Asus
ROG Strix Scar 18
Specifications
| Year | 2026 |
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX |
| RAM | 32GB |
| RAM Type | DDR5 |
| Soldered RAM | No |
| Max RAM | 128GB |
| TPM 2.0 | Yes |
| Storage | 2TB NVMe SSD |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| VRAM | 16 GB GDDR7 |
| Display | 18" 3840x2400 |
| Weight | 3.7kg |
Description
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2026) is an 18-inch flagship gaming laptop built on an Intel Core Ultra 9 HX processor with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and a large power budget for sustained performance. It features a 4K Mini-LED display (the world's first 4K 240Hz Mini-LED laptop panel) and, unusually for a flagship, fully user-upgradeable memory and storage.
Upgrade Path
Highly serviceable: two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots support up to 128GB of replaceable RAM (DDR5-6400), and two M.2 NVMe SSD slots allow up to 8TB of storage. The discrete GPU is soldered and not upgradeable.
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OS Compatibility
Arch Linux
Rolling
Bazzite
Rolling
CachyOS
Rolling
ChromeOS
Rolling
ChromeOS Flex
Rolling
Debian
13
elementary OS
8.1
Fedora
44
Garuda Linux
Rolling
Kubuntu
26.04 LTS
Linux Mint
22.3
Nobara
Rolling
Pop!_OS
24.04 LTS
SteamOS
Rolling
Ubuntu
26.04 LTS
Windows 10
22H2
Windows 11
25H2
Zorin OS
18.1