Can Surface Dock 2 power two 4K displays at 60FPS?

Best answer: Yes, the Surface Dock ii is capable of handling dual 4K displays at a 60Hz refresh rate, simply only in certain Surface products. The Surface Dock 2 should be compatible with any Surface products released in 2022 or later on.

A long-awaited update: Microsoft Surface Dock 2 ($260 at Microsoft)

It's been a long time coming, but the Surface Dock has finally been updated. The refreshed Surface Dock 2 brings modern ports, longer cable, and some high-end capabilities the first Surface Dock merely couldn't achieve.

In terms of external display support, the Microsoft Mechanics video embedded above shows how the Surface Dock 2 is capable of treatment either 2 4K displays at 60 frames-per-2nd (FPS), too known every bit 60Hz, or dual 5K displays at 30FPS (or 30Hz). External displays are handled through the dual USB-C three.ii ports on the back of the Surface Dock 2.

Compared to the Surface Dock, this is a big step up. The original docking station could handle either 1 4K display at 60Hz, or some combination of 4K display at 30Hz coupled with a 2K display at 60Hz (with adjustments possible by lowering resolution or refresh of 1 brandish and raising resolution or refresh rate of the other). Now, with the Surface Dock 2, at that place'south no need to worry about anything below dual 4K at 60Hz.

As for other connectivity, the Surface Dock 2 includes two front-facing USB-C 3.2 ports with 15W of charging ability each, two rear-facing USB-A iii.2 ports (10Gbps), Ethernet, 3.5mm audio, and a Kensington lock slot.

What'south up with charging and compatibility?

The original Surface Dock was capable of delivering upward to 90W, which was, in some cases, a problem for ability-hungry Surface devices, like the Surface Volume 2. The Surface Dock 2, however, boosts available charging power up to 120W. This will make it much better suited to handle the ability needs of something like the new Surface Book 3.

In terms of compatibility, the new Surface Dock 2 won't piece of work with all Surface products. Microsoft claims it is compatible with anything released in 2022 or later, which should include:

Surface Book 2
Surface Book 3
Surface Pro (2017)
Surface Pro 6
Surface Pro 7
Surface Pro 10
Surface Go
Surface Go 2
Surface Laptop
Surface Laptop 2
Surface Laptop iii
Surface Studio 2

Notwithstanding, dual 4K at 60Hz back up will only work with the following, whereas the rest support dual 4K at 30Hz maximum:

Surface Book 3
Surface Go 2
Surface Pro 7
Surface Pro 10
Surface Laptop 3

Brand New Dock

Surface Dock 2

Microsoft Surface Dock 2

Finally, a refresh is hither

With modernistic ports — and support for dual 4K displays at 60Hz — the Surface Dock ii is finally hither to replace the outdated original Surface Dock.

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