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

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

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Studio 2+

The 2018 Surface Studio 2 features the 45W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake quad-core Intel Core i7-7820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz. While the 2022 Surface Studio 2+ features the 35W 11th Generation Intel Tiger Lake 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 28″ Surface Studio 2 (2018) and the 28″ Surface Studio 2+ (2022), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

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

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Studio 2 See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Studio 2+ See at Amazon
Availability
Released	2018	2022
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: November 15, 2018	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060 $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070 $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070	Intel® Core™ i7 $4,499.99 - 32GB/1TB/RTX 3060

Surface Studio 2 Price
	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 $2,356.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - Intel Core i7 - Intel Evo Platform - 32 GB - 1 TB SSD - English, French Keyboard - Platinum By Microsoft $2,220.00 $2,899.99 23% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ 28-inch Touchscreen All-In-One Desktop Computer, Intel Core i7-11370H 3.3GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, Windows 11 Pro By Microsoft $4,299.99	See at Amazon
Surface Studio 2+ Price
	Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ 28-inch Touchscreen All-In-One Desktop Computer, Intel Core i7-11370H 3.3GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, Windows 11 Pro By Microsoft $4,299.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB) - Newest Version, 0 GB, Windows 10 Pro By Microsoft $4,199.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1TB) - (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,849.99 $2,086.90 11% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Studio 2	Surface Studio 2+
Size	28 Inches
Info	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Brightness: 515 nits Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65) Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating Touch: 10-point multitouch Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Supports Surface Pen with tilt activation, Surface Dial* on-screen interaction, and Zero Gravity Hinge	Screen: 28” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI Brightness: 515 nits Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Touch: 10-point multitouch Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Dolby Vision^® support 1 billion colors and better gradients with Auto Color Management

Exterior	Surface Studio 2	Surface Studio 2+
Size Comparison
Dimensions	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	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg
Colors	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse
Ports	4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet	3 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Native external display support: Up to three 4K UHD @60Hz. 2 x USB-A 3.1 Gen 2 Data transfer up to 10Gbps. 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet

Internal Specs	Surface Studio 2	Surface Studio 2+
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Pascal Architecture, 8GB GDDR5 256-bit, 1506 → 1683 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 Laptop GPU Ampere Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 1283 → 1703 MHz, 3840 CUDA Cores.
Memory	16GB 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM
Storage	1 TB 2 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD	1 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Studio 2	Surface Studio 2+
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Ethernet	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Studio 2	Surface Studio 2+
Power Supply	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)

Software	Surface Studio 2	Surface Studio 2+
OS	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Studio 2	Surface Studio 2+
Camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support
Audio	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base	Dual far-field studio microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Atmos™

Misc	Surface Studio 2	Surface Studio 2+
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Magnetic storage	Designed for Surface Pen Integrated magnetic storage with Surface Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Compatible with Surface Dial on-screen interaction. In-box accessories come pre-paired.
Sensors	Ambient light sensor
Security	Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio	TPM 2.0 chip is a security processor that is designed to give you peace of mind. Windows Hello face sign-in.
In the box	Surface Studio 2 Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide Booklet	Surface Studio 2+ Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.