Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 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 Strix G18 (2024) G814 (64/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 51)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 64)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 89)
Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814

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 Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
DeviceBenchmark Score 64.0 Average 87.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 51.0 Below Average 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 89.0 Very Good 94.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 280 / 330 W 450 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:40 hr 1:30 hr
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter 954 grams —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 36 MB 36 MB
Threads 32 24
Turbo frequency 5.8 GHz 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Area 1173 cm2(181.8 inches2) 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 294 x 23.1-30.8 mm15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91-1.21 inches 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Number of fans 3 3
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.1% ~79%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.7 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber No Yes
Weight 3 kg (6.62 lbs) 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs)
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Opening angle — 135°

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 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 2x USB 3.2 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 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v6E v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 168 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 18 inches 18 inches
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
Adobe RGB profile — 87.2%
Contrast — 7640:1
sRGB color space — 100%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Blender GPU 3950 8112
Solar Bay 51812 117972

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
FLOPS 16 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 2295 MHz 975 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz —
GPU performance 16 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit 256 bit
Memory size 8 GB 16 GB
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 96
Shading units (cores) 3072 7680
TGP 140 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Surface — Glass

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Max. ram size 32 GB 128 GB
Total slots 2 2
Upgradable Yes Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 4x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) G814 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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