Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen) vs Microsoft Surface RT (Tegra 3)

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen) $1,000
Microsoft Surface RT (Tegra 3) $500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Tegra 3
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
Tegra 3
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
32GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1366x768 Touch
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Tegra 3
5 Cores
5 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
GB6S 1,865
46%
GB6M 5,680
21%
N/A
0%
N/A
0%
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
Tegra 3
8 Shaders
520MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 20 FPS
17%
FP32 1.54 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
2GB
LPDDR2-1066
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
32GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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10.6"
LCD IPS
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450 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
148 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
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
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 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
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X61
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 2500Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
24W
12.00V
2.00A
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 5-Pin
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
50.2Wh
6623mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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31.5Wh
4257mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15.5 Hours
Up to 8 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
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
9.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
879 g (31.01 oz)
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Weight
680 g (23.99 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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Change Comparison