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro X
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	Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M 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 Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro X
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 0.28” (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm) Width: 11.3” (287 mm) Height: 8.2” (208 mm) Thickness: 0.28” (7.3 mm)
Weight	4.18 lb (1.89 kilograms) Intel® Iris® Xe graphics model 4.37 lb (1.98 kilograms) NVIDIA® graphics models	1.70 lbs (774 g)
Colors	Platinum Casing: Anodized Aluminum	Matte Black
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.	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. 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 USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Nano SIM 1 x Surface Pro X Type Cover

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro X
Processor	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	Microsoft® SQ1™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1500 MHz	Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,
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 LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro X
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 5.0 technology
		Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem Up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. LTE Bands supported: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 Assisted GPS and GLONASS support

Battery	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro X
Size	58.0 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 56.3 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	38.2 Wh
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 13 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 X
OS	For Consumer: Windows 11 Home For Commercial: Windows 11 Pro	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro X
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 video/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® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Pro X
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 Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
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	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Laptop Studio 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro X Power supply SIM card access tool Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	30-day return policy 90 days of free technical phone support One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
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