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The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835 is the clear winner in gaming due to its high score of 94, thanks to its GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics.
The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835 takes the lead in professional work with a score of 91, narrowly edging out the Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) with its Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor.
The Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 (2026) is the clear winner in portability with a score of 89, thanks to its 13.6 inches display and lightweight design.
80 | Performance | 91 |
26 | Gaming | 94 |
53 | Display | 77 |
84 | Battery Life | 60 |
79 | Connectivity | 72 |
94 | Portability | 31 |
70 | QuickComparisons Score | 86 |
| March 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~79% |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches) | Dimensions: | 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm (15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches) |
| 13.6 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 225 ppi | PPI | 168 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1664 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| No | Sync technology | G-Sync |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1437:1 | Contrast | 7640:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 86.80% | Adobe RGB profile | 87.20% |
| 98.10% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 20 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 1200 nits |
| 4091 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3276 |
| 16670 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22256 |
| 199 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 141 |
| 1126 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2116 |
| 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) | Weight | 3.48 kg (7.67 lbs) |
| 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches | Dimensions | 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm 15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches |
| 654 cm 2 (101.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 1189 cm 2 (184.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~82% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~79% |
| 5.6 mm | Side bezels | 5.7 mm |
| Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 130° | Opening angle | 135° |
| Passive | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | Yes |
| — | Number of fans | 3 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 53.7 dB |
| Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 4.61 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 10 (4P + 6E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 10 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple M5 GPU (8-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1620 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 3.3 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 16 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| 9.6 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 1024 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 64 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 3.3 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| 1744 | Blender GPU | — |
| 17303 | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 9600 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 2x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 53.8 Wh | Capacity | 90 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | 1:30 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 35 / 40 / 70 W | Charge power | 380 W |
| 2 meters | Cable length | — |
| 116 / 80 / 167 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 986 grams |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Yes | Fingerprint | No |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| No | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| No | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 13.8 x 8.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~82.1 dB | Loudness | ~86.3 dB |
| 3 | Microphones | 2 |
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