Microsoft Surface Pro 12 vs Pro 11
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 12
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (80.8 vs 93 square inches)
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 11
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 90 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 68-93% higher FPS
- Around 27% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 47 against 38 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
- 21% sharper screen – 266 versus 220 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.68 kg (1.5 lbs) | 0.89 kg (1.96 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 274 x 190 x 7.8 mm 10.79 x 7.48 x 0.31 inches |
287 x 209 x 9.3 mm 11.3 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| Area | 521 cm2 (80.7 inches2) | 600 cm2 (93 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~83.9% |
| Side bezels | 10.2 mm | 6.2 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 44.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 12 inches | 13 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-90 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 220 ppi | 266 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2196 x 1464 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Surface Pro 11
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
Surface Pro 12
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~17% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1300:1 |
| sRGB color space | 98.1% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.7% | - |
| Response time | 25 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 45 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 173 grams | 213 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.4 GHz | - |
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 280 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1107 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 1536 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 96 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | 4592 | 7994 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.1 dB | ~82.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
Further details
Notes on Surface Pro 12:
- All Surface Pro 12 laptops come with UFS type of memory.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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