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

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

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

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 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 (2016) 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 vs. Surface Studio 2+: Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Studio See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Studio 2+ See at Amazon
Availability
Released	2016	2022
Release Info	Introduced: October 26, 2016 Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016 Released: December 15, 2016	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
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	Intel® Core™ i7 $4,499.99 - 32GB/1TB/RTX 3060

Surface Studio Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,844.97 $2,699.99 32% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio, 14.4" Touchscreen Display - Intel Core H35 i7-11370H, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD NVIDIA GFORCE RTX 3050 Ti, Windows 11 Home, Platinum - A8Z-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,286.34	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color By Microsoft $2,499.99 $2,799.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Studio 2+ Price
	Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB) - Newest Version (Renewed) By Microsoft $3,488.80	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Studio Retail (1st Gen) (Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 2TB) W10P) (Renewed) By Microsoft $3,660.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ 28" 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 $3,399.95	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Studio	Surface Studio 2+
Size	28 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)	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	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)	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	Silver	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse
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	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	Surface Studio 2+
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
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.	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 Laptop GPU Ampere Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 1283 → 1703 MHz, 3840 CUDA Cores.
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 RAM	32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM
Storage	1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD) Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage	1 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD

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

Software	Surface Studio	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	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	Surface Studio 2+
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure 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 Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety, warranty and product documents	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.