ASUS ROG Strix 18" G18 Eclipse Gray
The 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and RTX 5070 with 64GB of DDR5 RAM deliver top-tier frame rates on the 18-inch, 240Hz QHD display with 100% DCI-P3 color. Its Pantone-validated, Dolby Vision screen with a 3ms response time makes it a dual threat for both high-level gaming and color-accurate creative work. This 3.00kg desktop replacement is best for gamers and video editors who need maximum multi-core performance and a large, fast canvas in a single, stationary setup.
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3 kg
64 Overall Score
Price $2,904
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong gpu (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| 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" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 FRL |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 LAN port |
Physical
| Weight | 3.0 kg / 6.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix 18" G18 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix 18" G18 | 99.4 | 86.4 | 96.1 | 80.5 | 77.1 | 1.6 | 94.2 | 59.9 | 75.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 85 | 96.1 | 76.9 | 99.3 | 69.6 | 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 | 80.7 | 87.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.9 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.3 | 73.4 | 67.8 | 32.9 | 97.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 65.5 | 80.9 | 80.5 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.5 | 59.9 | 87.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 65.5 | 80.9 | 63.7 | 95.8 | 87.6 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 97.4 |
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