Identify your Surface Dock and features

Surface Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock

Shows the two ports on the front of the Surface Thunderbolt 4 dock (USB-A and USB-C).

Shows the back and side of the Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock, with its ports.

Front, side, and back of Surface Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock—ports and features

Front

1. USB-C port (USB 4 Thunderbolt™ 4, video display enabled)

2. USB-A Port (USB 3.1 Gen 2, Up to 10 Gigabit per second)

Side/back

3. Security lock slot

4. Power

5. Ethernet (2.5 Gigabit per second)

6. USB-A ports (USB 3.1 Gen 2, Up to 10 Gigabit per second)

7. USB-C display ports (USB 4 Thunderbolt™ 4, video display enabled)

8. Audio

Check your Surface model in the table below to see which dock features will be available. If your Surface isn't listed, it isn't compatible with this dock. For information on how to find your Surface model, go to Find out which Surface model you have.

Surface model	Display output via USB-C	Max display resolution	USB-C data transfer rate
Surface Pro 7 Surface Pro 7+	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	3840 x 2160	Up to 10 Gbps
Surface Pro 8* Surface Pro 9 (Intel/Wi-Fi)*	Up to Dual 4K at 60Hz	3840 x 2160	Up to 40 Gbps
Surface Pro 9 with 5G	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	3840 x 2160	Up to 10 Gbps
Surface Pro X	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	3840 x 2160	Up to 10 Gbps
Surface Laptop 3 Surface Laptop 4	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	3840 x 2160	Up to 10 Gbps
Surface Laptop 5*	Up to Dual 4K at 60Hz	3840 x 2160	Up to 40 Gbps
Surface Laptop Go Surface Laptop Go 2	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	3840 x 2160	Up to 10 Gbps
Surface Laptop Go 3	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	1536 x 1024	Up to 10 Gbps
Surface Laptop Studio*	Up to Dual 4K at 60Hz	3840 x 2160	Up to 40 Gbps
Surface Laptop Studio 2	Up to One 4K at 120 Hz	2400 x 1600	Up to 40 Gbps
Surface Book 3	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	3840 x 2160	Up to 10 Gbps
Surface Go 2 Surface Go 3	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	3840 x 2160	Up to 10 Gbps
Surface Go 4	Up to One 4K at 60Hz (8 bit color)	1920 x 1280	Up to 10 Gbps

* Surface Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock is optimized for devices with a USB4/Thunderbolt™ 4 port, including the following Surface devices:

Surface Laptop 5
Surface Laptop Studio
Surface Laptop Studio 2
Surface Pro 8
Surface Pro 9 (Intel/Wi-Fi)

Surface Dock 2

Surface Dock 2 with the USB-ports labeled 1 to correspond to the text key following the image.

Drawing of Surface Dock 2, with key features marked with numbers 2 through 6 to correspond to the text key following the image.

Front and back of Surface Dock 2—ports and feature

Front

1. USB-C ports

Back

2. Power

3. Gigabit Ethernet

4. Audio

5. USB-C display ports

6. USB-A 3.2 ports

Check your Surface model in the table below to see which dock features will be available. If your Surface isn't listed, it isn't compatible with this dock. For information on how to find your Surface model, go to Find out which Surface model you have.

Surface model	Display output via USB-C	Audio In/Out	USB-A data transfer rate	Gigabit Ethernet
Surface Pro (5th Gen) Surface Pro 6	Up to Dual 4K at 30Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Pro 7 Surface Pro 7+ Surface Pro 8 Surface Pro 9 (all models)	Up to Dual 4K at 60Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Pro X	Up to Dual 4K at 60Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop (1st Gen) Surface Laptop 2	Up to Dual 4K at 30Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop 3 (all models) Surface Laptop 4 (all models) Surface Laptop 5 (all models)	Up to Dual 4K at 60Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop Go Surface Laptop Go 2	Up to Dual 4K at 30Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop Go 3	Up to One 4K at 60Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop Studio Surface Laptop Studio 2	Up to Dual 4K at 60Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Book 2 (all models)	Up to Dual 4K at 30Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Book 3 (all models)	Up to Dual 4K at 60Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Go	Up to Dual 4K at 30Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Go 2 Surface Go 3	Up to Dual 4K at 30Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes
Surface Go 4	Up to One 4K at 60Hz	Yes	Up to 10 Gbps	Yes

Surface Dock

Shows the Surface Dock, with numbered ports and features.

