Robust Laptop
Tackle design and visualization tasks. Or level up your machine learning models and create stunning visuals. Surface Book 3 renders video and motion graphics smoothly with the best graphics performance on any Surface laptop..
Powerful Tablet
Show your work and share your view on a versatile, vibrant PixelSense™ Display that supports touch, sketching, and writing. When detached, Surface Book 3 15” is a large, powerful tablet running with 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors.
Portable Studio
Sketch and write on a portable digital canvas with blazing-fast graphics. Just detach, flip, and lower the screen. Then collaborate naturally with Surface Pen* and full Surface Dial* integration.
- Surface Book 3 13.5” is more than 50% faster than Surface Book 2 13.5”
Surface Book 3 15” is 30% faster than Surface Book 2 15” - The most powerful Surface laptop yet. Surface Book 3 13.5” has 40% more graphics performance than Surface Book 2 13.5”
- Surface Book 3 detaches up to 3x faster than Surface Book 2.
- Instantly transforms into efficient desktop workstation with new Surface Dock 2
- Latest NVIDIA® Quadro® and GeForce® graphics, best of any Surface laptop
- Immersive, spatial sound with Dolby Atmos®
- Dual far-field Studio Mics for great calls and dictation
The best graphics performance on any Surface laptop. Surface Book 3 renders video and motion graphics smoothly and faster than ever, powered by up to 32GB of RAM and up to 2TB of SSD1 for lightning-fast, pro-level storage.
All-day productivity and long battery life, among the best of any current generation Surface device. Work efficiently, with features like Instant On and improved standby to extend battery life when you’re away.
All the connections you need, with USB-C® and USB-A ports, full-size SD card, and optional Surface Dock 2* for a single connector to charge your devices, transfer your files, and display your video on external monitors.
Best graphics performance of any Surface laptop
Surface Book 3 delivers the blazing-fast graphics you need to unleash your biggest ideas, in three dimensions and vibrant colors.Â
Speed along in intensive software: Adobe® Creative Cloud®, SOLIDWORKS™, Autodesk® Revit®, Unity, Visual Studio, Adobe Fresco, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator, Maya, and Cinema 4D.
Sketch with Surface Pen in Affinity. Use Surface Dial* to rapidly adjust colors.
See, compile, run, and debug cycles for your new app in Microsoft Visual Studio without all the waiting.
The next-generation Surface laptop for next-level graphics power:
- Faster transfer speeds
- Lightning-fast storage
- Smoother video and motion graphics rendering
Your job requires a mix of creative and compute-intensive work. You appreciate a laptop that keeps you always productive at higher speed than ever. Stunning visuals and rich, immersive sound are more than just nice-to-haves. They unleash your creativity.
You’re excited by new potential, by being able to do things not possible with any other laptop. Like detaching the screen to use as a tablet. Using the display as a canvas for sketching. Transforming your laptop into a powerful desktop workstation.
You’re delighted by a device that’s more than useful: It adapts to the ways you work and create.
Creative Pros:
One device, infinite ways to create
Get your job done with the best graphics performance on any Surface laptop. Find inspiration anywhere and start sketching. Capture content, refine, and edit from your couch. Back at your desk, draw on your Surface Book 3 digital canvas while you see your designs on dual 4K monitors at 60Hz, when you connect with Surface Dock 2.
Suggested specs
- Quad-core-powered 10th Gen Intel® processors
- Choice of NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000 or GeForce® 1660 Ti graphics
- Surface Book 3 15” has up to 17.5 hours of battery life and Surface Book 3 13.5” has up to 15.5 hours of battery life (for typical device usage).
- Up to 32GB of RAM
- 1TB or 2TB pro-grade SSD
- Built for graphics-intensive software like Adobe® Creative Cloud®
Architects and engineers:
Immerse yourself in 3D creation
Untether from your workstation: You can design anywhere with this level of power and graphics performance. When you’re in the office, connect with Surface Dock 2 and see your vision brought to life on your Surface Book 3 digital canvas, viewing every perspective on dual 4K monitors at 60Hz. Or show and share 3D models on a 15” touchscreen tablet your clients can explore, rotate, and pinch to zoom.Â
Suggested specs
- Quad-core-powered 10th Gen Intel® processors
- NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000 graphics
- Surface Book 3 15” has up to 17.5 hours of battery life and Surface Book 3 13.5” has up to 15.5 hours of battery life (for typical device usage).
- Up to 32GB of RAM
- 1TB or 2TB pro-grade SSD
- Certified by the ISV applications you need for your demanding workloads
Developers:
On-the-go coding
Suggested specs
- Quad-core-powered 10th Gen Intel® processors
- Your choice of discrete graphics cards
- Surface Book 3 15” has up to 17.5 hours of battery life and Surface Book 3 13.5” has up to 15.5 hours of battery life (for typical device usage).
