Gpu performance the microsoft surface book 2 15inch. Razers latest notebook, the blade, builds on its smaller predecessor with a 15. Lets see how well the surface book runs several different games. Known issues and additional information about surface book.
Despite its business focus, the new surface book unequivocally beats other ultraportable systems and tablets at 3d performance and gaming, scoring 8,980 on. By default, the surface book 2 is set to run in its lowestpower, lowestperformance state, even when plugged in. Nov 16, 2017 gaming is the only time i have really heard the surface book 2s fans. It still offers a serious boost over the xps 15 though. I just bought the 15 surface book 2 with gtx 1060 graphics card.
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. Heres the steps i use to game on the surface book 2 models with 10501060 most. Microsofts surface book is now a respectable gaming. Several customers asked about building multimonitor workstations around various surface models including the flagship surface book 2 with the nvidia gtx 10501060 gpu. Getting a second monitor really upped my work from home game. 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.
Even surface book with performance base, while approaching gaming pc specifications, still falls short of any quadcore laptop with a nvidia gtx. Why surface laptop and surface pro are no good for gaming. Do these 3 things to make the most of your surface book 2 gaming experience. Book also has more than double the performance for gaming.
At my office, i have a triple monitors setup, my main surface book display, a 29inch ultrawide, and a 21. The usbc ports on the back of surface dock 2 can be connected to an external monitor. Microsofts surface book 2 drains the battery while gaming. In the case of the 15in variant of the surface book 2 theres a less powerful in, which is not realistically gamingcapable, the base also contains a moreorless fullfat 6gb nvidia geforce gtx 1060. Usbc port on surface dock 2 use this port to connect usbc accessories.
While the surface book 2 also shipped with a discrete gpu option based on pascal. Nov 10, 2016 despite its business focus, the new surface book unequivocally beats other ultraportable systems and tablets at 3d performance and gaming, scoring 8,980 on our 3dmark cloud gate test and 2,290 on. Surface book performance base windows central forums. Depending on what youre doing, if you slide the power settings to maximum performance then the fans will immediately. Whats games can you play on the surface book performance base. Intensive moments with lots of players on screen force the game. 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. Hi guys, i have a question regarding gaming on the surface book while connected to an external monitor. Best settings for surface book 2 gaming do these 3 things. I have the sb2 15 and use the surface dock to connect it to an external monitor. This is pretty much the thinnest device out there with an nvidia.
Simply connect a bluetoothsupported xbox wireless controller. Microsofts surface book is tested but not just in the normal way. Microsofts surface book 2 can replace your gaming pc. Mini displayport on surface dock use this port to connect to your external monitor.
Microsoft says its powerful enough to be your gaming pc, and also a workstation replacement. Official home of microsoft surface computers, laptops, pcs. Microsoft surface book with performance base gtx 965m. We play games on it and show whether or not it can game on the go with the best of them. Dell may be working on a surface studiolike monitor. 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. Surface book 2 suffers from performance throttling. In the past, their surface range of mostly hybrid laptopstablets have hardly been gaming machines, but thats now changed with current rangetopper, the. 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. 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.
The surface book really is the ultraportable that can do it all. Nov 10, 2016 the surface book really is the ultraportable that can do it all. Having a dual or multiple monitors setup is really help in multitasking. Hp spectre x360 15bl002xx asus ux310uqfc396t microsoft surface book with performance base apple macbook pro 2016 2. 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 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. Again, the tablet portion, which contains the display, memory, hard drive, and. Make sure youre settings your power mode to best performance using the slider in. Surface book 2 15 and samsung 49 gaming monitor issues. Other than the powerful hardware, the surface book 2 becomes a great gaming laptop with the software.
The focus is on productivity applications that use gpu compute, not gaming. Nov 15, 2016 lets see how well the surface book runs several different games. Surface book 12, surface go, surface pro 67, and surface. Microsofts surface book 2 and refreshed surface book 3 are undeniably some of. 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.
