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The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835 excels in gaming with its GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics, outperforming the Apple MacBook Neo by a significant margin.
The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835's Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX provides strong performance, narrowly edging out the Apple MacBook Neo's Apple A18 Pro.
The Apple MacBook Neo's 13 inches display and lightweight design make it highly portable, outclassing the Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835's larger and heavier build.
64 | Performance | 91 |
24 | Gaming | 94 |
51 | Display | 77 |
76 | Battery Life | 60 |
79 | Connectivity | 72 |
97 | Portability | 31 |
63 | QuickComparisons Score | 86 |
| March 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~79.8% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~79% |
| 297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm (11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches) | Dimensions: | 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm (15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches) |
| 13 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | Mini LED |
| 60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 218 ppi | PPI | 168 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2408 x 1506 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 | — |
| 1142:1 | Contrast | 7640:1 |
| 97.90% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 72.60% | Adobe RGB profile | 87.20% |
| 72.20% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 18 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | 1200 nits |
| 3412 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3276 |
| 8581 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 22256 |
| 161 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 141 |
| 654 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 2116 |
| 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) | Weight | 3.48 kg (7.67 lbs) |
| 297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm 11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches | Dimensions | 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm 15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches |
| 614 cm 2 (95.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 1189 cm 2 (184.3 inches 2 ) |
| ~79.8% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~79% |
| 8.8 mm | Side bezels | 5.7 mm |
| Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | 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 A18 Pro (MacBook) | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| 2 GHz | Base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| 6 (2P + 4E) | Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| Apple A18 Pro GPU | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 3 nm |
| Apple A18 Pro GPU | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB |
| Integrated | Type | Dedicated |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| 1490 MHz | GPU boost clock | — |
| 2.3 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 42 TFLOPS |
| System Shared | Memory size | 16 GB |
| LPDDR5X | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 256 bit |
| 7.5 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 768 | Shading units (cores) | 7680 |
| 40 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 240 |
| — | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 96 |
| 2.3 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 42 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| 6805 | Solar Bay | — |
| 8GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x4 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 7500 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 256GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| Custom | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x256 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 20 W | Charge power | 380 W |
| 1.5 meters | Cable length | — |
| 58 grams | Weight of AC adapter | 986 grams |
| 36.5 Wh | Capacity | 90 Wh |
| 2:00 hr | Full charging time | 1:30 hr |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Ion |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 30 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| Optional | 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 3.2 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | 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 |
| No | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| No | Backlit | Yes |
| 1 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 11.5 x 7.2 cm | Size | 13.8 x 8.0 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| No | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~83 dB | Loudness | ~86.3 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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