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Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023) vs Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023) vs MSI Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023)

What Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023) does better (32) and where Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023) wins (4) — every spec side by side.

Microsoft · 2023Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023)

7.4Score

32 advantages

Higher score

MSI · 2023Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023)

4.1Score

4 advantages

4.6Graphics3.2

6.3Overall performance2.8

7.3Display2.1

6.6Memory & storage6.0

8.5Battery & portability7.1

8.2Features & cooling2.1

Dimensions

Size comparison

Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023)Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023)

	Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023)	Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023)	Difference
Depth	230 mm	254 mm	−24 mm
Width	323 mm	359 mm	−36 mm
Thickness	22 mm	21.7 mm	+0.3 mm
Weight	2 kg	1.9 kg	+0.1 kg

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023) better than Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023)?

GPU power (TGP)80 W vs 45 W+78%
Refresh rate120 Hz vs 60 Hz2×
Geekbench 6 multi-core12,271 vs 7,061+74%
Brightness600 nits vs 250 nits2.4×
CPU cores14 vs 62.3×
3DMark Steel Nomad Light9,207 vs 6,029+53%
Resolution classQHD (1440p/1600p) vs Full HD (1080p/1200p)
Thunderbolt or USB4Yes · Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023): No
GPU compute (FP32)11.6 TFLOPS vs 8.2 TFLOPS+41%
Battery capacity58 Wh vs 51 Wh+14%
Cinebench 2024 multi-core785 vs 485+62%
RAM speed7,500 MHz vs 3,200 MHz2.3×

Why is Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023) better than Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023)?

USB-A ports1 vs 33×
Weight1.98 kg vs 1.86 kg+6%
Upgradable RAMNo · Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023): Yes
Screen size14.4″ vs 15.6″+8%

Specifications

Side by side

Only differences	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 RTX 4060 (2023)7.4	MSI Thin GF63 RTX 4050 (2023)4.1
Graphics
Graphics card	GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop	GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
GPU maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
GPU power (TGP)	80 W	45 W
Video memory	8 GB	6 GB
Video memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
GPU shader cores	3,072	2,560
GPU compute (FP32)	11.6 TFLOPS	8.2 TFLOPS
3DMark Steel Nomad Light	9,207	6,029
Processor
Processor	Core i7-13700H	Core i5-11400H
CPU maker	Intel	Intel
CPU cores	14	6
CPU threads	20	12
Max CPU clock	5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Processor options	Core i7-13700H, Core i7-13800H	Core i5-11400H, Core i5-12450H, Core i7-11800H, Core i7-12650H
Geekbench 6 multi-core	12,271	7,061
Geekbench 6 single-core	2,612	2,002
Cinebench 2024 multi-core	785	485
Display
Screen size	14.4″	15.6″
Resolution	2400 × 1600	1920 × 1080
Resolution class	QHD (1440p/1600p)	Full HD (1080p/1200p)
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Panel type	IPS	IPS
Brightness	600 nits	250 nits
sRGB coverage	99%	—
DCI-P3 coverage	67%	—
Pixel density	200 ppi	141 ppi
Aspect ratio	3:2	16:9
G-Sync / FreeSync	No	No
Advanced Optimus	No	No
MUX switch	No	No
HDR	Yes	No
Touchscreen	Yes	No
Memory & storage
RAM (up to)	64 GB	64 GB
RAM (base)	16 GB	8 GB
RAM type	LPDDR5X	DDR4
RAM speed	7,500 MHz	3,200 MHz
Max. supported RAM	—	64 GB
RAM slots	—	2
Upgradable RAM	No	Yes
SSD (up to)	2,048 GB	2,048 GB
SSD (base)	512 GB	256 GB
M.2 SSD slots	1	1
SSD interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	PCIe 4.0 x4
Battery & power
Battery capacity	58 Wh	51 Wh
Power adapter	120 W	120 W
USB-C charging (Power Delivery)	Yes	No
Design & cooling
Weight	1.98 kg	1.86 kg
Thickness	22 mm	21.7 mm
Width	323 mm	359 mm
Depth	230 mm	254 mm
Body material	Aluminium	Plastic
Colours	Silver	Black
Cooling fans	2	1
Vapor chamber cooling	Yes	No
Liquid metal (CPU)	No	No
Fan noise (max. load)	51.8 dB	59.3 dB
Ports & wireless
Thunderbolt / USB4	Thunderbolt 4	—
Thunderbolt or USB4	Yes	No
USB-C ports	2	1
USB-A ports	1	3
HDMI	—	HDMI 2.0
HDMI 2.1	No	No
(Mini) DisplayPort	No	No
Ethernet port	No	Yes
SD card reader	Yes	No
3.5 mm audio jack	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Keyboard & camera
Backlit keyboard	Yes	Yes
Numeric keypad	No	No
Key travel	1.3 mm	—
Webcam	1,080p	720p
IR camera (face login)	Yes	No
Fingerprint reader	No	No
Audio
Speakers	2.2	2.0
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No