Despite its business focus, the new surface book unequivocally beats other ultraportable systems and tablets at 3d performance and gaming, scoring 8,980 on. Maxq variants mean you ultimately give up some performance to keep things cooler. Custom resolutions and multimonitor tweaks with intel dch. Nov 15, 2016 lets see how well the surface book runs several different games. To that effect, the new surface book 2 is 3x more powerful than the original surface book. Microsoft surface book with performance base gtx 965m. Microsofts surface book 2 can replace your gaming pc hands. Simply connect a bluetoothsupported xbox wireless controller.
Gpu performance the microsoft surface book 2 15inch. Dell may be working on a surface studiolike monitor. Microsoft is launching the new surface book 3 with upgraded. How powerful the microsoft surface book 2 is for gaming. Microsoft has also focused the surface book 3 on gaming performance this time around. Having a dual or multiple monitors setup is really help in multitasking. May 07, 2020 usbc port on surface dock 2 use this port to connect usbc accessories. Several customers asked about building multimonitor workstations around various surface models including the flagship surface book 2 with the nvidia gtx 10501060 gpu.
At my office, i have a triple monitors setup, my main surface book display, a 29inch ultrawide, and a 21. Surface book 2 15 and samsung 49 gaming monitor issues book2 hi guys, have some one experience with the surface book 2 15 and the samsung c49hg90 connected to the surface dock. The microsoft surface books performance base kicks an impressive 2in1 into. Again, the tablet portion, which contains the display, memory, hard drive, and. Design as microsofts first stab at a proper laptop, there was a lot riding on the surface books design. Microsofts surface book 2 and refreshed surface book 3 are undeniably some of the most potent modular laptops on the market, and. Take a closer look at how surface book 2 is the ultimate laptop for running office apps and demanding graphics software, and writing and navigating with surface pen and touch. By default, the surface book 2 is set to run in its lowestpower, lowestperformance state, even when plugged in. First, the graphics hardware from nvidia was installed in the systems keyboard base, meaning it couldnt be used when the screen was detached. The usbc ports on the back of surface dock 2 can be connected to an external monitor. Best external monitors for surface book 2 and book 3 in.
Microsoft says its powerful enough to be your gaming pc, and also a workstation replacement. External monitor capabilities on surface book with. Even surface book with performance base, while approaching gaming pc specifications, still falls short of any quadcore laptop with a nvidia gtx 1060 graphics card, which can be purchased for well. Its got great performance, strong battery life and a gorgeous. You can see benchmarks and video of game play for games that have been tested, or even request someone to do test a game for you. When gaming overwatch there is a noticeable delay that is not there when using the integrated screen. While the surface book isnt designed or marketed as a gaming machine. Razers latest notebook, the blade, builds on its smaller predecessor with a 15. Jul 26, 2017 even surface book with performance base, while approaching gaming pc specifications, still falls short of any quadcore laptop with a nvidia gtx 1060 graphics card, which can be purchased for well. I have the sb2 15 and use the surface dock to connect it to an external monitor. Depending on your monitors video output ports, you may need a display adapter sold separately. The innovative microsoft surface book offers comfortable ergonomics, a big, beautiful screen, more than 15 hours of battery life, and the power to make short work of everyday and multimedia tasks. Stupidgood battery performance too with the surface book i7s upgrade you already know microsoft didnt touch the tablet portion, which has the same dynmade 18 watthour batteries. Microsofts surface book is tested but not just in the normal way.
The surface book really is the ultraportable that can do it all. Whats games can you play on the surface book performance base. Intensive moments with lots of players on screen force the game. Just a friendly reminder to everyone here that there is a dedicated subreddit to surface gaming rsurfacegaming. So i have three monitor in my office and i am considering buying a surface book to replace my desktop. Surface book 12, surface go, surface pro 67, and surface. Surface book 2 gets fixes for performancecrippling cpu. Book also has more than double the performance for gaming. The new 15inch surface laptop 3 from microsoft looks like a sleeper. Depending on what youre doing, if you slide the power settings to maximum performance then the fans will immediately.
Gaming is the only time i have really heard the surface book 2s fans. Lets see how well the surface book runs several different games. The ultimate laptop improves in every way but one an underthehood power issue with the surface dock, a usbc. Nov 10, 2016 the surface book really is the ultraportable that can do it all. Gaming performance surface book gaming performance. Surface book 2 gets fixes for performancecrippling cpu and. Best external monitors for surface book windows central 2020. Even surface book with performance base, while approaching gaming pc specifications, still falls short of any quadcore laptop with a nvidia gtx. The new surface book with performance base also has the graphics power you need to play many of your favorite xbox and pc games. Other than the powerful hardware, the surface book 2 becomes a great gaming laptop with the software. If you havent received an update, see install surface and windows updates. The surface book packs an intel 6th gen skylake dualcore processor into a magnesium casing with a silver finish.
