The best of the best
The 2025 Strix SCAR 16 offers the very best Windows 11 Pro gaming experience, featuring up to Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 275HX and up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090 Laptop GPU with Advanced Optimus. This killer hardware is complemented with up to 64GB of 5600MHz DDR5 RAM and 4TB of PCIe 4.0 storage, with the memory slots upgradable to 6400MHz DDR5 RAM and SSD slots both offering full support for PCIe Gen 5, ensuring that you always have the edge on your competition.
| Design |
|---|
| Introduction year |
2025 |
| Market positioning |
Gaming |
| Form factor |
Clamshell |
| Colour name |
Off Black |
| Product colour |
Black |
| Product type |
Laptop |
| Display |
|---|
| High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology |
Dolby Vision |
| High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported |
Yes |
| Maximum refresh rate |
240 Hz |
| Display response rise/fall |
3 ms |
| RGB colour space |
DCI-P3 |
| Colour gamut |
100% |
| Maximum display brightness (HDR) |
1200 cd/m² |
| Anti-glare screen |
Yes |
| Native aspect ratio |
16:10 |
| Panel type |
Mini LED |
| HD type |
WQXGA |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Display resolution |
2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Display diagonal |
40.6 cm (16") |
| Processor |
|---|
| Processor base power |
55 W |
| Maximum turbo power |
160 W |
| Processor cache |
36 MB |
| Efficient-core base frequency |
2.1 GHz |
| Performance-core base frequency |
2.7 GHz |
| Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency |
4.6 GHz |
| Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency |
5.4 GHz |
| Efficient cores |
16 |
| Performance cores |
8 |
| Processor boost frequency |
5.4 GHz |
| Processor threads |
24 |
| Processor cores |
24 |
| Processor model |
275HX |
| Processor generation |
Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) |
| Processor family |
Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| Processor manufacturer |
Intel |
| Neural processor unit (NPU) |
|---|
| GPU performance up to |
8 TOPs |
| NPU performance up to |
13 TOPs |
| Total processor performance up to |
36 TOPs |
| AI software frameworks supported by NPU |
DirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
| Windows Studio effects support |
Yes |
| Sparsity support |
Yes |
| Neural processor unit (NPU) |
Intel AI Boost |
| Memory |
|---|
| Memory channels |
Dual-channel |
| Maximum internal memory |
64 GB |
| Memory slots |
2x SO-DIMM |
| Memory layout (slots x size) |
2 x 32 GB |
| Memory clock speed |
5600 MHz |
| Memory form factor |
SO-DIMM |
| Internal memory type |
DDR5-SDRAM |
| Internal memory |
64 GB |
| Storage |
|---|
| Card reader integrated |
No |
| Optical drive type |
No |
| SSD form factor |
M.2 |
| SSD interface |
PCI Express 4.0 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Total SSDs capacity |
2 TB |
| Storage media |
SSD |
| Total storage capacity |
2 TB |
| Graphics |
|---|
| NVIDIA G-SYNC |
Yes |
| On-board graphics card model |
Intel Graphics |
| On-board graphics card family |
Intel Graphics |
| On-board GPU manufacturer |
Intel |
| Discrete graphics memory type |
GDDR7 |
| Discrete graphics card memory |
24 GB |
| Discrete graphics card model |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Discrete GPU manufacturer |
NVIDIA |
| Discrete graphics card |
Yes |
| On-board graphics card |
Yes |
| Audio |
|---|
| Built-in microphone |
Yes |
| Number of built-in speakers |
4 |
| Audio system |
Smart Amp |
| Camera |
|---|
| Infrared (IR) camera |
Yes |
| Front camera HD type |
Full HD |
| Front camera |
Yes |
| Network |
|---|
| Bluetooth version |
5.4 |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rates |
10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s |
| Ethernet LAN |
Yes |
| Antenna type |
2x2 |
| Wi-Fi standards |
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) |
| Top Wi-Fi standard |
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) |
| Mobile network connection |
No |
| Ports & interfaces |
|---|
| USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode |
Yes |
| Combo headphone/mic port |
Yes |
| Intel® Thunderbolt 5 |
Yes |
| Thunderbolt 5 ports quantity |
2 |
| HDMI version |
2.1 |
| HDMI ports quantity |
1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports |
1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity |
3 |
| Performance |
|---|
| Motherboard chipset |
Intel HM870 Express |
| Keyboard |
|---|
| Keyboard backlit colour |
RGB |
| Keyboard backlit zone |
Per-key RGB |
| Numeric keypad |
No |
| Keyboard backlit |
Yes |
| Pointing device |
NumberPad |
| Software |
|---|
| Operating system architecture |
64-bit |
| Battery |
|---|
| Fast charging time (50%) |
30 min |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| Battery capacity |
90 Wh |
| Number of battery cells |
4 |
| Battery technology |
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Power |
|---|
| USB Power Delivery (USB PD) |
Yes |
| USB Type-C charging port |
Yes |
| AC adapter output voltage |
20 V |
| AC adapter output current |
19 A |
| AC adapter input voltage |
100 - 240 V |
| AC adapter frequency |
50 - 60 Hz |
| AC adapter power |
380 W |
| Security |
|---|
| Password protection type |
BIOS, User |
| Password protection |
Yes |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) |
Yes |
| Windows Hello |
Yes |
| Face recognition |
Yes |
| Weight & dimensions |
|---|
| Height (rear) |
3.08 cm |
| Height (front) |
2.28 cm |
| Depth |
268 mm |
| Width |
354 mm |
| Weight |
2.85 kg |
| General |
|---|
| Product family |
ROG |
| Product series |
Strix SCAR 16 |
| Packaging content |
|---|
| AC adapter included |
Yes |
