Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)

[ 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 TUF Gaming A17 (2023) (46/100), 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 46)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 52)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
ASUS

Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)

46/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 46.0 Poor
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 35.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 52.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Charge power 450 W 240 / 280 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:45 hr
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter — 734 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 8
Fabrication process 3 nm 6 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Radeon 680M
L3 Cache 36 MB 16 MB
Threads 24 16
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 4.75 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 1040 cm2(161.1 inches2)
Colors Black Gray
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 394 x 264 x 22.9-25.4 mm15.51 x 10.39 x 0.9-1 inches
Liquid metal Yes No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Number of fans 3 2
Opening angle 135° 145°
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~79.3%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.5 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes No
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs)
Noise level (max. load) — 57.2 dB

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
DisplayPort No No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v7 v6

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% 47.3%
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Coating Matte Matte
Contrast 7640:1 1219:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
PPI 168 ppi 127 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 144 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 3 ms 7 ms
Size 18 inches 17.3 inches
Sync technology G-Sync Adaptive Sync
Touchscreen No No
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100% 62.5%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Blender GPU 8112 2687
Solar Bay 117972 38623

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz 2070 MHz
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit 96 bit
Memory size 16 GB 6 GB
Memory speed ~28 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 32
Shading units (cores) 7680 2560
TGP 175 W 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 80
GPU boost clock — 2370 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Key travel — 1.7 mm

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 4800 MHz
Max. ram size 128 GB 32 GB
Total slots 2 2
Upgradable Yes Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Loudness — ~80.7 dB

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 Asus TUF Gaming A17 (2023)
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)

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