Surface Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)vsSurface Laptop 8 (15-inch)

Surface Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)

Surface Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)

5.0

Surface Laptop 8 (15-inch)

5.0
Surface Laptop 8 (15-inch)

Spec Comparison Summary

CPU
Comparable
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)16,800
Laptop 8 (15-inch)16,800
AI/NPU
Comparable
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)80 TOPS
Laptop 8 (15-inch)80 TOPS
battery life
B leads ▶
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)20h
Laptop 8 (15-inch)22h
max RAM
Comparable
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)64GB
Laptop 8 (15-inch)64GB

Performance comparison

Surface Laptop 8 (13.8-inch) ⟵ VS ⟶ Surface Laptop 8 (15-inch)

Surface Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)
Surface Laptop 8 (15-inch)
16,800CPU Benchmark16,800
3,400GPU Benchmark3,400
20hBattery Life22h
1,340gWeight1,660g

Full Specification Comparison

Side-by-side comparison of processor, display, ports, dimensions, and more.

SpecsSurface Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)Surface Laptop 8 (15-inch)
Processor (CPU)Snapdragon® X2 Elite / PlusSnapdragon® X2 Elite / Plus
Graphics (GPU)Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPUQualcomm® Adreno™ GPU
AI Processor (NPU)Qualcomm® Hexagon™ (80 TOPS)Qualcomm® Hexagon™ (80 TOPS)
Memory (RAM)16GB / 24GB / 32GB / 64GB LPDDR5x16GB / 24GB / 32GB / 64GB LPDDR5x
Storage (SSD)256GB / 512GB / 1TB (Removable SSD)256GB / 512GB / 1TB (Removable SSD)
Display13.8" PixelSense™ Flow15" PixelSense™ Flow
Resolution3000 × 20004500 × 3000
Aspect Ratio3:23:2
Battery Life20h22h
Weight1340g1660g
Ports & ConnectivityUSB-C (USB4) x 2, USB-A x 1, Surface ConnectUSB-C (USB4) x 2, USB-A x 1, MicroSDXC カード リーダー, Surface Connect
Dimensions301 × 220 × 17.5 mm329 × 239 × 18.3 mm
Release DateJun 16, 2026Jun 16, 2026
Performance Hierarchy

Historical Surface Performance Ranking

All Surface models ordered from highest to lowest by the selected metric, highlighting the standing of both models.

CPU Performance

Historical Surface in descending order (53 models)
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch): #1 of 53 (16,800)
Laptop 8 (15-inch): #2 of 53 (16,800)
High Performance (Top)
Entry / Legacy
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)#1
16,800
Laptop 8 (15-inch)#2
16,800
16,800
15,500
15,500
15,000
14,500
13,800
13,800
13,250
12,800
12,800
11,500
11,200
10,500
10,500
9,500
8,800
8,500
8,500
8,500
7,800
7,200
7,200
7,200
7,000
7,000
7,000
7,000
6,500
6,500
5,800
5,200
5,000
4,600
4,500
4,500
4,200
4,200
3,800
3,500
3,500
3,200
3,200
3,000
3,000
3,000
2,500
2,500
1,800
1,800
1,300
800
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)2026
Laptop 8 (15-inch)2026
Pro 12 (13-inch)2026
Laptop Biz 13.8-inch (Intel, 2025)2025
Laptop Biz 15-inch (Intel, 2025)2025
Pro 11 Biz (Intel)2024
Laptop Studio 22023
Pro 12-inch G22026
Laptop 13-inch G22026
Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Elite)2024
Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)2024
Laptop 7 (15-inch)2024
Pro 10 Biz2024
Laptop 6 Biz2024
Laptop, 13-inch2025
Pro (12-inch)2025
Duo 22021
Pro 9 (Intel)2022
Laptop 5 (13.5-inch)2022
Laptop 5 (15-inch)2022
Studio 2+2022
Laptop Studio (Gen 1)2021
Laptop Go 32023
Book 3 (13.5-inch)2020
Book 3 (15-inch)2020
Laptop 4 (13.5-inch)2021
Laptop 4 (15-inch)2021
Book 2 (13.5-inch)2017
Book 2 (15-inch)2017
Pro 82021
Pro 7+2021
Studio 22018
Go 4 Biz2023
Pro 72019
Laptop 3 (13.5-inch, Intel)2019
Pro 62018
Studio (1st Gen)2016
Laptop 3 (15-inch, AMD)2019
Laptop 22018
Pro (5th Gen)2017
Laptop Go 22022
Pro 42015
Go 32021
Pro X2019
Go 22020
Laptop (1st Gen)2017
Book (1st Gen)2015
Laptop Go2020
Go (1st Gen)2018
Duo (1st Gen)2020
Pro 32014
Pro 22013
Pro (1st Gen)2013

