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Surface Studio specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2016 Surface Studio including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Surface Studio
Released	2016
Release Date	Introduced: October 26, 2016 Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016 Released: December 15, 2016
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

Surface Studio Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,299.00 $2,799.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,500.01 $2,699.99 44% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Inch Touchscreen, Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, Perfect for Surface Pro, Surface Book 3 and Surface Tablet Users Platinum 9U1-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft $646.00 $690.99 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - 2400 x 1600 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - By Microsoft $1,429.99 $1,549.00 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $947.00 $1,599.99 41% OFF	See at Amazon

Exterior	Surface Studio
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	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse

Display	Surface Studio
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)

Ports	Surface Studio
Ports	Image Source: Microsoft 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 Studio
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
Geekbench 5 Single Core Surface Studio1 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ82199.39% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ826100.00% 0826 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Surface Studio1 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ2,62583.55% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ3,142100.00% 03,142
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
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB DDR4 RAM
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.
Storage	1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD) Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage

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

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

Software	Surface Studio
OS	Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Studio
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

Misc	Surface Studio
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage
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
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
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.

Key Features	Surface Studio
At Glance	Released in 2016 3:2 4.5K 28” 3000p 60Hz Weight 21 lb 9.53 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C/8T, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz Geekbench 5 826 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,142 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5

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Surface Studio exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Surface Studio
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-6440HQ → Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4GB RAM	8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive	1TB → 2TB
2 Cores CPU	4 cores

The Surface Studio has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	Surface Studio
Slots	x2
Type	DDR4
Speed	2133 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5