Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) vs Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021)

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) $1,000
Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) $400
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$400
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Pentium Gold 6500Y
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920×1280 Touch
CPU Image
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
Core i5-1235U vs Pentium Gold 6500Y Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
184 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
20 FPS 1080p
17%
1.54 TFLOPS FP32
3%
4 FPS 1080p
3%
331 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz vs UHD 615 23EU 900MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
64GB
186 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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10.5"
LCD IPS
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Area
78 in² (503.2 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
50.9 in² (328.3 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
450 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2880×1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
Resolution
1920×1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
68% DCI-P3
70% Adobe RGB
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Fully Laminated
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Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Features
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Autofocus
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Autofocus
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Not Included
Facial
Facial
2
2
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X61
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
Speed
Up to 2500Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps 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 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
24W
15.00V
1.60A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
50.2Wh
6623mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15.5 Hours
Up to 11 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
879 g (31.01 oz)
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Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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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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