ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18
Armed with a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and GeForce RTX 5090 with 24GB VRAM, it delivers uncompromising performance, backed by 64GB DDR5 RAM and a 4TB SSD. The 18-inch Mini-LED display pushes 2560x1600 at 240Hz with 100% DCI-P3 coverage, ensuring color-accurate workflows and fluid, high-refresh gaming visuals. This 6.23kg desktop replacement is best for video editors and gamers requiring 8K rendering and peak frame rates who don’t prioritize portability.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 4 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 6.2 kg
Battery 90 Wh
65 Overall Score
Price €0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
Cons
- Below average portability (0th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 32 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5G LAN port |
Physical
| Weight | 6.2 kg / 13.7 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 8192 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 6.2 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 | 96.4 | 92.6 | 96.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 0.1 | 98.7 | 59.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.6 | 96.4 | 78 | 99.2 | 67.9 | 99.7 | 96.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.4 | 92.6 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.2 | 6.2 | 97.7 | 79.7 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 86.5 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 96 | 72.1 | 68.8 | 32.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64 | 62.3 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 91.2 | 96.2 | 73.4 | 59.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 23.8 | 81.7 | 59 | 88.1 | 88.6 | 81.3 | 79.7 |
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