ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835 18" UHD+ 240Hz Gaming Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus 2.7GHz, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, Windows 11 Home, Black

ROG STRIX SCAR 18 Victory, Accelerated
Dominate Windows 11 Home gaming with an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 290HX Plus and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with a 175W max TGP.

The best of the best
The 2026 Strix SCAR 18 offers the very best Windows 11 Home gaming experience, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU. Both the memory and storage are user-upgradeable, with 32GB of DDR5-6400 memory and 1TB of ultra-fast SSD space. A user-friendly tool-less design allows for easy upgrades to both the memory and SSD slots, letting you grow your game library without a hassle for years.

• Windows 11 Home - OS
• Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus - Processor
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 - Laptop GPU
• NVIDIA - Advanced Optimus
• 32GB - DDR5 Memory
• 1TB PCIe 4.0 - SSD

Ultimate power
Performance requires power, so we've cranked the SCAR 18 to the max. In Turbo mode, the Strix SCAR 18 achieves an incredible 95W for the CPU and 175W for the GPU. For those willing to tinker in Manual mode, you have access to an additional 50W for the CPU, for a total system max wattage of 320W. No matter what kind of gamer you are, the raw power on tap with the Strix SCAR 18 will give you a leg up on your opponents.

Dominant force
Game with the greatest, backed up by the power of Intel Core Ultra 9 processor 290HX Plus. With 8 Performance and 16 Efficient cores, this next-gen silicon can drive high framerates in esports and AAA games alike. The SCAR 18 also has access to AI acceleration in select content creation apps, giving you incredible flexibility on how you can utilize your gaming machine.

• 24 Cores: 16 E-cores + 8 P-cores
• 24 Threads
• 200W Sustained Power
• Up to 5.5GHz Max Turbo Frequency

Flagship graphics
Great gaming machines need a great GPU, so we equipped the SCAR 18 with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU. Featuring a max TGP of 175W with optimized efficiency enabled by NVIDIA Max-Q technologies like Dynamic Boost and Advanced Optimus, and AI-accelerated features like DLSS 4.5 with Multi Frame Generation, this GPU can power your gaming to never-before-seen heights.

Game Changer

GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptops. Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell and Al

Supreme Speed. Superior Visuals
DLSS 4.5 massively increases performance and improves image quality for top games using the power of Al.

Game-Winning Responsiveness
NVIDIA Reflex 2 with Frame Warp gives you the ultimate responsiveness, enhancing target acquisition, reaction time, and aim precision.

True-to-Life Graphics
Experience cinematic quality visuals at unprecedented speed with full ray tracing and breakthrough neural rendering technologies.

ROG Nebula HDR
Your laptop's display is a window into new worlds, which is why we put the absolute best on our ROG Strix SCAR 18. We've equipped the Strix SCAR 18 with the world's first UHD+ 240Hz Mini LED laptop panel with ROG Nebula ELMB, giving gamers unparalleled immersion and competition-ready speed, making this the perfect laptop for any game in your library. Our Mini LED technology delivers over 2000 dimming zones, 1600 nits of peak brightness, and beautiful colors thanks to 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space. The 2026 SCAR 18 display also features AGLR technology (anti-glare and low reflection), which reduces reflections and enhances contrast by 4.5x for incredibly vivid colors. The SCAR 18 is also the first ROG laptop to support ROG Nebula ELMB, delivering up to 16x motion clarity without sacrificing screen brightness or variable refresh rate.

ROG Nebula ELMB
ROG Nebula ELMB is an all-new ROG exclusive motion clarity technology that changes the game when it comes to motion clarity. Unlike traditional ELMB solutions that strobe the entire display at once, ROG Nebula ELMB has 40 discrete zones that allow the display to turn off exactly when a pixel is transitioning between colors, giving you incredible motion clarity across the entire panel. ELMB also supports variable refresh rate, letting you enjoy crystal clear motion without screen tearing or stuttering. If you're an esports gamer, you need a machine with ROG Nebula ELMB.

