ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18" G835LX-XS98 Off Black 2025
Armed with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU packing 24GB VRAM and an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, this 18-inch desktop replacement drives a 240Hz 2560x1600 anti-glare display for fluid high-fidelity gaming. 64GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD flank 2.5Gb Ethernet and 2x2 Wi-Fi 7, delivering workstation-grade connectivity in an unapologetically large chassis. It’s best for competitive gamers and 3D creators who need maximum frame rates and memory headroom and can disregard its 3.30kg heft and zero portability.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.3 kg
62 Overall Score
Price $6,000
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong gpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average portability (1st percentile)
- Below average port selection (25th 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 5090 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 24 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) |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5Gb LAN |
Physical
| Weight | 3.3 kg / 7.3 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18" G835LX-XS98 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 66 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18" G835LX-XS98 | 96.2 | 92.2 | 97.9 | 25.1 | 85.9 | 1.1 | 94.2 | 78.9 | 60 | 82.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 85 | 96.1 | 76.9 | 99.3 | 69.7 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 89.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 92.2 | 98.6 | 99.8 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.4 | 94.7 | 80.7 | 87.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.9 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.3 | 73.5 | 67.7 | 78.9 | 32.9 | 97.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 63.7 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 78.9 | 80.7 | 80 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72.1 | 84.5 | 85 | 72 | 89.8 | 74.1 | 94.2 | 0 | 60 | 67.5 |
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