THE FACT
THE FACT

All Surface Models: Resolution & Pixel Density (PPI)

Surface displays have steadily increased in density while keeping the 3:2 aspect ratio since the very first model. This page lists the resolution and pixel density (PPI) of all 56 models, tracing when Retina-class sharpness arrived.

Highest PPI
288ppi
Highest Resolution
4500×3000
Lowest PPI
148ppi
Total Models
56 Models
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Key Highlights Summary

Highest Resolution
4500×3000

Surface Studio 2+

An architectural refresh featuring an 11th Gen Core i7, RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, and the long-awaited inclusion of Thunderbolt 4 ports.

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Lowest PPI
148ppi

Surface RT

The historic pioneer Windows RT tablet powered by NVIDIA Tegra 3, introducing the world to the Surface hardware design.

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Complete 56 Models Resolution & PPI List

Resolution, PPI and release year at a glance.

56 models
RankModelScreenResolutionPixel Density ▼Year
1Surface Pro 12-inch (2nd Gen)12"2880x1920288ppi2026
2Surface Pro (12-inch)12"2880x1920288ppi2025
3Surface Pro 7+12.3"2736x1824267ppi2021
4Surface Book 3 (13.5-inch)13.5"3000x2000267ppi2020
5Surface Pro 712.3"2736x1824267ppi2019
6Surface Pro 612.3"2736x1824267ppi2018
7Surface Book 2 (13.5-inch)13.5"3000x2000267ppi2017
8Surface Pro (5th Gen)12.3"2736x1824267ppi2017
9Surface Book (1st Gen)13.5"3000x2000267ppi2015
10Surface Pro 412.3"2736x1824267ppi2015
11Surface Pro 12 (13-inch)13"2880x1920266ppi2026
12Surface Pro 11 for Business (Intel)13"2880x1920266ppi2025
13Surface Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Elite)13"2880x1920266ppi2024
14Surface Pro 10 for Business13"2880x1920266ppi2024
15Surface Pro 9 (Intel)13"2880x1920266ppi2022
16Surface Pro 813"2880x1920266ppi2021
17Surface Pro X13"2880x1920266ppi2019
18Surface Book 3 (15-inch)15"3240x2160260ppi2020
19Surface Book 2 (15-inch)15"3240x2160260ppi2017
20Surface Laptop 13-inch (2nd Gen)13"2496x1664231ppi2026
21Surface Go 4 for Business10.5"1920x1280220ppi2023
22Surface Go 310.5"1920x1280220ppi2021
23Surface Go 210.5"1920x1280220ppi2020
24Surface Go (1st Gen)10"1800x1200216ppi2018
25Surface Pro 312"2160x1440216ppi2014
26Surface 310.8"1920x1280214ppi2015
27Surface Laptop, 13-inch (1st Edition)13"2304x1536213ppi2025
28Surface 210.6"1920x1080208ppi2013
29Surface Pro 210.6"1920x1080208ppi2013
30Surface Pro (1st Gen)10.6"1920x1080208ppi2013
31Surface Laptop 8 (13.8-inch)13.8"2304x1536201ppi2026
32Surface Laptop for Business 13.8-inch (Intel)13.8"2304x1536201ppi2026
33Surface Laptop 7 (13.8-inch)13.8"2304x1536201ppi2024
34Surface Laptop 6 for Business13.5"2256x1504201ppi2024
35Surface Laptop 5 (13.5-inch)13.5"2256x1504201ppi2022
36Surface Laptop 4 (13.5-inch)13.5"2256x1504201ppi2021
37Surface Laptop 3 (13.5-inch, Intel)13.5"2256x1504201ppi2019
38Surface Laptop 213.5"2256x1504201ppi2018
39Surface Laptop (1st Gen)13.5"2256x1504201ppi2017
40Surface Laptop Ultra15"2496x1664200ppi2026
41Surface Laptop 8 (15-inch)15"2496x1664200ppi2026
42Surface Laptop for Business 15-inch (Intel)15"2496x1664200ppi2026
43Surface Laptop 7 (15-inch)15"2496x1664200ppi2024
44Surface Laptop 6 for Business (15-inch)15"2496x1664200ppi2024
45Surface Laptop Studio 214.4"2400x1600200ppi2023
46Surface Laptop 5 (15-inch)15"2496x1664200ppi2022
47Surface Laptop Studio (Gen 1)14.4"2400x1600200ppi2021
48Surface Laptop 4 (15-inch)15"2496x1664200ppi2021
49Surface Laptop 3 (15-inch, AMD)15"2496x1664200ppi2019
50Surface Studio 2+28"4500x3000193ppi2022
51Surface Studio 228"4500x3000193ppi2018
52Surface Studio (1st Gen)28"4500x3000193ppi2016
53Surface Laptop Go 312.4"1536x1024149ppi2023
54Surface Laptop Go 212.4"1536x1024149ppi2022
55Surface Laptop Go12.4"1536x1024149ppi2020
56Surface RT10.6"1366x768148ppi2012

Condition-Specific Rankings

[1]Source: Geekbench 6 (Processor / OpenCL)

* Where Geekbench has no measured result, scores are estimated from spec change ratios wherever possible. 32-bit models have no data.