ASUS ROG Strix Scar- 18" Off Black 2025 Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.5 kg
Battery 90 Wh
75.8 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong cpu (95th percentile) 99th
- Strong gpu (94th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (91th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average compact (1th percentile) 1th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Brightness | 1200 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | 2 x Thunderbolt 5 with support for DisplayPort / power delivery / G-SYNC (data speed up to 120Gbps) |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 FRL |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.5 kg / 7.7 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix Scar- 18" | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 83F50019US | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 99 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix Scar- 18" | 96.5 | 90.6 | 69.9 | 100 | 95 | 0.9 | 94.9 | 41.8 | 54.2 | 99.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 81.9 | 19.9 | 76.6 | 90.1 | 96.7 | 74.3 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 94.8 | 99.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16 Compare | 96.5 | 91.6 | 98.8 | 83 | 92.9 | 7.2 | 94.9 | 91.8 | 74.9 | 88.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67.4 | 65.2 | 86 | 90.1 | 93.1 | 85.2 | 71.2 | 77.9 | 74.9 | 96.3 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 64.3 | 65.2 | 86 | 98.2 | 90 | 95.5 | 71.2 | 91.8 | 54.2 | 87.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 94.8 | 40.7 | 86 | 94.4 | 80 | 87.1 | 71.2 | 91.8 | 74.9 | 97.3 |