Surface Laptop UltravsSurface Pro 12 (13-inch)
Laptop Ultra vs. Pro 13" Flagship
Peak desktop graphics and parallel compute vs. pen-first agility and versatile 2-in-1 modularity.
Surface Laptop Ultra
Surface Pro 12 (13-inch)
Spec Comparison Summary
Performance Comparison
Surface Laptop Ultra ⟵ VS ⟶ Surface Pro 12 (13-inch)
Full Specification Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of processor, display, ports, dimensions, and more.
| Specs | Surface Laptop Ultra | Surface Pro 12 (13-inch) |
|---|---|---|
| Processor (CPU) | NVIDIA® RTX Spark™ (18 Cores / 20 Cores) | Snapdragon® X2 Elite / Plus |
| Graphics (GPU) | NVIDIA® RTX Spark™ GPU (5120 Cores / 6144 Cores) | Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU |
| AI Processor (NPU) | NVIDIA® Tensor Cores & AI Superchip (120 TOPS) | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ (80 TOPS) |
| Memory (RAM) | 32GB / 64GB / 128GB Unified Memory | 16GB / 24GB / 32GB / 64GB LPDDR5x |
| Storage (SSD) | 1TB / 2TB / 4TB Removable Gen5 NVMe SSD | 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (Removable SSD) |
| Display | 15" PixelSense™ Ultra (120Hz HDR, 2000nits) | 13" PixelSense™ Flow (OLED/LCD) |
| Resolution | 4500 × 3000 | 2880 × 1920 |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Battery Life | 15h | 15.5h |
| Weight | 2000g | 895g |
| Ports & Connectivity | Thunderbolt™ 4 / USB4 x 3, Surface Connect, Full Size SD Slot | USB-C (USB4) x 2, Surface Connect |
| Dimensions | 335 × 242 × 17.8 mm | 287 × 209 × 9.3 mm |
| Release Date | Oct 8, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
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