Nebula HDR Engine
The Nebula HDR engine is a purpose-built local dimming algorithm that produces stunning highlights with unparalleled depth. Trained on an instruction set of more than 150 videos and over 2000 still photos, the algorithm can dynamically adjust the HDR lighting needed to minimize blooming around individual dimming zones by 25%.

AGLR Technology
Most gaming laptops use anti-glare solutions that can cut unwanted reflections, but also reduce clarity, creating a muddy image. To combat this, the ROG Strix SCAR 18 features AGLR (anti-glare and low reflection) technology, which reduces reflections by 55% and provides up to 4.5x better contrast, ensuring the image stays punchy, vivid, and accurate. This coating also boosts viewing angle for a 180 Degree ultra-clear view, providing an image that looks just as good off-center as it does straight on. This machine doesn't just perform at a high level - it draws you into the visuals, with colors so realistic it's as if you were right in the middle of the action.

Dolby Vision Technology
Scene to scene, frame to frame, Dolby Vision makes media look better. The technology improves on standard 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video, dynamically adjusting visuals to make every image in front of you richer, brighter, and livelier. Creators can film and edit their streams, videos, and other content in a format commonly used by industry professionals.

Pantone Color Validation
Each IPS-level display is factory-calibrated to ensure that colors are accurate to the Pantone palette. Artists, designers, and content creators can add high-quality content to their portfolios and enjoy richer gaming visuals all on the same machine.

100% DCI-P3 Color Coverage
While the sRGB color space is the standard for most digital visuals, it only represents about 75% of the DCI-P3 spectrum used for professional filmmaking. Displays with complete DCI-P3 coverage offer a wide color gamut for more vibrant images, letting you see films and other media exactly the way they were meant to be experienced.

NVIDIA G-SYNC
Nothing breaks in-game immersion like stuttering and tearing. GPUs render frames at variable rates, but displays usually refresh at a constant clip, so they can get out of sync, causing visible hitching and artifacts that pull you out of the action. With Adaptive Sync, the refresh rate of the display synchronizes with the GPU's frame rate to eliminate visual tearing, minimize stuttering, and reduce input lag. Get ready to experience gameplay that looks and feels more natural than ever.

DisplayHDR 1000
The ROG Strix SCAR 18 supports HDR technology across a wide luminance range, (up to 1600 nits) delivering a broader color gamut and higher contrast than traditional displays. With brighter whites and deeper blacks, fine details stand out like never before, resulting in contrast performance that meets the DisplayHDR 1000 certification. To ensure color accuracy, each ROG monitor is factory pre-calibrated.

TUV Rheinland Certification
Displays emit light across a broad spectrum that unfortunately includes some less desirable wavelengths. Our Nebula Display protects your eyes by reducing blue light before it leaves the screen, preventing eyestrain during long gaming or content creation sessions.

ROG Intelligent Cooling
The cooling solution of the 2026 Strix SCAR 18 is designed to unlock your machine's peak performance levels, every day. We've relocated all of the exhaust vents to the rear of the hinge, keeping warm air away from your mousing hand. The sides and bottom of the machine act as an air intake, creating a natural, efficient path for airflow. Air also flows through the keyboard deck, keeping your hands cooler during intense gaming sessions. When pairing an end-to-end vapor chamber with a sandwiched heatsink, Tri-Fan Technology, and Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal on both the CPU & GPU, while still offering the same calculated excellence you expect from a Strix SCAR machine.

End-To-End Vapor Chamber
We've used vapor chambers in our high-end ROG machines before, but the component inside the heart of the 2026 Strix SCAR 18 is truly special. We've designed a vapor chamber with different layers to more accurately match the layout of the motherboard, for maximum thermal contact on the CPU and GPU. We also pushed the vapor chamber all the way to the rear of the chassis, sandwiching it between the upper and lower heatsinks to further optimize heat dissipation.

Sandwiched Heatsink
The entire rear portion of the Strix SCAR 18 is dedicated to its full-width heatsink. This sandwiched design uses all available space for the densely packed fins, giving the SCAR 18 ultra-efficient thermal performance without increasing bulk.