ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18" WQXGA 240Hz Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX RTX 5080 Mini LED Gaming Laptop
18" ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18, 240Hz, Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB + 1TB SSD, 16GB GeForce RTX 5080, Win11 Home
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ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR 18 G835LW-SA038W 240Hz RTX 5080 Mini LED Gaming Laptop
Victory Accelerated Game with the greatest, backed up by the power of an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor. With 8 Performance and 16 Efficient cores, this next-gen silicon can drive high framerates in esports and AAA games alike. The SCAR 18 also has access to AI acceleration in select content creation apps, giving you incredible flexibility on how you can utilise this machine. The 2025 Strix SCAR 18 offers the very best Windows 11 gaming experience, featuring an all-powerful NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU with 32GB of VRAM and Advanced Optimus functionality. This killer hardware is complemented by a sizeable 32GB of 5600MHz DDR5 RAM and 1TB + 1TB of PCIe 4.0 storage. The memory slots are upgradable and can be equipped with blazing-fast 6400MHz DDR5 RAM, whilst the SSD slots both offer full support for PCIe Gen 5, ensuring that your games and apps load quickly and you always have instant access to all of your files.
Core Ultra 9 275HXIntel Processor
RTX 5080NVIDIA Laptop GPU
32GB 5600MHzDDR5 Memory
2560 x 1600 / 240HzMini-LED Anti-Glare Display
1TB + 1TBStorage
Ultimate Power
A Dominant ForceBacked by the power of an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, the ROG SCAR 18 is able to push the limits, driving high framerates in both esports and AAA titles, whilst provoding AI acceleration for select content-creation apps. With 8 performance cores and 16 efficiency cores, the SCAR 18 gives you the flexibility to use your machine exactly the way you need to.
Next-Gen GraphicsGreat gaming machines need a great GPU, so ASUS equipped the SCAR 18 with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU. Featuring a max TGP of 175W with Dynamic Boost, support of Advanced Optimus, and access to the latest AI acceleration tools including DLSS 4 and Frame Generation, this GPU can power your gaming to never before seen heights.
NVIDIA Advanced OptimusWith NVIDIA Advanced Optimus, the laptop can automatically route frames from the discrete GPU directly to the display using a MUX switch, bypassing the integrated graphics. This pathing improves performance by 5-10% compared to machines without a MUX Switch, making sure you get the absolute best gaming experience—all without needing touch a single button. This automatic switching also preserves your machine's battery life, as it can dynamically transition between the high-power discrete GPU and the lower power integrated GPU. No matter what you’re doing, your machine will switch to the most optimised mode without you having to lift a finger.
GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptops
Game ChangerPowered by NVIDIA Blackwell, GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptop GPUs bring game-changing capabilities to gamers and creators. Equipped with a massive level of AI horsepower, the RTX 50 Series enables new experiences and next-level graphics fidelity. Multiply performance with NVIDIA DLSS 4, generate images at unprecedented speed, and unleash your creativity with NVIDIA Studio. All in the thinnest and longest lasting RTX laptops, optimised by Max-Q.
Supreme Speed. Superior VisualsDLSS 4 massively increases performance and improves image quality for even the biggest, most-demanding games using the power of Al.
Game-Winning ResponsivenessNVIDIA Reflex 2 with Frame Warp gives you the ultimate responsiveness, enhancing target acquisition, reaction time, and aim precision.
True-to-Life GraphicsExperience cinematic quality visuals at unprecedented speed with full ray tracing and breakthrough neural rendering technologies.
ROG Nebula HDR
Your laptop’s display is a window into new worlds, which is why ASUS put the absolute best on their ROG Strix SCAR 18. This ROG Nebula HDR display with Mini LED technology features over 2000 dimming zones, 1200 nits of peak brightness, and beautiful colours thanks to 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 colour space. The 2025 SCAR 18 has also been upgraded with a brand-new dual ACR layer, which reduces reflections and enhances contrast by 4.5 times for incredibly vivid colors. When combined with the Nebula HDR engine, this display ensures every game and movie is done true justice. And with a blazing fast refresh rate of 240Hz and full NVIDIA G-SYNC support, motion will be incredibly smooth, allowing you to see every enemy before they see you.
