Asus ROG Strix G18 vs Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 (87/100)

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 leads overall with a score of 87/100 compared to Asus ROG Strix G18 (48/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 28)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 48)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 71)
Asus ROG Strix G18
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix G18

48/100
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[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
DeviceBenchmark Score 48.0 Poor 87.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 28.0 Poor 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 71.0 Good 94.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 240 / 280 / 330 W 450 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:45 hr 1:30 hr
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter 480 / 647 / 1050 grams —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 30 MB 36 MB
Threads 24 24
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Area 1173 cm2(181.8 inches2) 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 294 x 23.1-30.8 mm15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91-1.21 inches 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 46 dB —
Number of fans 3 3
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.1% ~79%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.7 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber No Yes
Weight 3 kg (6.62 lbs) 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs)
Opening angle — 135°

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.4
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v6E v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Adobe RGB profile 75.3% 87.2%
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 126 ppi 168 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 7 ms 3 ms
Size 18 inches 18 inches
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Contrast — 7640:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Blender GPU 1374 8112
Solar Bay 24885 117972

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1530 MHz 975 MHz
GPU boost clock 1740 MHz —
GPU performance 7.9 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit 256 bit
Memory size 6 GB 16 GB
Memory speed 12 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 96
Shading units (cores) 2048 7680
TGP 95 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.9 mm —
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 5600 MHz
Max. ram size 32 GB 128 GB
Total slots 2 2
Upgradable Yes Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~88 dB —
Microphones 2 2
Power 2x2W 4x2W
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)

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