Microsoft Surface Book 3 may be a content creation powerhouse
Surface Book 3 could pack 10th-gen Intel CPUs and Nvidia Quadro graphics
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Microsoftis expected to launch theSurface Book 3in a matter of weeks and a new leak suggests it will offer a major spec upgrade under the hood.
The leak, courtesy of tipsterRoland Quandt, all but confirms that the Surface Book 3 will featureIntel10th-generationComet Lakeprocessors, with the 13-inch model and 15-inch variants set to pack Core i5-10210U and Core i7-10510U CPUs, respectively.
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Further, a 3DMark listing suggests that Microsoft will offer the Surface Book 3 with theGeForce GTX 1650 Max-QandGTX 1660 Ti Max-Qgraphics, positioning the laptop as a specced-out machine aimed at content creators and professional users.
Quandt believes these Quadro GPUs will only make their way to the Surface Book 3 15, specifically SKUs with 32GB of RAM and at least 512GB of storage.
According to this latest leak from Quandt, the Surface Book 3 will be available from $1,699 (around £1,385, AU$3,318), which will get you a 13-inch i5 model sans dGPU with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Microsoft’s top-spec 15-inch Core i7 model with 32GB RAM and 2TB storage will set you back a hefty $3,399 (around £2,770, AU$6,640). The Surface Book 3 is widely expected to make its debut in May, alongside a revamped Surface Dock and the so-called Surface Go 2.
Many forms
The tipster also notes that Microsoft is planning more, as yet undisclosed variants of the Surface Book 3. Given last year’sSurface Laptop 3was offered in both Intel andAMDversions, we wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft was also planning to add an Team Red variant to its Surface Book lineup.
Hardware leaker @_rogamerecently discovered AMD Ryzen 4000 benchmarkthat showed the Zen 2 APU inside a mysterious Surface device, speculating that the device, which sports a custom Ryzen 7 CPU with integrated Radeon RX Vega 11 graphics, could be the incoming Surface Book 3.
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This all means that the Surface Book 3 could be utilizing a wide range of different hardware so both casual and professional users can get a model that will be perfect for their actual needs. Whether you need the professional graphics power that a Quadro GPU offers or whether you just need something that can runPhotoshop, these Surface Book 3 leaks suggest everyone will get what they need.
Carly Page is a Freelance journalist, copywriter and editor specialising in Consumer/B2B technology. She has written for a range of titles including Computer Shopper, Expert Reviews, IT Pro, the Metro, PC Pro, TechRadar and Tes.
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