Mini LEDPanel
1200 nitsPeak Brightness
Over 2000Dimming Zones
240Hz / 3msRefresh Rate / Response Time
ACRTechnology
100% DCI-P3Colour
Nebula HDR EngineThe Nebula HDR engine is a purpose-built local dimming algorithm that produces stunning highlights with unparalleled depth. Trained on an instruction set of more than 150 videos and over 2000 still photos, the algorithm can dynamically adjust the HDR lighting needed to minimise blooming around individual dimming zones by 25%.
ACR TechnologyThis year, ASUS even added two layers of Ambient Contrast Ratio film to the display, which reduces reflections by 55% and provides up to 4.5 times better contrast, ensuring the image stays punchy, vivid, and accurate. A second layer boosts viewing angle for a 180° ultra-clear view, providing an image that looks just as good off-center as it does straight on. This machine doesn't just perform at a high level – it draws you into the visuals, with colours so realistic it’s as if you were right in the middle of the action.
Dolby Vision TechnologyScene to scene, frame to frame, Dolby Vision makes media look better. The technology improves on standard 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video, dynamically adjusting visuals to make every image in front of you richer, brighter, and livelier. Creators can film and edit their streams, videos, and other content in a format commonly used by industry professionals.
Pantone Colour ValidationEach IPS-level display is factory-calibrated to ensure that colours are accurate to the Pantone palette. Artists, designers, and content creators can add high-quality content to their portfolios and enjoy richer gaming visuals all on the same machine.
100% DCI-P3 Colour CoverageWhile the sRGB colour space is the standard for most digital visuals, it only represents about 75% of the DCI-P3 spectrum used for professional filmmaking. Displays with complete DCI-P3 coverage offer a wide colour gamut for more vibrant images, letting you see films and other media exactly the way they were meant to be experienced.
DisplayHDR 1000Supports HDR technology across a range of luminance (up to 1000cd/m2) to deliver a wider colour range and higher contrast than traditional monitors. The brightest whites and the darkest blacks bring out details like never before. This monitor delivers contrast performance that passes DisplayHDR 1000 certification. To ensure colour accuracy, each ROG monitor is factory pre-calibrated.
TUV Rheinland CertificationDisplays emit light across a broad spectrum that unfortunately includes some less desirable wavelengths. The Nebula Display protects your eyes by reducing blue light before it leaves the screen, preventing eyestrain during long gaming or content creation sessions.
Your Ultimate Pit Stop
ASUS have completley redesigned the 2025 Strix SCAR 18 to make it easier to upgrade than ever before. A tool-less design allows for simple access to both the RAM, SSD, and even the fans. With the latest Q-Latch system for easy access, you can remove and replace your SSD and RAM in seconds, then have the machine back up and running in the blink of an eye. A specially designed frame covers the rest of the mainboard to protect the other compponents, but can easily be removed with a few screws for users who want to tinker further.
Q-Latch SystemM.2 SSDs are incredibly small and versatile, but the traditional mounting system involves tiny standoffs and screws that can be difficult to manipulate. ROG solved this problem with Q-Latch, a system that first debuted on ASUS' award-winning desktop motherboards. Q-Latch uses a simple, tool-less plastic hinge to securely retain your M.2 SSDs, no screwdriver required.
Limitless ConnectivityASUS have equipped the Strix SCAR 18 with dual Thunderbolt 5 ports, which offers the latest in high bandwidth connectivity, with up to 3 times more than Thunderbolt 4. With a diverse ecosystem of devices and peripherals comaptible over USB-C, including support for power delivery, high-resolution display output, and support for the latest docking stations - Thunderbolt 5 is the easiest way to turn your SCAR 18 into a true battlestation.