GPU Performance

Historical Surface in descending order (53 models)
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch): #6 of 53 (3,400)
Laptop 8 (15-inch): #7 of 53 (3,400)
High Performance (Top)
Entry / Legacy
8,200
8,000
6,000
4,500
4,000
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)#6
3,400
Laptop 8 (15-inch)#7
3,400
3,400
3,200
3,200
3,100
3,100
3,000
2,840
2,800
2,800
2,750
2,750
2,500
2,500
2,200
2,100
2,050
2,000
2,000
1,800
1,700
1,700
1,600
1,500
1,500
1,400
1,400
1,400
900
900
900
850
800
800
800
700
700
700
600
600
600
500
500
400
300
300
300
Laptop Studio 22023
Studio 2+2022
Studio 22018
Laptop Studio (Gen 1)2021
Studio (1st Gen)2016
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)2026
Laptop 8 (15-inch)2026
Pro 12 (13-inch)2026
Laptop Biz 13.8-inch (Intel, 2025)2025
Laptop Biz 15-inch (Intel, 2025)2025
Pro 12-inch G22026
Laptop 13-inch G22026
Pro 11 Biz (Intel)2024
Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Elite)2024
Book 3 (13.5-inch)2020
Book 3 (15-inch)2020
Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)2024
Laptop 7 (15-inch)2024
Book 2 (13.5-inch)2017
Book 2 (15-inch)2017
Duo 22021
Pro 10 Biz2024
Laptop 6 Biz2024
Laptop, 13-inch2025
Pro (12-inch)2025
Pro 9 (Intel)2022
Laptop 5 (13.5-inch)2022
Laptop 5 (15-inch)2022
Pro 7+2021
Laptop Go 32023
Laptop 3 (15-inch, AMD)2019
Pro 82021
Laptop 4 (13.5-inch)2021
Laptop 4 (15-inch)2021
Laptop 3 (13.5-inch, Intel)2019
Pro X2019
Book (1st Gen)2015
Go 4 Biz2023
Laptop Go 22022
Duo (1st Gen)2020
Pro 42015
Pro 72019
Laptop 22018
Pro 62018
Go 32021
Laptop (1st Gen)2017
Pro (5th Gen)2017
Laptop Go2020
Go 22020
Go (1st Gen)2018
Pro 32014
Pro 22013
Pro (1st Gen)2013

NPU (AI)

Historical Surface in descending order (15 models)
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch): #3 of 15 (80 TOPS)
Laptop 8 (15-inch): #4 of 15 (80 TOPS)
High Performance (Top)
Entry / Legacy
80 TOPS
80 TOPS
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)#3
80 TOPS
Laptop 8 (15-inch)#4
80 TOPS
80 TOPS
48 TOPS
48 TOPS
48 TOPS
45 TOPS
45 TOPS
45 TOPS
45 TOPS
45 TOPS
11 TOPS
11 TOPS
Pro 12-inch G22026
Laptop 13-inch G22026
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)2026
Laptop 8 (15-inch)2026
Pro 12 (13-inch)2026
Laptop Biz 13.8-inch (Intel, 2025)2025
Laptop Biz 15-inch (Intel, 2025)2025
Pro 11 Biz (Intel)2024
Laptop, 13-inch2025
Pro (12-inch)2025
Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)2024
Laptop 7 (15-inch)2024
Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Elite)2024
Laptop 6 Biz2024
Pro 10 Biz2024

Battery Life

Historical Surface in descending order (50 models)
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch): #3 of 50 (20h)
Laptop 8 (15-inch): #2 of 50 (22h)
High Performance (Top)
Entry / Legacy
22h
Laptop 8 (15-inch)#2
22h
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)#3
20h
20h
20h
19h
19h
19h
18.5h
18h
18h
17h
17h
15.5h
15.5h
15.5h
15.5h
15.5h
15h
15h
15h
14.3h
14h
14h
13.5h
13.5h
13.5h
13h
13h
13h
12.5h
12h
12h
11h
11h
10.5h
10h
10h
10h
10h
10h
9h
9h
9h
9h
9h
8h
8h
5h
4.5h
Laptop 13-inch G22026
Laptop 8 (15-inch)2026
Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)2026
Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)2024
Laptop 7 (15-inch)2024
Laptop Biz 13.8-inch (Intel, 2025)2025
Laptop Biz 15-inch (Intel, 2025)2025
Pro 10 Biz2024
Laptop 6 Biz2024
Laptop, 13-inch2025
Laptop Studio 22023
Laptop 5 (13.5-inch)2022
Laptop 5 (15-inch)2022
Pro 12-inch G22026
Pro 12 (13-inch)2026
Duo 22021
Book 3 (13.5-inch)2020
Book 3 (15-inch)2020
Pro (12-inch)2025
Laptop Go 32023
Duo (1st Gen)2020
Laptop 22018
Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Elite)2024
Laptop (1st Gen)2017
Laptop Go 22022
Book 2 (13.5-inch)2017
Book 2 (15-inch)2017
Pro 11 Biz (Intel)2024
Laptop Go2020
Pro X2019
Go 4 Biz2023
Laptop 4 (13.5-inch)2021
Laptop 4 (15-inch)2021
Go 32021
Laptop 3 (13.5-inch, Intel)2019
Pro 72019
Pro 9 (Intel)2022
Laptop Studio (Gen 1)2021
Go 22020
Laptop 3 (15-inch, AMD)2019
Go (1st Gen)2018
Pro 62018
Pro (5th Gen)2017
Book (1st Gen)2015
Pro 42015
Pro 32014
Pro 82021
Pro 7+2021
Pro 22013
Pro (1st Gen)2013