Marketing Name
ROG Strix SCAR 18

Operating System
Windows 11 Home

Office
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required.

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Color
Off Black

Top case-material
Aluminum

LCD cover-material
Texture plastic

Bottom case-material
Texture plastic

Dimension (W x D x H)
39.9 x 29.8 x 2.35 ~ 3.50 cm (15.71" x 11.73" x 0.93" ~ 1.38")

Weight
3.70 Kg (8.16 lbs)

Processor
Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 290HX Plus 2.7 GHz (36MB Cache, up to 5.5 GHz, 24 cores, 24 Threads); Intel® AI Boost NPU up to 13TOPS

Chipset
Mobile Intel® HM870 Express Chipsets

Intergrated GPU
Intel® UHD Graphics

Discrete/Optimus
MUX Switch + NVIDIA® Advanced Optimus

Graphic
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU

Graphic Wattage
ROG Boost: 1550MHz* at 175W (1500MHz Boost Clock+50MHz OC, 150W+25W Dynamic Boost)

Graphic Memory
16GB GDDR7

Neural Processor
Intel® AI Boost NPU up to 13TOPS

Panel Size
18-inch

Resolution
4K (3840 x 2400, WQUXGA) 16:10 aspect ratio

Refresh Rate
240Hz
Default refresh rate is 120Hz in Standard, Eco, and Optimized GPU modes. To enable 240Hz, open Armoury Crate and set the GPU mode to Ultimate.

Viewing Angle
85/85/85/85

Panel Tech
Mini LED

Brightness
1600

Contrast Ratio
100000:1

DCI-P3 %
100%

Surface texture of display
Anti-glare and low-reflection(AGLR) display

Adaptive-Sync technology
G-Sync

Pantone
Pantone Validated

Nebula Display
ROG Nebula HDR Display

Support Dolby Vision HDR
Yes

Thermal Feature
ROG intelligent cooling

On board memory
N/A

DIMM Memory
32GB DDR5-6400 SO-DIMM
The memory speed of the systems vary by CPU SPEC

Total System Memory
DDR5 32GB

Memory Slot
2x SO-DIMM slots

Memory Max.
128GB

Multi-channel memory technology
Support dual channel memory technology

Storage
2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 Performance SSD

M.2 slots support either SATA or NVMe
2

M.2 SSD Support List
1TB/2TB G4x4 PCIe SSD
4TB G5x4 PCIe SSD

Expansion Slot (includes used)
2x DDR5 SO-DIMM slots
2x M.2 PCIe

LAN
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Wireless
Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) (Triple band) 2*2+Bluetooth® 5.4 Wireless Card (*Bluetooth® version may change with OS version different.)

I/O Ports
3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (data speed up to 10Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt™ 5 with support for DisplayPort™ / power delivery / G-SYNC (data speed up to 120Gbps)
1x 2.5G LAN port

Display output
1x HDMI 2.1 FRL

Camera
1080P FHD IR Camera for Windows Hello

Mic
Built-in array microphone

Keyboard Type
Backlit Chiclet Keyboard Per-Key RGB
With Copilot key
*Copilot in Windows (in preview) is rolling out gradually within the latest update to Windows 11 in select global markets. Timing of availability varies by device and market. Learn more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/copilot-ai-features?r=1#faq

Aura Sync
Yes

Touchpad
Touchpad
N/A

Speakers
4-speaker system with Smart Amplifier Technology

Audio
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack
Built-in array microphone

Audio Tech
AI noise-canceling technology
Smart Amp Technology
Dolby Atmos
Hi-Res certification (for headphone)

Security
Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
BIOS Administrator Password and User Password Protection

Antivirus
McAfee® 30 days free trial

Battery
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion

Fast charging
Recharge from 0-50% in 30 minutes

Charger included
Included

Power
Rectangle Conn, 450W AC Adapter, Output: 21V DC, 21.45A, 450W, Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal

Required charging power
Min: 45W
Max: 100W

Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass Premium_2 months (*Terms and exclusions apply. Offer only available in eligible markets for Xbox Game Pass Premium. Eligible markets are determined at activation. Game catalog varies by region, device, and time.)

Ecolabels & Compliances
N/A