The focus is on productivity applications that use gpu compute, not gaming. Nov 16, 2017 gaming is the only time i have really heard the surface book 2s fans. I also played a bit of fortnite and ashes of singularity as well but i dont closely monitor the performance of the last two games as the first three. Microsofts surface book 2 and refreshed surface book 3 are undeniably some of. Microsoft have been striving to present a stark alternative to apples coffeeshopubiquitous macbook line for a while now. Microsoft has released the windows 10 fall creators update and theres so. Is microsofts 15inch surface laptop 3 a gaming laptop in.
This is pretty much the thinnest device out there with an nvidia. Microsofts surface book is now a respectable gaming. Surface updates are released in stages not every surface will receive the update at the same time, but itll be delivered to all devices. Surface book 2 suffers from performance throttling.
I tried to play heroes of the storm, but i am not able to set the resolution to 3840x1080. Do these 3 things to make the most of your surface book 2 gaming experience. When you start moving the slider away from best battery life, the system. Official home of microsoft surface computers, laptops, pcs. The gpu in the surface book is a custom nvidia gpu that benchmarks similarly to. Oct 02, 2019 the new 15inch surface laptop 3 from microsoft looks like a sleeper. The custom nvidia graphics card in the new surface book isnt really intended for gaming, but dont let that stop you. It still offers a serious boost over the xps 15 though.
Nov 23, 2015 microsofts surface book is tested but not just in the normal way. Microsofts surface book 2 drains the battery while gaming. The surface book 2 is, by a long way, the most powerful and capable 2in1 laptop in the world right now, offering crazy levels of performance in all applications. Microsofts surface book is now a respectable gaming laptop. Jun 27, 2018 microsofts 15inch surface book 2 pretends to be a stealth gaming machine, but can it compete. Depending on your monitor s video output ports, you may need a display adapter sold separately. Hp spectre x360 15bl002xx asus ux310uqfc396t microsoft surface book with performance base apple macbook pro 2016 2. While the surface book 2 also shipped with a discrete gpu option based on pascal. Install guide for tablet pro on screen keyboard shortcuts. Why surface laptop and surface pro are no good for gaming. I do have it set to best performance and as a side note there is battery drain since the dock is only 60w. It is pretty interesting that microsoft decided to offer a discrete gpu in the base of the surface book.
Do you have any idea if my desired configuration will cause the surface book to perform slowly or otherwise cause any trouble. I just bought the 15 surface book 2 with gtx 1060 graphics card. The surface book i7s geforce gtx 965m mashes the competing inch laptops in gaming performance. May 01, 2020 known issues and additional information about surface book.
May 11, 2020 best external monitors for surface book windows central 2020. Surface book performance base windows central forums. I believe this question has been asked, but can the old surface book tablet screen fit in the new surface book performance base keyboard. Its hardly a top of the line graphics card, and it should be said that the significantly more powerful nvidia geforce gtx 1070 can be. Make sure youre settings your power mode to best performance using the slider in. At the time, we were fans, praising the unusual segmented. Best settings for surface book 2 gaming do these 3 things. Known issues and additional information about surface book. Best external monitors for surface book 2 and book 3 in 2020. Mini displayport on surface dock use this port to connect to your external monitor. With that setup, i can view multiple websites up to 6 websites side by side for doing research, writing articles, and doing many other things.
Surface book 2 hybrids have received new firmware that cures an issue whereby the cpu was throttled down to run extremely slowly, as well as another serious performancerelated problem that. It might not make sense for microsoft, but the demand for a surface studio monitor has always been there ever the since microsoft showed off its allinall pc. Oct 17, 2017 to that effect, the new surface book 2 is 3x more powerful than the original surface book. Oct 14, 2019 surface book 2 hybrids have received new firmware that cures an issue whereby the cpu was throttled down to run extremely slowly, as well as another serious performance related problem that caused.
This appears to be an issue with the timing controller chip tcon used on the panels and how it interacts with the intel driver software. Microsofts surface book 2 can replace your gaming pc. Support surface book 2 gaming guide models with 10501060. We play games on it and show whether or not it can game on the go with the best of them. Surface book 2 15 and samsung 49 gaming monitor issues. Jun 26, 2019 for example when attempting to set 1500.
As much as you love microsofts surface studio, you wont be able to purchase a surface studio monitor because microsoft isnt making them. Getting a second monitor really upped my work from home game. Official home of microsoft surface computers, laptops, pcs, 2. Dec 21, 2017 the surface book 2 offers enough performance that you could likely run in on 1080p ultra, but it cant quite hit 60 fps at that level. In the past, their surface range of mostly hybrid laptopstablets have hardly been gaming machines, but thats now changed with current rangetopper, the. While the surface book 2 also shipped with a discrete gpu option based on pascal, the surface book 3 promises to be better suited for gaming, and not just in raw power. My intend to use one of the monitor as a duplicate of the surface monitor and the other two as extensions, thus three monitor with the surface monitor being duplicated to one of them.
Heres the steps i use to game on the surface book 2 models with 10501060 most. Microsofts surface book is now a respectable gaming laptop pc. Surface book 2 suffers from performance throttling, charging. Hi guys, i have a question regarding gaming on the surface book while connected to an external monitor. Jan 27, 2017 the new surface book with performance base also has the graphics power you need to play many of your favorite xbox and pc games.
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