RAM UpgradabilityThe SCAR 18 comes with 32GB of DDR5 5600MHz RAM, with the ability to upgrade to a maximum of 64GB of 6400MHz RAM, offering incredible gaming and multitasking performance. With two SO-DIMM slots easily accesible without tools, you can effortlessly upgrade your memory whenever you need more.
Storage UpgradeTake on even the largest projects with confidence thanks to the ultra-fast PCIe Gen 4 storage. With raw throughput up to 7000MB/s and a graphite sheet for efficient cooling, massive files and detailed game worlds will load in an instant. Both SSD slots feature the same, simple Q-Latch system with no standoffs or tiny screws required. For those looking to leverage even faster storage speeds, both SSD slots are PCIE Gen5 ready.
ROG Intelligent Cooling
A Breath of Fresh AirASUS have completely revamped the cooling solution of the 2025 Strix SCAR 18 with precise calculations in mind to ensure that you get the best gaming experience with your machine, every time. They've relocated all of the exhaust vents to the rear of the hinge, keeping warm air away from your mousing hand. The sides and bottom of the machine act as an air intake, creating a natural, efficient path for airflow. Air also flows through the keyboard deck, keeping your hands cooler during intense gaming sessions. When pairing an end-to-end vapor chamber with a sandwiched heatsink, Tri-Fan Technology, and Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal on both CPU & GPU, the 2025 Strix SCAR 18 achieves a lower noise level in Turbo Mode compared to the previous generation, while still offering the same calculated excellence you expect from a Strix SCAR machine.
End-to-EndVapour Chamber
Tri-FanTechnology
SandwichedHeatsink Design
ConductonautLiquid Metal Compound
ASUS have designed a new vapour chamber with different layers to more accurately match the layout of the motherboard, for maximum contact on the CPU and GPU. ASUS have also pushed the vapour chamber all the way to the rear of the chassis, sandwiching it between the upper and low heatsinks to further optimise heat dissipation.
The entire rear portion of the Strix SCAR 18 is dedicated to its full-width heatsink. The upper and lower sections are built from 0.1mm-thick copper fins, for a total surface area of 213,041mm2. This sandwiched design uses all available space for the densely-packed fins, giving the SCAR 18 ultra-efficient thermal performance without increasing bulk.
ASUS' cutting-edge Tri-Fan Technology directs air though precisely calculated cutouts in the chassis, sending airflow directly towards internal components to keep them cool in all conditions. A third auxiliary fan sends additional heat from the GPU and VRAM directly to the heatsinks, keeping the machine cool during long video renders or gaming sessions.
The Strix SCAR 18’s heatsink features ultra-thin 0.1mm copper fins, providing the perfect balance between airflow and density to keep heat dissipation optimal.
Connect without Compromise
All the BandwidthConnectivity is everything in a high-performance machine, so we’ve spared no expense with the Strix SCAR 18’s feature set. With support for the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard, offering download speeds up to 2.4X times faster than Wi-Fi 6, onboard 2.5G ethernet, and dual Thunderbolt™ 5 ports, this machine puts even many desktop battlestations to shame. We’ve also included a FHD camera with Windows Hello support, allowing you to unlock the machine possible with just a smile. Windows Hello also provides better cybersecurity thanks to facial recognition. Only your face grants access, keeping your data safe and secure.
Incredible I/OPorts allow you to connect your mouse, headset, or even an external monitor, so ASUS gave the Strix SCAR 18 an incredibly flexible I/O that can adapt to any situation. On the right side you’ll find two USB-A ports, but the left side offers the bulk of the connections, with an audio jack, dual Thunderbolt 5 ports (USB Type-C), a single USB-A, HDMI 2.1, a 2.5G ethernet port, and the power port. If you can imagine your ideal battlestation, the Strix SCAR 18 can make it a reality.
