Surface Pro 3 vs. Surface Go 3 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro 3 and Surface Go 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

The 2014 Surface Pro 3 features the 11.5W 4th Generation Intel Haswell dual-core Intel Core i3-4020Y up to dual-core Intel Core i7-4650U with the boost speed up to 3.30 GHz. While the 2021 Surface Go 3 features the 5W 10th Generation Intel Amber Lake Y dual-core Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y up to dual-core Intel Core i3-10100Y with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz.
If you want to know more what's the difference between the 12″ Surface Pro 3 (2014) and the 10.5″ Surface Go 3 (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Pro 3 vs. Surface Go 3: Specs Comparison
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What's missing | Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port |
Availability | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
Released | 2014 | 2021 |
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Pricing | Starting at 799$ |
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Display | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
Size | 12 Inches | 10.5 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
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Dimensions | 11.50” x 7.93” x 0.36” (292 mm x 201.3 mm x 9.1 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.93” (201.3 mm)
Thickness: 0.36” (9.1 mm)
| 9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm)
Width: 9.65” (245 mm)
Height: 6.9” (175 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)
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Colors | Silver | Platinum |
Keyboard and Trackpad |
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Ports |
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Internal Specs | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB
1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 4GB 8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
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Connectivity | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology |
LTE version coming soon. |
Battery | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
Size | 42.2 Wh |
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Battery Life | Up to 9 hours of web browsing | Up to 11 hours of typical device usage |
Power Supply |
| 24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply |
Software | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
OS | Windows 8.1 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 10 | Windows 11 Home in S-mode |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
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Camera & Audio | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
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Audio |
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Misc | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Go 3 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen
256 levels of pressure
N-trig Active Pen technology
| Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
magnetic storage
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