Surface Laptop 3 AMD receives February Firmware update

If you own a 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 with an AMD processor, there is a fresh February update available in Windows Update. With this update, you get a new GPU driver, stability, and security improvements.  

To install the February firmware update for Surface Laptop 3 AMD, make sure your computer runs Windows 10 May 2019 Update (1903) or newer. You can download updates in the Settings – Update & Security – Windows Update. You can also manually download all the available updates using the official Surface website.

Do note that this update is for the 15-inch model only. The 13-inch model receives separate updates because it runs on Intel processors with different firmware.

Here what is new in the February firmware update for Surface Laptop 3.

Windows Update History Name	Device Manager Name	Version and Update
Intel Corporation – Display - 27.20.100.8681	Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus Graphics – Display adapters	27.20.100.8681 Improves system graphics performance, stability, and security.
Intel Corporation – Extension - 27.20.100.8681	Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus Graphics Extension	27.20.100.8681 Improves integration between system services and stability.
NVIDIA - Display - 27.21.14.5257	NVIDIA GeForce GTX - Display adapters	27.21.14.5257 Improves system graphics performance, stability, and security.
Surface – Firmware – 9.102.140.0	Surface UEFI – Firmware	9.102.140.0 Addresses security updates and improves system stability.

Microsoft says there are no known issues in this update, so it should be relatively safe to install it right away.

A couple of days ago, Microsoft released a similar update to Surface Laptop 3 with Intel processors. It contained the same changes except for the graphics driver, which is specific to Intel’s iGPU.