Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) 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 Swift X (SFX14-72G) (47/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 21)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 47)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 64)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
DeviceBenchmark Score 47.0 Poor 87.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 21.0 Poor 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 64.0 Average 94.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 100 W 450 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:25 hr 1:30 hr
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter 355 grams —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 7 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 24 MB 36 MB
Threads 22 24
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Area 736 cm2(114.1 inches2) 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors Black, Gray Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 322.79 x 228.12 x 17.9 mm12.71 x 8.98 x 0.7 inches 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches
Liquid metal No Yes
Material Aluminum Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 52.2 dB —
Number of fans 1 3
Opening angle 130° 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.8% ~79%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 5.7 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber No Yes
Weight 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
Fingerprint Yes No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port No Yes
SD card reader Yes 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 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v6E v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
DCI-P3 color gamut 83% 100%
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 208 ppi 168 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Size 14.5 inches 18 inches
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
sRGB color space 98% 100%
Adobe RGB profile — 87.2%
Contrast — 7640:1
Response time — 3 ms

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Blender GPU 985 8112
Solar Bay 17874 117972

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
FLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1185 MHz 975 MHz
GPU boost clock 1417 MHz —
GPU performance 5.8 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 50 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 5600 MHz
Upgradable No Yes
Max. ram size — 128 GB
Total slots 1 2

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~77.6 dB —
Microphones 2 2
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power — 4x2W

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G) 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)
Total slots 1 2

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