Asus Confirms 320W ROG Strix Scar 18 With 4K Mini LED Display

9 articles · Updated · Notebookcheck.net · May 15

320W total system power is the headline upgrade in Asus' ROG Strix Scar 18 (2026) G835, with the laptop allocating up to 145W to the CPU and 175W to the GPU.
CPU headroom drives that gain: Asus said Turbo Mode raises CPU wattage 54% versus the 2025 model, and Manual Mode lifts it 81%, while Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU remains capped at 175W.
A new 18-inch 4K 240Hz Mini LED panel replaces the prior 2.5K option and reaches 1,600 nits peak brightness—33% higher than before—while adding ROG Nebula ELMB with 40 zones for up to 16x better motion clarity.
A 450W power adapter gives the 2026 model 18% more headroom than the previous 380W brick, and Asus said at least two SKUs are planned, including RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 versions.
Asus has not announced pricing or a release date, but both variants are set to use the same 4K Mini LED display and 90Wh battery, with the top model offering 64GB of RAM and 8TB of SSD storage.

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