Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651

[ 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 Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651 (72/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 54)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 72)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 78)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
ASUS

Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651

72/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 72.0 Good
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 54.0 Below Average
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 78.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Charge power 450 W 250 W
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr —
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter — 722 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.1 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 16 (4P + 12E)
Fabrication process 3 nm 2 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Xe3 Graphics
L3 Cache 36 MB 18 MB
Threads 24 16
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 4.9 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 873 cm2(135.5 inches2)
Colors Black Gray
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 355 x 246 x 19.9-24.9 mm13.98 x 9.69 x 0.78-0.98 inches
Liquid metal Yes No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 2
Opening angle 135° 180°
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~85%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.2 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 2.82 kg (6.22 lbs)
Noise level (max. load) — 54.1 dB

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
Fingerprint No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v7 v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% 88.1%
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Glossy
Contrast 7640:1 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
PPI 168 ppi 212 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
Response time 3 ms 1 ms
Size 18 inches 16 inches
Sync technology G-Sync Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No Yes
Type Mini LED OLED
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adaptive refresh rate — Yes

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Blender GPU 8112 3810
Solar Bay 117972 63169

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 17-26.8 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz —
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 17-26.8 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit 192 bit
Memory size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 80
Shading units (cores) 7680 5888
TGP 175 W —
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 184

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Key travel — 1.7 mm

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8533 MHz
Max. ram size 128 GB —
Total slots 2 2
Upgradable Yes No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 —
Power 4x2W —
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Loudness — ~85.5 dB

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX651
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Total slots 2 2

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