Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) 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 X16 (2023) (64/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 35)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 64)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 67)
Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023)
ASUS

Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023)

64/100
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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 Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
DeviceBenchmark Score 64.0 Average 87.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 35.0 Poor 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 67.0 Average 94.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Charge power 240 / 280 W 450 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:30 hr
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter 725 grams —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 24 MB 36 MB
Threads 20 24
Turbo frequency 5.4 GHz 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Area 863 cm2(133.8 inches2) 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 355 x 243 x 19.4-21.9 mm13.98 x 9.57 x 0.76-0.86 inches 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Material Aluminum Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 50.2 dB —
Number of fans 3 3
Opening angle 360° 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~86% ~79%
Side bezels 5.2 mm 5.7 mm
Transformer Yes No
Vapor chamber No Yes
Weight 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) 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 No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes 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 Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Adobe RGB profile 84.6% 87.2%
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Glossy Matte
Contrast 1246:1 7640:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 96.6% 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 189 ppi 168 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Size 16 inches 18 inches
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen Yes No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
sRGB color space 99.9% 100%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Blender GPU 2556 8112
Solar Bay 37477 117972

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
FLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1905 MHz 975 MHz
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz —
GPU performance 11.7 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 MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 96
Shading units (cores) 2560 7680
TGP 105 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm —
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 5600 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB 128 GB
Total slots 2 2
Upgradable Yes Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~77.3 dB —
Microphones 3 2
Speakers 4.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power — 4x2W

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2023) 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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