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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025)
Eighteen inches of 1,200-nit Mini-LED and RTX 5090 graphics make this the fastest gaming laptop of 2025, and the tool-less chassis is refreshingly serviceable — but at 3.3kg it never strays far from a wall socket.
Pros
- Fastest laptop GPU available
- Spectacular 1,200-nit Mini-LED 240Hz panel
- Tool-less upgrades for RAM and storage
- Thunderbolt 5 and 2.5G Ethernet
Cons
- 3.3kg plus a massive power brick
- Barely five hours of light use on battery
- Very expensive
- Fans get very loud
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025)
Display
- Screen size
- 18 ″
- Panel type
- Mini-LED (ROG Nebula HDR)
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,200 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (2x SO-DIMM)
- Storage
- 2,048 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (2 slots)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,100Top 18%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 21,000Top 6%
Battery
- Capacity
- 90 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 5 h
- Charging
- 380 W
Design
- Weight
- 3.3 kg
- Thickness
- 32 mm
- Material
- Aluminum lid + polycarbonate
Connectivity
- Ports
- Thunderbolt 5, USB-C 3.2 (DP, 100W PD), 3x USB-A 3.2, HDMI 2.1, 2.5G Ethernet, 3.5mm
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p + IR
- Biometrics
- IR face (Windows Hello)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11
Quick answers
Is the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) good in 2026?
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) earns an Inno Score of 56.5/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Eighteen inches of 1,200-nit Mini-LED and RTX 5090 graphics make this the fastest gaming laptop of 2025, and the tool-less chassis is refreshingly serviceable — but at 3.3kg it never strays far from a wall socket.
What are the key specs of the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025)?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 18 ″ · Weight: 3.3 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HP OmniBook X (2026), Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13, Apple MacBook Air 15 (M4) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
