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

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

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface 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 2016 Surface Studio features the 45W 6th Generation Intel Skylake quad-core Intel Core i5-6440HQ up to quad-core Intel Core i7-6820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.60 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 28″ Surface Studio (2016), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs. Surface 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

Availability	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Studio
Released	2023	2016
Release Info	Introduced: September 22, 2023 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2023 Released: October 3, 2023	Introduced: October 26, 2016 Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016 Released: December 15, 2016
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	Intel® Core™ i5 $2,999 - 8GB \| 1TB (64GB SSD) \| GTX 965M Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB \| 1TB (128GB SSD) \| GTX 965M $4,199 - 32GB \| 2TB (128GB SSD) \| GTX 980M
Amazon Deals	$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 $2,899.00 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 $2,199.00 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	$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 $949.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 Price
	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 - 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" 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
Surface Studio AIO 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 - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $949.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Studio
Size	14.4 Inches	28 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: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio typical: 1100:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65)

Exterior	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Studio
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.72” x 9.06” x 0.86” (323.28 mm x 230 mm x 22 mm)	Display 25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm) Base 9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 mm)
Weight	4.18 lb (1.89 kilograms) Intel® Iris® Xe graphics model 4.37 lb (1.98 kilograms) NVIDIA® graphics models	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg
Colors	Platinum Casing: Anodized Aluminum	Silver
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.	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse
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	4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 1 x 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Studio
Processor	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6 MB Smart Cache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1500 MHz	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 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	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965m Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 944 MHz + Boost, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980m Maxwell Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1038 MHz + Boost, 1536 CUDA Cores.
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 6400 MHz LPDDR5x RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 RAM
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage. Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD) Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage

Connectivity	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Studio
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.3 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
Ethernet		Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
		Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface 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.
Power Supply	102W power supply Intel® Iris® Xe graphics model 120W power supply NVIDIA® graphics models	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)

Software	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface Studio
OS	For Consumer: Windows 11 Home For Commercial: 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	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface 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 sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics with Voice Clarity Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base

Misc	Surface Laptop Studio 2	Surface 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 Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage
Sensors	Auto brightness via Ambient Color Sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope	Ambient light sensor
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	Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio
In the box	Surface Laptop Studio 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Studio Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety, warranty and product documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-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	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.