Enthusiasts leak surface book gpu specs, and they look familiar. To see if an app is using the higherperformance discrete gpu, open activity monitor and click the energy tab. The surface book packs an intel 6th gen skylake dualcore processor into a magnesium casing with a silver finish. How to fix your surface book 2 and its disappearing graphics card gpu. I am also using the samsung odyssey windows mixed reality headset. Are there any options to connect the new surface book 2 to external gpu. I bought surface book performance with gpu, 16gb ram and i use it mostly for video editing. Can i upgrade the graphics card of my surface book.
While testing halo wars definitive edition on my surface book, i noticed that it wasnt using the nvidia dgpu, defaulting instead to the. Describes an update for the surface book nvidia geforce gpu. So the only laptop with pcie external gpu connection is alienware. Set up was easy and fast and the screen resolution is beautiful. It took me 3 days of searching and piecing posts together, running useless tests with microsoft support, but i have finally solved the headset plugged into wrong video card error.
How to transform your laptop into a gaming powerhouse with an external graphics card. In a situation eerily reminiscent of surface pro 4 screen flickergate, many surface book 2 customers complain that. Microsoft didnt announce the model name of the geforce processor as they have built a custom gpu for surface book working. Its a laptop with highspeed processing and graphics power you can control with a full keyboard, a large trackpad, or an interactive touch screen. Can sw run on i7 16gb 512 ssd new 2017 surface pro. Surface books keyboard is a thick and sturdy part, capable of folding back behind the display. I emailed the seller and they said that microsoft stopped including surface pens in 2019, but they said they would send a surface pen to me anyway. Video adapter video adapter also known as the video. How to force your laptop to use the powerful discrete. Microsofts surface book i7 doubles the gpu performance of. Some users experienced issues with their machines nvidia graphics card. Microsoft surface pro 4 is the fourth generation of surface pro series, introduced by microsoft on october 26, 2015. The graphics cards currently in use appear next to graphics.
We all know microsoft surface book can be bought with a discrete gpu. Since the surface s video card is not certified by solidworks, you need to do a bit of research and see which driver works. With the right set of accessories, you can boost your surface s productivity to the next level. The surface book is an ultimate laptop with a detachable screen and discrete nvidia graphics processor. Microsoft surface book 2 specs powerhouse performance surface. Can the new microsoft surface book connect with external gpu like available from asus seamlessly. The 15inch surface book 2 has the gtx 1060 with 6gb of graphics memory. One of the big selling points of microsofts new surface book laptop is that it offers an optional nvidia graphics card in higherend models. With a distinct lack of gameready graphics hardware in. How to fix microsoft surface book no longer detecting. Need help for headset plugged into wrong video card.
Swap your surface book base to upgrade your graphics card on the fly. So, the original message unrecognized video card means that the card that my computer has is not in the list ea provided to set the starting graphic settings, but it stills utilizes the card regardless. Microsofts surface book is without a doubt a fantastic device. When rendering gpu would turn on and you could feel the. Find out which graphics processor is in use on your. Up to 17 hours of battery life for local video playback. My editor, matt smith, wrote an editorial about some surface book 2 limitations that made it less than ideal as a users only pc. In the device manager, it says the nvidia gpu is working properly. For example, if your video card only supports up to three displays, as is the case with all of the surface models listed above, your display limit will still be three displays even if you use an mst hub. I have a surface book 2 with the nvidia 1060 gtx chip. Testing conducted by microsoft in october 2017 using preproduction intel core i5, 256gb, 8 gb ram device.
The one bummer was that the surface book didnt come with as surface pen, which i used a lot on my other surface book. The allinone versatility has attracted many people to the microsoft surface book since its introduction in late 2015. It has a bigger display, better performance, longer battery life and a better surface pen. That typec port can handle data, video out, and power charging in and out. Microsofts surface book 2 has more power and a new 15inch size. The custom nvidia graphics card in the new surface book isnt really. Microsofts surface book i7 doubles the gpu performance of its. Whats more amazing is were able to edit photos quickly while having a. Testing conducted by microsoft in october 2017 using preproduction intel core i7, 512gb, 16 gb. Open device manager and check to see if your graphics card. The nvidia maxwell gpu is a dedicated graphics card in the microsoft surface book laptop.
