NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and a MUX Switch with NVIDIA Advanced Optimus
An end-to-end vapor chamber paired with a sandwiched heatsink, Tri-Fan Technology, and Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal on CPU and GPU
18-inch 4K Nebula HDR Display with Mini LED, over 2K dimming zones, 16:10 aspect ratio, 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3, and ACR technology
64GB DDR5 5600 RAM and 2TB PCIe Gen4 SSD in Raid 0, both easily upgradable thanks to a tool-less access design
Brand new chassis design with AniMe Vision array on the lid and full-surround Aura RGB light bar across the main chassis
Victory, accelerated. The Strix SCAR 18 features Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 290HX CPU, paired with NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090 Laptop GPU, ensuring flawless AAA gaming experiences while making resource-intensive tasks like programming and rendering effortless and seamless.
Design
Product type
Laptop
Product colour
Black
Colour name
Off Black
Form factor
Clamshell
Display back cover material
Plastic
Housing material
Aluminium, Plastic
Market positioning
Gaming
Introduction year
2026
Certified refurbished
No
Display
Display diagonal
45.7 cm (18")
Display resolution
3840 x 2400 pixels
Touchscreen
No
HD type
WQUXGA
Panel type
Mini LED
Native aspect ratio
16:10
Anti-glare screen
Yes
Maximum display brightness (HDR)
1600 cd/m²
Colour gamut
100%
RGB colour space
DCI-P3
Maximum refresh rate
240 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)
100000:1
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported
Yes
Processor
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Processor family
Intel Core Ultra 9
Processor generation
Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Processor model
290HX Plus
Processor cores
24
Processor threads
24
Processor boost frequency
5.5 GHz
Performance cores
8
Efficient cores
16
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
Performance-core base frequency
2.7 GHz
Efficient-core base frequency
1.8 GHz
Processor cache
36 MB
Processor cache type
Smart Cache
Processor socket
BGA 2114
Maximum turbo power
160 W
Processor base power
55 W
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Intel AI Boost
Sparsity support
Yes
Windows Studio effects support
Yes
AI software frameworks supported by NPU
DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN
Total processor performance up to
36 TOPs
NPU performance up to
13 TOPs
GPU performance up to
8 TOPs
Memory
Internal memory
64 GB
Internal memory type
DDR5-SDRAM
Memory form factor
SO-DIMM
Memory clock speed
5600 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)
2 x 32 GB
Memory slots
2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
128 GB
Memory channels
Dual-channel
Storage
Total storage capacity
2 TB
Storage media
SSD
Total SSDs capacity
2 TB
Number of SSDs installed
2
SSD capacity
1 TB
NVMe
Yes
SSD interface
PCI Express 4.0
SSD form factor
M.2
Optical drive type
No
Card reader integrated
No
Graphics
On-board graphics card
Yes
Discrete graphics card
Yes
Discrete GPU manufacturer
NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card model
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Discrete graphics card memory
24 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR7
On-board GPU manufacturer
Intel
On-board graphics card family
Intel® Graphics
On-board graphics card model
Intel® Graphics
Total Graphics Power (TGP)
175 W
NVIDIA G-SYNC
Yes
Audio
Audio system
Smart Amp
Number of built-in speakers
4
Built-in microphone
Yes
Camera
Front camera
Yes
Front camera resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Front camera HD type
Full HD
Infrared (IR) camera
Yes
Network
Mobile network connection
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standards
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Antenna type
2x2
Ethernet LAN
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates
10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth version
5.4
Ports & interfaces
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
1
HDMI ports quantity
1
HDMI version
2.1
Thunderbolt 5 ports quantity
2
Intel® Thunderbolt 5
Yes
Combo headphone/mic port
Yes
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode
Yes
Performance
Motherboard chipset
Intel HM870 Express
Repairability index
9.9
Keyboard
Pointing device
Touchpad
Keyboard backlit
Yes
Numeric keypad
Yes
Keyboard backlit zone
Per-key RGB
Keyboard backlit colour
RGB
Copilot key
Yes
Software
Operating system installed
Windows 11 Home
Operating system architecture
64-bit
Trial software
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required, McAfee 30 days
Bundled software
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.)
