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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
Good
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)
- 3,100
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 21,000
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 60.9/100 (“Good”) 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 Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13, Dell XPS 13 (9350) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
