Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) 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 Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) (60/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 19)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 60)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 55)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
DeviceBenchmark Score 60.0 Average 87.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 19.0 Poor 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 55.0 Below Average 94.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 100 W 450 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:30 hr
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter 360 grams —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 8 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 6 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 680M Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 16 MB 36 MB
Threads 16 24
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Area 664 cm2(102.9 inches2) 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 299 x 222 x 15.8 mm11.77 x 8.74 x 0.62 inches 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Aluminum Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 45 dB —
Number of fans 2 3
Opening angle 360° 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~78.4% ~79%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 5.7 mm
Transformer Yes No
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Weight 1.3 kg (2.87 lbs) 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) 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 2.0 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port No Yes
SD card reader No No
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 1x 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 v6E v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Adobe RGB profile 69.8% 87.2%
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Glossy Matte
Contrast 1433:1 7640:1
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 169 ppi 168 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 25 ms 3 ms
Size 13.4 inches 18 inches
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen Yes No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
sRGB color space 98.2% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Blender GPU 861 8112
Solar Bay 17431 117972

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
FLOPS 5 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 938 MHz 975 MHz
GPU boost clock 1223 MHz —
GPU performance 5 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit 256 bit
Memory size 4 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 40 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm —
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 5600 MHz
Upgradable No Yes
Max. ram size — 128 GB
Total slots 1 2

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~80 dB —
Microphones 2 2
Power 2x2W 4x2W
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X13 (2022) 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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