ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 gaming laptop, Intel Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5070 Ti 12GB, 16GB DDR5

18-inch 2.5K 240Hz display

The ROG Strix Scar 18 is an 18-inch gaming laptop built around a 2560 x 1600 panel running at 240Hz. An Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor with 24 cores and a 5.4 GHz turbo frequency drives the system. An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU with 12GB of GDDR7 memory handles graphics. Sixteen gigabytes of DDR5 memory and a 2TB PCIe SSD complete the core specification. Windows 11 Home and a per-key RGB keyboard ship standard.

High-refresh competitive gaming and content creation

This machine suits players who need an 18-inch 240Hz screen for fast-paced shooters and creators who rely on the 24-core CPU for rendering or compile workloads. The 12GB GDDR7 GPU supports modern titles at the native 2.5K resolution. Buyers who require more than 16GB of memory for large datasets or virtualisation should look at a configurable workstation alternative. The 6.28-pound chassis and 0.93-inch profile also make it less suited for frequent airline travel.

12GB GDDR7 video memory on RTX 5070 Ti

The single specification that decides fit is the 12GB GDDR7 frame buffer paired with the RTX 5070 Ti laptop GPU. It determines whether the system can hold the texture sets and frame buffers required by the latest titles at 2560 x 1600 without falling back to system memory. If a workflow or game demands more than 12GB of dedicated video memory, this model will not meet that requirement.