Surface pro 7 with i5 16 GB ram and 256 GB ssd can run Fusion 360 easily or it is better the i7?

Hi Smichael86,

Thank you for reaching out Microsoft Community. 

You basically need to check the system requirements of  Fusion 360 if this will work just fine on a Surface Pro 7 with lower configuration.  If this requires GPU, it's best to purchase a device that has GPU on it.  To make sure that you'll not going to encounter any issues, please check the recommended system requirements of a software before making a decision to purchase a Surface device.

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Crest_Z

Hi Smichael86,

Thank you for reaching out Microsoft Community. 

You basically need to check the system requirements of  Fusion 360 if this will work just fine on a Surface Pro 7 with lower configuration.  If this requires GPU, it's best to purchase a device that has GPU on it.  To make sure that you'll not going to encounter any issues, please check the recommended system requirements of a software before making a decision to purchase a Surface device.

If this addresses your concern,feel free to mark this post as an answer. Otherwise, don't hesitate to respond to this thread for further assistance.

Kind Regards,

Crest_Z

Hi Crest,

I have already checked the system requirements of Fusion 360, but I'm not able to understand if the Surface Pro 7 is enough. If I was able to compare I didn't post a question here.

These are the system requirements fo Fusion 360:

Could you tell me if the Surface Pro 7 can run it and in which configuration?

Thank you.

Hi Smichael86,

Thank you for sharing the system requirements.

The Surface Pro 7 doesn't have GPU and since this software requires a dedicated GPU, this may not work well on a Surface  Pro 7. But if in case you're interested in purchasing a Surface device with GPU, you may want to purchase a Surface Book 2. On the other hand, I have this concern of yours raised and I got a confirmation that the software won't work ideally on a Surface device without GPU so it's best to purchase a device that meets the software's system requirements for you not encounter issues.

If this answers your question, feel free to mark this post as an answer. Otherwise, don't hesitate to respond to this thread if you still need assistance.

Kind Regards,

Crest_Z

Dear Crest,

in system requirements there is written that integrated graphics need 6 GB of RAM or greater. If I'm not wrong the Surface 7 has the integrated GPU Intel® Iris™ Plus (i5, i7). Why the i5 8 Gb ram or i7 16 Gb ram should not be enough to run the software?

In the description of the Surface 7 there is also written that can be used to project with Adobe Autocad or video and music editing.

thank you.

Hi Smichael86,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Community.

Integrated graphics are built into the CPU of the device, they can't be as powerful as dedicated graphics cards. Dedicated graphics are more powerful as these comes from a graphics card added to the system. Yes, Intel® Iris™ Plus (i5, i7)chip has a small amount of RAM Integrated GPU. All the other specifications of the Surface Pro 7 i5/i7 met the System Requirement for the Fusion 360. When it comes to the Graphics card though, Recommended specs for complex modelling and processing requires Dedicated GPU with 4GB which the Surface Pro 7 doesn't have. I suggest that you check our Surface Book 2 also which has the NVIDIA Graphics card.

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Marrion Y.

Dear Marrion,

Surface Book 2 is older with less perfomance processors and rams, less portable and more expensive than surface pro 7. I don't think that, only because it has a dedicated GPU it is better than surface pro 7.

I will follow the suggestions of other users on the web that already use Fusion 360 on Surface Pro 7 without problems.

But I don't think that suggesting an older computer only because you earn more if I buy it is a good solution.