The left side sports two usb type a ports and an sd card reader. The surface book 512gb has a builtin memory card reader for digital photography, a touch screen, a multitouch touchpad, and 2 usb ports. Surface book 2 is the most powerful surface laptop ever. You can open task manager to see what gpu each app is using. The base surface books integrated graphics are delivered by an intel hd graphics 520 processor, built into the silicon of the core i5 or core i7 cpu par for the course for a thin and light notebook, with more than enough power for video decoding and web browsing and entrylevel gaming. Tech specs of custom nvidia gpu in microsoft surface book. Microsoft surface book specs full technical specifications. Microsofts latest surface book 2 update fixes its dreaded. Swap your surface book base to upgrade your graphics card. Heres how to force your surface book or any laptop with an nvidia gpu to use its discrete graphics processing, and check whether your games are using it as appropriate. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. Open the full task manager by clicking more details, if needed. Adobe premiere gpu not working microsoft surface forums.
Microsoft issued a few firmware updates for the surface book 2 on october 11th. How do i make my surface book use the dedicated nvidia gpu. Microsoft surface book 2 comes in two sizes, packs nvidia. Microsoft surface book 512gb computer consumer reports. Microsoft surface pro 4 specs full technical specifications.
Its highend graphics card and support for xbox controllers also make it a miniature xbox one. Civilization vi, the task manager tells me the internal intel graphics gpu 0 is running near 100% while the. Its also a tablet, thanks to that detachable display. One of the key capabilities of both the surface book and the surface book 2 is the dedicated nvidia graphics card. Here are the details of the surface book and surface pro 4. Testing conducted by microsoft in september 2015 using preproduction intel core i5, 256gb, 8 gb ram device. How do i select it to be the default video card when its connected to the base. Weve compiled the latest surface book gpu details to help you decide if a. View this table for all of the surface book 2 tech specs. On geekbench 4, which combines storage and compute speeds into a single score, the surface book with performance base scored 7,559. The surface book with the optional discrete gpu uses a custom nvidia geforce gpu designed for surface book and based on the maxwell architecture. You can get an external video card and run the display through to a monitor. If latter is the case, can i trade in my current keyboard part. Replacing the base of the surface book with a highend model with graphics card will enhance the performance and.
Can we add a custom graphics card to the microsoft surface. Surface book gpu comparable to 940m, includes 1gb ram. Similar to a surface pro but with a thunderbolt 3 port for an external gtx 1080 gpu. Microsoft surface book 2 specs powerhouse performance. Microsoft surface book is the first laptop created by microsoft, released on october 26, 2015. It seems great for the most part, but i cannot figure out how to make it use the dedicated nvidia gpu.
How to force your laptop to use the powerful discrete nvidia gpu. The surface book has one cool feature noone is talking about. Microsofts surface book i7 doubles the gpu performance of its predecessor updated surface book i7 gets fatter gpu, slightly fatter body, and keeps the fulcrum hinge. Microsoft surface book 2 full tech specs and faq windows central. First, the graphics hardware from nvidia was installed in the systems. Updating nvida graphics card drivers microsoft surface. Can i upgrade it to a configuration w 2gb nvidia gpu, either by changing the gpu itself or buying a separate keyboard part.
Under the processes tab, there should be a gpu engine column. Apps that are using a gpu will list the number of the one they are. Surface book nvidia video card vs intel hd graphics i have the same problem on my new surface book 2 i716gb ram512gb hd. Microsoft has only mentioned that it is a nvidia geforce graphics processor and they didnt reveal any technical specifications of it. Somewhat slightly inclined away from razer core usbc connectivity, egpu. How do i select the nvidia gpu to be the default video card. For the core i7 models, the inch has a nvidia geforce gtx 1050 graphics card with 2gb of gddr5 video.
Updated surface book i7 gets fatter gpu, slightly fatter body, and keeps the. Why i hate my microsoft surface book 2 digital trends. It shows both the intel hd and nvidia 1050 video adaptors in device manager, but both the attached and external monitors are attached to only the intel video card. The surface books best hidden feature is its upgradability. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Open device manager and check to see if your graphics card is. You cannot use an mst hub to increase the maximum number of displays that a video card supports. The surface book is a 2in1 pc designed and produced by microsoft, part of the companys surface line of personal computing devices.
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