Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 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 Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 (46/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 37)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 46)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 53)
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55
Acer

Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55

46/100
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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 Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
DeviceBenchmark Score 46.0 Poor 87.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 37.0 Poor 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 53.0 Below Average 94.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 180 / 230 / 330 W 450 W
Charging port position Bottom Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:30 hr
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter 787 grams —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Base frequency 2 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 12 MB 36 MB
Threads 12 24
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Area 1179 cm2(182.8 inches2) 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 400.5 x 294.5 x 28.6 mm15.77 x 11.59 x 1.13 inches 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches
Liquid metal No Yes
Material Plastic Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 68.2 dB —
Number of fans 2 3
Opening angle 180° 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~69.9% ~79%
Side bezels 8.8 mm 5.7 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber No Yes
Weight 3 kg (6.62 lbs) 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 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 2.0 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 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x 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 v6 v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Adobe RGB profile 60.5% 87.2%
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
Contrast 1195:1 7640:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 58.9% 100%
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 127 ppi 168 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 7 ms 3 ms
Size 17.3 inches 18 inches
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
sRGB color space 100% 100%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Blender GPU 2869 8112
Solar Bay 40202 117972

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
FLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 2070 MHz 975 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz —
GPU performance 13.4 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus 96 bit 256 bit
Memory size 6 GB 16 GB
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 96
Shading units (cores) 2560 7680
TGP 140 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm —
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 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 Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~79.3 dB —
Microphones 1 2
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power — 4x2W

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 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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