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Surface Studio vs. Surface Pro X (2020) - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Studio and Surface Pro X (2020) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Studio vs. Surface Pro X (2020)

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. While the Surface Pro X (2020) features the 7W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Microsoft SQ2 with a clock speed of 3.15 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 28″ Surface Studio (2016) and the 13″ Surface Pro X (2020) , we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Studio vs. Surface Pro X (2020): Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new		New Design - It is now available in a new platinum finish in addition to Matte Black. New Type Cover Design - The Type Cover is also available in three new colors including Ice Blue, Poppy Red, and Platinum, in addition to Black. Microsoft SQ®2 Processor - The 2020 model comes with the new Microsoft SQ2 processor that promises better performance and new Adreno™ 690 GPU.

Availability	Surface Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
Released	2016	2020
Release Info	Introduced: October 26, 2016 Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016 Released: December 15, 2016	Introduced: October 1, 2020 Pre-ordered: October 1, 2020 Released: October 13, 2020
Pricing	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	$1,499.99 - SQ® 2 \| 16GB \| 256GB SSD $1,799.99 - SQ® 2 \| 16GB \| 512GB SSD
Amazon Deals	$2,659.00 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 $3,299.99 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 $974.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum (Renewed)	$719.99 Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touchscreen - SQ 2 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - WiFi + 4G LTE - Matte Black (Renewed) $749.99 Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touchscreen - Microsoft SQ 2 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) $519.99 Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touchscreen SQ® 2-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed)

Surface Studio AIO 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 $2,659.00	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 $3,299.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $974.99	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro X SQ 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touchscreen - SQ 2 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - WiFi + 4G LTE - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $719.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touchscreen - Microsoft SQ 2 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $749.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touchscreen SQ® 2-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft $519.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
Size	28 Inches	13 Inches
Info	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)	Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display (sRGB + Enchanced Color Profiles) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating

Exterior	Surface Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
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)	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	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg	1.70 lbs (774 g)
Colors	Silver	Platinum Matte Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse	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	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	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 Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
Processor	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	Microsoft® SQ2™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.15 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics	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	Microsoft® SQ2™ Microsoft® SQ2™ Adreno™ 690 GPU N/A,
Discrete Graphics	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	8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 RAM	16GB 2133MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD) Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage	256 GB 512 GB Removable PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
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 5.0 technology
Ethernet	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
	Xbox Wireless built-in	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 Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
Size		38.2 Wh
Battery Life		Up to 15 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Surface Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
OS	Windows 10 Pro	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft 365 Family 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
Camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support	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	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 Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Studio	Surface Pro X (2020)
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
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	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Studio Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety, warranty and product documents	Surface Pro X (2020) 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	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.