Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G835LXG - Reviews and Specs
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The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G835LXG is an 18-inch flagship gaming laptop in the Strix Scar 18 series. It features an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with 24 cores and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24 GB of GDDR7 VRAM. The system includes 64 GB of DDR5-6400 memory and a high-resolution 3840 x 2400 Mini LED display running at 240 Hz. Connectivity is extensive, with Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and wired LAN support. Reviews from three sources give it an aggregate score of 93%, with individual ratings ranging from 87% to 100%. Its main strengths are extreme gaming performance and premium hardware, while its 3.73 kg weight and large chassis make it less portable.
Specifications
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 6 scores (from 8 reviews)
Reviews for the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 G835LXG
Asus is updating its ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835LXG with the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU, and an 18-inch 4K Mini-LED display with a 240 Hz refresh rate and 2,000 dimming zones. It also offers excellent serviceability thanks to simplified access to components and extensive customization options with AniME Vision and versatile RGB lighting.
Source: Ultrabook Review
The 2026 Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 is a solid year-over-year update, especially considering it's only a refinement of the 2025 variant and not a brand new design. Performance-wise, the gains are limited between generations and mostly on the CPU side, but the updated thermal module and 4K mini LED display allow for an improved general experience across the board.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/28/2026
Rating: Total score: 90%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Computerhoy
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/22/2026
Rating: Total score: 95%
Source: Profesional Review
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/10/2026
Rating: Total score: 92% price: 78% performance: 98% display: 99% mobility: 85% workmanship: 95%
Source: MuyComputer
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/10/2026
Rating: Total score: 87% price: 80% performance: 100% mobility: 60% workmanship: 95%
Source: Noticias 3D
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/10/2026
Source: Geeknetic
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/05/2026
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Laptopkalauz
HU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/31/2026
Source: VNReview
VN→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/07/2026
Comment
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop: The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile uses the GB203 chip and utilizes 10,496 shaders / CUDA cores of the maximum 10,752 that the chip has. This makes the RTX 5090 Laptop more similar to the RTX 5080 desktop variant (same chip) than the Desktop RTX 5090 with 20,760 cores and higher clock rates.
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Ultra 9 290HX Plus: Mobile high-end CPU for gaming notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. Offers 24 cores and is a refresh in 2026 of the 285HX with higher base clock and e-core clock rates (+100 MHz).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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