12% cheaper ≈ $6,100
- Resolution class 4K (2160p/2400p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- Battery capacity 99 Wh vs 90 Wh
- RAM (base) 64 GB vs 16 GB
- Refresh rate 120 Hz vs 240 Hz
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 29,489 vs 32,404
Alternatives to Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835 RTX 5090 (2026)
10 desktop replacements at a similar price that compete with the ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835 RTX 5090 (2026) — what each does better, what it gives up and how the price compares.
approx. price≈ $7,000
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Alternatives to the ROG Strix SCAR 18 G835 RTX 5090 (2026)
15% cheaper ≈ $5,900
- Resolution class 4K (2160p/2400p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- Battery capacity 100 Wh vs 90 Wh
- Weight 3.2 kg vs 3.7 kg
- Refresh rate 120 Hz vs 240 Hz
- SSD (up to) 1,000 GB vs 8,192 GB
14% cheaper ≈ $6,000
- RAM (up to) 192 GB vs 128 GB
- Battery capacity 100 Wh vs 90 Wh
- Weight 3.5 kg vs 3.7 kg
- 3DMark Steel Nomad Light 25,580 vs 32,404
- GPU compute (FP32) 42 TFLOPS vs 51.4 TFLOPS
17% cheaper ≈ $5,800
- Resolution class 4K (2160p/2400p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- Battery capacity 99 Wh vs 90 Wh
- Weight 3.2 kg vs 3.7 kg
- RAM (up to) 32 GB vs 128 GB
- SSD (up to) 2,000 GB vs 8,192 GB
8% pricier ≈ $7,600
- Resolution class 4K (2160p/2400p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- Battery capacity 100 Wh vs 90 Wh
- RAM (base) 64 GB vs 16 GB
- RAM (up to) 64 GB vs 128 GB
- SSD (up to) 2,000 GB vs 8,192 GB
4% pricier ≈ $7,300
- Resolution class 4K (2160p/2400p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- Battery capacity 100 Wh vs 90 Wh
- RAM (base) 64 GB vs 16 GB
- SSD (up to) 2,000 GB vs 8,192 GB
- RAM (up to) 96 GB vs 128 GB
5% cheaper ≈ $6,600
- Resolution class 4K (2160p/2400p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- Battery capacity 100 Wh vs 90 Wh
- RAM (base) 64 GB vs 16 GB
- RAM (up to) 64 GB vs 128 GB
- SSD (up to) 2,000 GB vs 8,192 GB
23% cheaper ≈ $5,400
- RAM (up to) 192 GB vs 128 GB
- Battery capacity 99 Wh vs 90 Wh
- RAM (base) 64 GB vs 16 GB
- Geekbench 6 multi-core 22,441 vs 24,014
- Cinebench 2024 multi-core 2,132 vs 2,717
- Resolution class 4K (2160p/2400p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- Battery capacity 100 Wh vs 90 Wh
- SSD (up to) 12,288 GB vs 8,192 GB
- Refresh rate 120 Hz vs 240 Hz
- GPU compute (FP32) 42 TFLOPS vs 51.4 TFLOPS
- Resolution class 4K (2160p/2400p) vs QHD (1440p/1600p)
- Battery capacity 100 Wh vs 90 Wh
- SSD (up to) 12,288 GB vs 8,192 GB
- Refresh rate 120 Hz vs 240 Hz
- G-Sync / FreeSync