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and a MUX Switch with NVIDIA Advanced Optimus
An end-to-end vapor chamber paired with a sandwiched heatsink, Tri-Fan Technology, and Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal on CPU and GPU
18-inch 4K Nebula HDR Display with Mini LED, over 2K dimming zones, 16:10 aspect ratio, 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3, and ACR technology
64GB DDR5 5600 RAM and 2TB PCIe Gen4 SSD in Raid 0, both easily upgradable thanks to a tool-less access design
Brand new chassis design with AniMe Vision array on the lid and full-surround Aura RGB light bar across the main chassis
Victory, accelerated. The Strix SCAR 18 features Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 290HX CPU, paired with NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090 Laptop GPU, ensuring flawless AAA gaming experiences while making resource-intensive tasks like programming and rendering effortless and seamless.
Design
Product type
Laptop
Product colour
Black
Colour name
Off Black
Form factor
Clamshell
Display back cover material
Plastic
Housing material
Aluminium, Plastic
Market positioning
Gaming
Introduction year
2026
Certified refurbished
No
Display
Display diagonal
45.7 cm (18")
Display resolution
3840 x 2400 pixels
Touchscreen
No
HD type
WQUXGA
Panel type
Mini LED
Native aspect ratio
16:10
Anti-glare screen
Yes
Maximum display brightness (HDR)
1600 cd/m²
Colour gamut
100%
RGB colour space
DCI-P3
Maximum refresh rate
240 Hz
Contrast ratio (typical)
100000:1
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported
Yes
Processor
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Processor family
Intel Core Ultra 9
Processor generation
Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Processor model
290HX Plus
Processor cores
24
Processor threads
24
Processor boost frequency
5.5 GHz
Performance cores
8
Efficient cores
16
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
Performance-core base frequency
2.7 GHz
Efficient-core base frequency
1.8 GHz
Processor cache
36 MB
Processor cache type
Smart Cache
Processor socket
BGA 2114
Maximum turbo power
160 W
Processor base power
55 W
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Intel AI Boost
Sparsity support
Yes
Windows Studio effects support
Yes
AI software frameworks supported by NPU
DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN
Total processor performance up to
36 TOPs
NPU performance up to
13 TOPs
GPU performance up to
8 TOPs
Memory
Internal memory
64 GB
Internal memory type
DDR5-SDRAM
Memory form factor
SO-DIMM
Memory clock speed
5600 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)
2 x 32 GB
Memory slots
2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
128 GB
Memory channels
Dual-channel
Storage
Total storage capacity
2 TB
Storage media
SSD
Total SSDs capacity
2 TB
Number of SSDs installed
2
SSD capacity
1 TB
NVMe
Yes
SSD interface
PCI Express 4.0
SSD form factor
M.2
Optical drive type
No
Card reader integrated
No
Graphics
On-board graphics card
Yes
Discrete graphics card
Yes
Discrete GPU manufacturer
NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card model
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Discrete graphics card memory
24 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR7
On-board GPU manufacturer
Intel
On-board graphics card family
Intel® Graphics
On-board graphics card model
Intel® Graphics
Total Graphics Power (TGP)
175 W
NVIDIA G-SYNC
Yes
Audio
Audio system
Smart Amp
Number of built-in speakers
4
Built-in microphone
Yes
Camera
Front camera
Yes
Front camera resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Front camera HD type
Full HD
Infrared (IR) camera
Yes
Network
Mobile network connection
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standards
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Antenna type
2x2
Ethernet LAN
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates
10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth version
5.4
Ports & interfaces
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
1
HDMI ports quantity
1
HDMI version
2.1
Thunderbolt 5 ports quantity
2
Intel® Thunderbolt 5
Yes
Combo headphone/mic port
Yes
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode
Yes
Performance
Motherboard chipset
Intel HM870 Express
Repairability index
9.9
Keyboard
Pointing device
Touchpad
Keyboard backlit
Yes
Numeric keypad
Yes
Keyboard backlit zone
Per-key RGB
Keyboard backlit colour
RGB
Copilot key
Yes
Software
Operating system installed
Windows 11 Home
Operating system architecture
64-bit
Trial software
1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required, McAfee 30 days
Bundled software
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.)
