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The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835 dominates in gaming with its 94 score, thanks to its powerful GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics.
The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025) G835 takes the lead in professional work with its 91 score, driven by its Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor.
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 11) wins in portability with its 69 score, offering a more compact and lightweight design.
91 | Performance | 72 |
94 | Gaming | 38 |
77 | Display | 72 |
60 | Battery Life | 69 |
72 | Connectivity | 79 |
31 | Portability | 68 |
86 | QuickComparisons Score | 69 |
| January 2025 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~79% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~83% |
| 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm (15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches) | Dimensions: | 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm (14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | OLED |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | Yes |
| 168 ppi | PPI | 212 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | Yes |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| No | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 7640:1 | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| 100% | sRGB color space | 100% |
| 87.20% | Adobe RGB profile | 99% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 1200 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 3276 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2716 |
| 22256 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 13595 |
| 141 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 121 |
| 2116 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1069 |
| 3.48 kg (7.67 lbs) | Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) |
| 399 x 298 x 23.5-32 mm 15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.26 inches | Dimensions | 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm 14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches |
| 1189 cm 2 (184.3 inches 2 ) | Area | 894 cm 2 (138.6 inches 2 ) |
| ~79% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% |
| 5.7 mm | Side bezels | 8 mm |
| Black | Colors | Gray |
| Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 135° | Opening angle | 180° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| Yes | Vapor chamber | No |
| Yes | Liquid metal | No |
| 3 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 53.7 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H |
| 2.7 GHz | Base frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| 24 (8P + 16E) | Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| 24 | Threads | 16 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 2 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 42 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS |
| 16 GB | Memory size | 8 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~28 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 7680 | Shading units (cores) | 2560 |
| 240 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 |
| 96 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| 42 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 13.6 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 7467 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 90 Wh | Capacity | 92.2 Wh |
| 1:30 hr | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Ion | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 380 W | Charge power | 170 / 245 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 986 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1920 x 1080 | Webcam resolution | — |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| — | Key Travel | 1.5 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 13.8 x 8.0 cm | Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm |
| Glass | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| ~86.3 dB | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 4 |
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