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ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 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
70 Overall Score
Price $6,299
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (93th percentile) 93th
Cons
- Below average compact (0th percentile)
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 | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560 (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 |
Value & Pricing
May 12, 2026 $6,299
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS ROG Strix SCAR SCAR 18 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | HP ZBook Ultra G1a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 8192 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 6.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 99 | - | 62 | 74 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG Strix SCAR SCAR 18 | 96.5 | 92.7 | 96.4 | 92.6 | 91 | 0.4 | 98.6 | 57.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.5 | 18.5 | 96.4 | 80 | 98.9 | 66.7 | 99.7 | 96 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 90 | 90.2 | 98.1 | 94.3 | 8.5 | 81.2 | 78.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.1 | 64.2 | 80.8 | 83.4 | 89.9 | 95.3 | 73.3 | 57.9 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.6 | 64.2 | 90.2 | 73 | 95.9 | 54.8 | 63.7 | 31.6 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 76.4 | 96.5 | 68.1 | 85.6 | 94.8 | 71.7 | 81.2 | 31.6 |
Usage Scores
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