Front

1. USB 3.0

Side

2. Security lock slot

Back

3. Power

4. Ethernet

5. Audio

6. Mini DisplayPort

7. Mini DisplayPort

8. USB 3.0

9. USB 3.0

Check your Surface model in the table below to see which dock features will be available. The Surface Pro 1 and Surface Pro 2 are not compatible with this dock. For information on how to find your Surface model, go to Find out which Surface model you have.

When connecting your Surface to monitors through Surface Dock, the maximum refresh or screen resolution through the Mini DisplayPort will be 4096 x 2160 @30Hz or 2960 x 1440 @60Hz, even if the device capabilities exceed this. For more info, go to Troubleshoot connecting Surface to an external display.

Surface Model	Audio in and out	USB 3.0 data transfer rate	Gigabit Ethernet
Surface Pro 3 Surface Pro 4	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Pro (5th Gen) Surface Pro 6	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Pro 7 Surface Pro 7+ Surface Pro 8 Surface Pro 9 (all models)	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Pro X	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop (1st Gen) Surface Laptop 2	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop 3 (all models) Surface Laptop 4 (all models) Surface Laptop 5 (all models)	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop Go Surface Laptop Go 2 Surface Laptop Go 3	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Laptop Studio Surface Laptop Studio 2	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Book (all models)	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Book 2 (all models)	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Go	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes
Surface Go 2 Surface Go 3 Surface Go 4	Audio out only	Up to 5 Gbps	Yes

Note: If you use the Surface Dock with your Surface Book, the Mini DisplayPort on your Surface Book is covered by the Surface Dock connector and is unavailable. This is by design as you can only use up to two external monitors with your Surface at one time.

Docking station for Surface Pro 3

This docking station is only compatible with Surface Pro 3. For information on how to find your Surface model, go to Find out which Surface model you have.

Shows the Surface Pro 3 dock with callouts for the ports and features.

Back and sides of Docking station for Surface Pro 3—ports and features

1. Security lock slot

2. Charging port

3. Mini DisplayPort

4. USB 2.0

5. USB 3.0

6. Gigabit Ethernet

7. Audio

8. USB 3.0

Note: The Mini DisplayPort on your Surface 3 is available for use when it's in the docking station.

Docking station for Surface 3

This docking station is only compatible with Surface 3. For information on how to find your Surface model, go to Find out which Surface model you have.

Shows the Surface 3 dock with callouts for the ports and features.

Back and sides of Docking station for Surface 3—ports and features

1. USB 3.0

2. Audio

3. USB 2.0

4. Gigabit Ethernet

5. Mini DisplayPort

6. Charging port

7. Security lock slot

Docking station for Surface Pro 1 and Surface Pro 2

This docking station is only compatible with Surface Pro 1 and Surface Pro 2. For information on how to find your Surface model, go to Find out which Surface model you have.

Shows the Surface Pro 1 and Surface Pro 2 dock with callouts for the ports and features.

Back and sides of Docking station for Surface Pro 1 and Surface Pro 2—ports and features

1. Charging port

2. Mini DisplayPort

3. USB 2.0

4. Audio

5. Ethernet

6. USB 3.0

Identify your Surface Dock and features

Surface Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock

Surface Dock 2

Surface Dock

Docking station for Surface Pro 3

Docking station for Surface 3

Docking station for Surface Pro 1 and Surface Pro 2

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