Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 vs HP ZBook Fury 16 G11
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 420 grams less (around 0.93 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 35-48% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
- 41% sharper screen – 200 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (115.2 vs 140.7 square inches)
Advantages of the HP ZBook Fury 16 G11
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~64%) battery – 95 against 58 watt-hours
- Around 53% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 128GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.98 kg (4.37 lbs) | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 323 x 230 x 22 mm 12.72 x 9.06 x 0.87 inches |
363 x 250 x 27.7-28.6 mm 14.29 x 9.84 x 1.09-1.13 inches |
| Area | 743 cm2 (115.2 inches2) | 908 cm2 (140.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.1% | ~81.8% |
| Side bezels | 9.3 mm | 9.2 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.8 dB | 48.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.4 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2400 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ZBook Fury 16 G11
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Surface Laptop Studio 2
14.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 95.7 in2
~20% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 68.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 66.7% | - |
| Response time | 56 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:06 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 102 / 120 W | 150 / 200 / 230 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 448 grams | 795 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| Threads | 20 | 28 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 30 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 80 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1665 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2055 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 10.5 TFLOPS | 6.4-12.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 10.5 TFLOPS | 6.4-12.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2487 | 1641 |
| Solar Bay | 32946 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 4 |
| Max. ram size | - | 128 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 4 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~81.8 dB | ~88.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Surface Laptop Studio 2:
- Has a proprietary Microsoft Surface Connect port.
Notes on ZBook Fury 16 G11:
- The vapor chamber (Z VaporForce) is only available in configurations with NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation graphics or higher.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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