Asus ROG’s next-gen high-end Strix Scar laptops include more ‘AniMe’ lights to annoy anybody sitting across from you.

Inside, the new ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 gaming laptops packs up to Intel's new Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, which packs 24 cores and 32 threads at up to 65W TDP, and up to NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU with 24GB of super-fast GDDR7 memory and 175W max TGP and a MUX Switch with NVIDIA Advanced Optimus.

Out of the box your ROG Ally has three Asus-set performance profiles, aka Operating Modes: Silent, Performance and Turbo. You also have two secondary options: Windows, which defaults to whatever power settings you've set in Windows 11, and Manual, which lets you set custom performance settings.

Today at CES, Asus announced its lineup of 2025 gaming laptops, some of which feature Nvidia’s new, mega-powerful GeForce RTX 5090 graphics. The Asus ROG Strix SCAR models, which are designed with the ultimate gaming experience in mind,

ASUS Republic of Gamers has unveiled an ambitious lineup of gaming hardware at CES 2025, showcasing innovations across ROG laptops, desktops, and external GPUs that promise to redefine gaming performance.

ASUS has launched new gaming laptops, GPUs, and mini PCs at CES 2025, designed to deliver performance, portability, and advanced cooling for gamers and creators.

Asus ROG unveils new gaming laptops like ROG Strix SCAR 16/18 with Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX & Nvidia RTX 50 GPUs. Also introduces more budget-friendly ROG Strix G16/18 laptops and Zephyrus G14/16 with OLED screens and RTX 50 GPUs.