Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (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 Strix Scar 17 (2022) (53/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 40)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 53)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 70)
Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022)
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022)

53/100
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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 Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
DeviceBenchmark Score 53.0 Below Average 87.0 Very Good WINNER
Gaming 40.0 Poor 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 70.0 Good 94.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 100 / 240 / 280 W 450 W
Charging port position Bottom 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 990 grams —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 10 nm 3 nm
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 24 MB 36 MB
Threads 20 24
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Area 1114 cm2(172.6 inches2) 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2)
Colors Black, Silver Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 395 x 282 x 28.3 mm15.55 x 11.1 x 1.11 inches 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Material Plastic Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 39.9 dB —
Number of fans 4 3
Screen-to-body ratio ~74.1% ~79%
Side bezels 6 mm 5.7 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Weight 2.9 kg (6.39 lbs) 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs)
Opening angle — 135°

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (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) 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
Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Adobe RGB profile 75.3% 87.2%
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Coating Matte Matte
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 127 ppi 168 ppi
Refresh rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Size 17.3 inches 18 inches
Sync technology Adaptive Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Contrast — 7640:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Blender GPU 2791 8112
Solar Bay 41667 117972

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
FLOPS 14.2 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1387 MHz 975 MHz
GPU boost clock 1703 MHz —
GPU performance 14.2 TFLOPS 42 TFLOPS
Memory bus 192 bit 256 bit
Memory size 6 GB 16 GB
Memory speed 14 Gbps ~28 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 96
Shading units (cores) 3840 7680
TGP 140 W 175 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 120 240

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 2 mm —
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) 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 Strix Scar 17 (2022) Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~48 dB —
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 4x2W
Speakers 4.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 (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)

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