Gaming is the only time i have really heard the surface book 2s fans. Its got great performance, strong battery life and a gorgeous. Surface book 2 gets fixes for performancecrippling cpu and. Microsofts surface book 2 can replace your gaming pc hands. External monitor capabilities on surface book with. Custom resolutions and multimonitor tweaks with intel dch. 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. The gpu in the surface book is a custom nvidia gpu that benchmarks similarly to.
I tried to play heroes of the storm, but i am not able to set the resolution to 3840x1080. Just a friendly reminder to everyone here that there is a dedicated subreddit to surface gaming rsurfacegaming. Microsofts surface book is now a respectable gaming laptop pc. May 07, 2020 usbc port on surface dock 2 use this port to connect usbc accessories. When gaming overwatch there is a noticeable delay that is not there when using the integrated screen. The microsoft surface books performance base kicks an impressive 2in1 into. Surface book 2 gets fixes for performancecrippling cpu. I believe this question has been asked, but can the old surface book tablet screen fit in the new surface book performance base keyboard. Jun 27, 2018 microsofts 15inch surface book 2 pretends to be a stealth gaming machine, but can it compete. How powerful the microsoft surface book 2 is for gaming. Do you have any idea if my desired configuration will cause the surface book to perform slowly or otherwise cause any trouble.
Nov 23, 2015 microsofts surface book is tested but not just in the normal way. Is microsofts 15inch surface laptop 3 a gaming laptop in. Depending on your monitor s video output ports, you may need a display adapter sold separately. Best external monitors for surface book windows central 2020. Microsoft has released the windows 10 fall creators update and theres so. Best external monitors for surface book 2 and book 3 in 2020. Microsofts surface book is now a respectable gaming laptop. So i have three monitor in my office and i am considering buying a surface book to replace my desktop. Gaming performance surface book gaming performance. While the surface book isnt designed or marketed as a gaming machine. 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. Oct 02, 2019 the new 15inch surface laptop 3 from microsoft looks like a sleeper. Depending on your monitors video output ports, you may need a display adapter sold separately.
May 01, 2020 known issues and additional information about surface book. 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. 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. 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.
The custom nvidia graphics card in the new surface book isnt really intended for gaming, but dont let that stop you. 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. Jun 26, 2019 for example when attempting to set 1500. Official home of microsoft surface computers, laptops, pcs, 2. Microsofts surface book 2 and refreshed surface book 3 are undeniably some of the most potent modular laptops on the market, and. The new 15inch surface laptop 3 from microsoft looks like a sleeper. Support surface book 2 gaming guide models with 10501060. Microsoft has also focused the surface book 3 on gaming performance this time around. Design as microsofts first stab at a proper laptop, there was a lot riding on the surface books design.
May 11, 2020 best external monitors for surface book windows central 2020. Oct 17, 2017 to that effect, the new surface book 2 is 3x more powerful than the original surface book. Best external monitors for surface book 2 and book 3 in. Get the best surface laptop for pc gaming titles like sea of thieves and playerunknowns battlegrounds with the latest intel core processors and nvidia. At the time, we were fans, praising the unusual segmented. 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. Microsoft have been striving to present a stark alternative to apples coffeeshopubiquitous macbook line for a while now. Surface updates are released in stages not every surface will receive the update at the same time, but itll be delivered to all devices. The surface book packs an intel 6th gen skylake dualcore processor into a magnesium casing with a silver finish. As much as you love microsofts surface studio, you wont be able to purchase a surface studio monitor because microsoft isnt making them. Maxq variants mean you ultimately give up some performance to keep things cooler. If you havent received an update, see install surface and windows updates. I do have it set to best performance and as a side note there is battery drain since the dock is only 60w.
The surface book i7s geforce gtx 965m mashes the competing inch laptops in gaming performance. When you start moving the slider away from best battery life, the system. Nov 21, 2017 by default, the surface book 2 is set to run in its lowestpower, lowestperformance state, even when plugged in. 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. It is pretty interesting that microsoft decided to offer a discrete gpu in the base of the surface book. First, the graphics hardware from nvidia was installed in the systems keyboard base, meaning it couldnt be used when the screen was detached. To that effect, the new surface book 2 is 3x more powerful than the original surface book. Microsoft is launching the new surface book 3 with upgraded.
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