Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) vs iPad Pro 11" Gen 1 (A12X, Late 2018)

Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) $400
iPad Pro 11" Gen 1 (A12X, Late 2018)
Base Price (MSRP)
$400
Base Price (MSRP)
-
CPU
Pentium Gold 6500Y
CPU
A12X Bionic
GPU
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
GPU
7-Core A12X
Memory
4GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
64GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920×1280 Touch
Display
11" LCD IPS 2388×1668 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 37% slower vs iPad Pro 11" Gen 1 (A12X, Late 2018)
  • 58% faster vs Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021)
Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) - GB6S 850
x1
iPad Pro 11" Gen 1 (A12X, Late 2018) - GB6S 1,340
x1.58

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 64% slower vs iPad Pro 11" Gen 1 (A12X, Late 2018)
  • 2.81x faster vs Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021)
Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) - GB6M 1,700
x1
iPad Pro 11" Gen 1 (A12X, Late 2018) - GB6M 4,780
x2.81

FP32

  • 67% slower vs iPad Pro 11" Gen 1 (A12X, Late 2018)
  • 3.05x faster vs Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021)
Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) - 331 GFLOPS FP32
x1
iPad Pro 11" Gen 1 (A12X, Late 2018) - 1.01 TFLOPS FP32
x3.05
CPU Image
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
A12X Bionic
8 Cores
8 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
Pentium Gold 6500Y vs A12X Bionic Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
184 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
7-Core A12X
448 Shaders
1125MHz
Shared Memory
4 FPS 1080p
3%
331 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
1.01 TFLOPS FP32
2%
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz vs 7-Core A12X Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
4GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8 Tabs
2%
8 Tabs
2%
64GB
64GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
58 min 4K Video
1%
10.5"
LCD IPS
11"
LCD IPS
10.5"
11"
Area
50.9 in² (328.3 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
56.8 in² (366.5 cm²)
10:7 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
Brightness
600 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
Resolution
1920×1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
Resolution
2388×1668
4 Million Pixels
264 PPI
1920×1280
2388×1668
LED Backlight
1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
68% DCI-P3
70% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
-
-
-
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
1920×1280
2388×1668
Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
-
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
-
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 1080p
Features
-
Autofocus
-
Video Stabilization
-
Features
Flash
Autofocus
HDR Photo
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
-
-
-
-
-
-
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
Front Portrait Mode
2
4
2
5
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
-
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
Location
-
Compass
Location
iBeacon
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
Data
-
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
-
-
External
External
24W
15.00V
1.60A
18W
9.00V
2.00A
-
-
-
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.00A 9V (18W)
Surface Connect
-
-
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
-
USB-C
Removable Cable
-
28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
29.5Wh
7812mAh
3.77V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 11 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Height
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
Width
178.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
5.9 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
Weight
468 g (16.51 oz)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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