ASUS ROG Strix 18" G18 Eclipse Gray
Powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5060, it pairs an 18-inch 240Hz QHD anti-glare display with a vapor chamber and Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal cooling. 64GB of DDR5 memory and a 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD enable seamless multitasking and game storage in a chassis under an inch thick. Ideal for content creators and streamers needing abundant RAM for simultaneous 4K editing, encoding, and high-refresh gaming.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3.4 kg
Battery 90 Wh
66 Overall Score
Price $2,800
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong port selection (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average portability (1st percentile)
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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 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.4 kg / 7.5 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix 18" G18 | Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G12 | Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS | HP 15.6" Full HD Touch-Screen Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core 7 150U |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 3.4 | 2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | - | 35 | 57 | - | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix 18" G18 | 96.3 | 82.4 | 97.9 | 97.6 | 92 | 1.1 | 94.2 | 79.3 | 59.8 | 51.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare | 89.4 | 67.9 | 26.9 | 98.2 | 93.7 | 21.8 | 59.8 | 0 | 97.4 | 92.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 38 | 58.2 | 80.6 | 96.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G12 Compare | 50.9 | 55 | 64.3 | 75.3 | 75 | 90.5 | 38 | 67.5 | 80.6 | 77.9 |
| Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 61.5 | 68.1 | 74 | 62.3 | 0 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| HP 15.6" Full HD Touch-Screen Laptop Compare | 46.5 | 48.5 | 80.8 | 44.8 | 55.4 | 52.5 | 80.3 | 67.5 | 32.8 | 78.7 |
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