- Up to 32GB of RAM
- Choice of generous 15” PixelSense™ touchscreen display for bigger view or 13.5” screen
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Data Scientists:
Tackle complex data with one power device
Harness your data with a powerful, portable 15” device. Analyze data fast and develop machine learning-powered models on one device. Set up your analysis wherever you want to work, with long hours between battery charges. Comes with fast Bluetooth, so you can pair your favorite accessories like Surface Headphones and Surface Precision Mouse.
Suggested specs
- Quad-core-powered 10th Gen Intel® processors
- Choice of NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000 or GeForce® 1660 Ti graphics
- Surface Book 3 15” has up to 17.5 hours of battery life and Surface Book 3 13.5” has up to 15.5 hours of battery life (for typical device usage).6
- Up to 32GB of RAM
- Bluetooth® 5.0
Creative work
Detach the screen. Sketch, handwrite, and share on a portable studio.
Write, draw, and annotate at a comfortable angle in Microsoft Whiteboard.
Technical work
Compile code.
Type on the full keyboard.
Gesture on the responsive glass trackpad.
Collaboration
Make video calls with the 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video.
Share your view using the 8.0MP rear-facing auto-focus camera with 1080p HD video.
Detach and reattach the display to face your audience, then share presentations.
Show your work on a digital canvas when you detach the tablet.
Engage in virtual meetings in Microsoft Teams.
Surface Book 3
Powerhouse Performance
- Quad-core-powered 10th Gen Intel® processors
- Choice of NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000 or GeForce® 1660 Ti graphics
- Surface Book 3 15” has up to 17.5 hours of battery life and Surface Book 3 13.5” has up to 15.5 hours of battery life (for typical device usage).6
- Up to 32GB of RAM
- Bluetooth® 5.0
- Quad-core-powered 10th Gen Intel® processors
- Choice of NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000 or GeForce® 1660 Ti graphics
- Surface Book 3 15” has up to 17.5 hours of battery life and Surface Book 3 13.5” has up to 15.5 hours of battery life (for typical device usage).6
- Up to 32GB of RAM
- Bluetooth® 5.0
Surface Book 3
Graphics Card Comparison
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with fast, quiet Max-Q Design
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with fast, quiet Max-Q Design
NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 3000 with fast, quiet Max-Q Design
Availability
Surface Book 3 13.5″
Surface Book 3 15″
Surface Book 3 15″
Workflows
Graphic Design
Video
Photography
Graphic Design
Video
Photography
Drawing
CAD
Modeling
AI-powered Workflows
App Certifications
High-res Video
Pro Broadcasting
Multi-app Workflows
Handle computer-intensive workloads at speed with industry-leading NVIDIA® GPUs
Surface Book 3 15” loaded with NVIDIA®’s Quadro RTX™ 3000 graphics card delivers graphics memory with 6GB of frame buffer and nearly 50% more memory bandwidth than the previous generation Surface Book, for more than double the graphics performance.
- Get more graphics performance than the top-of-the-line MacBook Pro 16”.11 Surface Book 3 15” i7 NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 has 25% more graphics performance than a MacBook Pro 16” i7 AMD Radeon Pro 5300M.11a
- Handle demanding CAD, CGI, digital content creation, VR, AI, and machine learning projects with remarkable speed and interactivity.
- Real-time ray tracing: Create film-quality, photorealistic objects and environments with physically accurate shadows, reflections, and refractions, without lag.
- Accelerate performance on large datasets and render faster during latency-sensitive work: scientific visualizations, animation, gaming, 3D models, and data science workloads.
- Perform advanced shading techniques: mesh, variable rate, and texture space.
- Run your preferred professional applications right on your laptop, including Unreal Engine and Enterprise.Â
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Surface Book 3 15” with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 runs Autodesk® 3ds Max® more than 70% faster than Surface Book 2 15”.
Surface Book 3 15” with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 runs Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks® more than 50% faster than Surface Book 2 15”.
Surface Book 3 15” with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 runs CATIA™ more than 100% faster than Surface Book 2 15”.
FAQs
Surround yourself with spectacular Omnisonic sound for music, calls, and shows. Stay focused with adjustable noise cancellation and listen in comfort all day long.
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USB-C Adapters
Expand the versatility of your USB-C® ports with HDMI, VGA, USB-A, and 3.5mm audio adapters.
When you’re on the go, be more productive with the new, multi-port mobile dock.
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Surface Pen delivers our most natural writing and drawing experience yet. With tilt support for shading, 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity, and virtually no lag.
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Featuring ultra-comfortable design, intuitive controls, immersive sound, and all-day battery, so you’ll never miss a beat.
Instantly transform your Surface into a desktop PC.