Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX 18" Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 2.7GHz / Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop / 32GB RAM / 2TB SSD VS MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) 18"

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX and the MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) both belong to the gaming laptop category. In terms of weight, the Asus model is slightly lighter at 3480 g compared to the MSI Titan's 3600 g. Both laptops feature a backlit keyboard, which is typical for gaming machines, and neither uses a fanless design.

When it comes to size, the Asus model is a bit more compact with a width of 399 mm, height of 298 mm, and thickness of 23 mm, while the MSI Titan is slightly larger with a width of 404 mm, height of 307 mm, and thickness of 24 mm. The volume of the Asus laptop is 2734.746 cm³, whereas the MSI Titan has a larger volume of 2976.672 cm³.

Neither laptop is weather-sealed (splashproof), so they both lack any additional protection against environmental elements.

Both the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX and the MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) feature an 18″ display. However, the resolution differs between the two: the Asus model has a resolution of 2560 x 1600 px, while the MSI Titan offers a higher 3840 x 2400 px resolution. The pixel density also reflects this difference, with the Asus at 167 ppi and the MSI Titan at 251 ppi.

Both laptops use a combination of Mini-LED and LCD display technology, although the Asus model includes an anti-reflection coating, which the MSI Titan lacks. Neither model supports a touchscreen.

Both laptops are capable of supporting up to 4 displays simultaneously.

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX and the MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) both feature powerful performance specs, but with some differences in key areas. The Asus model comes with 32GB of RAM running at 5600 MHz, while the MSI Titan is equipped with 96GB of RAM running at 6400 MHz. Both laptops use flash storage and include an NVMe SSD, but the Asus has 2048GB of internal storage, compared to the MSI Titan's significantly larger 6144GB.

In terms of processing power, both laptops have an 8-core CPU with 16 threads, but the Asus operates at 2.7 GHz for the 8 high-performance cores, with a turbo speed of 5.4 GHz. The MSI Titan, on the other hand, runs at 2.8 GHz for the high-performance cores, with a turbo speed of 5.5 GHz. Both CPUs support multithreading. The CPU threads for both models are identical at 24 threads.

Both laptops have 24GB of VRAM, use GDDR7 memory, and support DirectX 12 Ultimate. The GPU clock speed and turbo speed are identical for both products, at 990 MHz and 1515 MHz, respectively. Additionally, both models feature the same texture and pixel rates—496.9 GTexels/s and 193.9 GPixel/s, respectively. Both laptops also have 2 memory slots and PCIe version 4.0 support, with a semiconductor size of 4 nm and 64-bit support. Neither supports XeSS (XMX).

In the benchmark results, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX scores 56426 in the overall PassMark test, while the MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) scores higher at 62297. For the single-threaded performance, the Asus model has a result of 4723, while the MSI Titan performs slightly better with a score of 4784.

Both laptops show strong performance across the board, but the MSI Titan has a slight edge in both the overall and single-threaded PassMark benchmarks.

The connectivity options on the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX and the MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) are quite similar. Both models offer 3 USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-A ports and 2 USB 4 40Gbps ports, with no USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports or Thunderbolt 3 ports. Both laptops have HDMI outputs, support USB Type-C, and include Bluetooth 5.4. They also both have one RJ45 port, one HDMI port (with HDMI 2.1 version), and support Wi-Fi versions up to Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n).

However, the Asus model lacks an external memory slot, whereas the MSI Titan includes one. Both models support AirPlay and have no VGA or mini DisplayPort connectors.

In terms of connectivity features, both laptops provide the same core set of ports, with the main difference being the availability of an external memory slot on the MSI Titan.

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX and the MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) have different battery sizes, with the Asus model featuring a 90 Wh battery and the MSI Titan offering a larger 99 Wh battery.

Both laptops include sleep-and-charge USB ports, allowing you to charge devices while the laptop is in sleep mode. Neither of the laptops comes with a MagSafe power adapter.

While the MSI Titan offers a slightly larger battery, the other battery-related features are the same between the two models.

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX and the MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) share several common features. Both laptops have stereo speakers, a 3.5 mm audio jack, and support ray tracing and DLSS. The Asus model includes Dolby Atmos support, while the MSI Titan lacks this feature. The number of microphones differs, with the Asus featuring two microphones, while the MSI Titan has only one.

Another difference is in the use of 3D facial recognition, which is supported by the Asus model but not by the MSI Titan. Both laptops have a front camera and do not include a stylus, fingerprint scanner, or optical disc drive.

Neither laptop includes features like a gyroscope, GPS, accelerometer, compass, or S/PDIF Out port, with both models lacking these sensors and ports.

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) G835LX and the MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XW (2025) share many similar technical specifications. Both laptops use Intel Resizable BAR, support 3D, and multi-display technology. They also have the same GPU architecture (Blackwell) and identical memory bus width of 256-bit, with an effective memory speed of 25400 MHz and maximum memory bandwidth of 811.5 GB/s. The render output units (ROPs), texture mapping units (TMUs), shading units, and GPU memory speed are also the same for both products, with 128 ROPs, 328 TMUs, 10496 shading units, and 2000 MHz GPU memory speed. Additionally, both laptops support ECC memory and have an integrated GPU, with the same OpenCL and OpenGL versions (3 and 4.6, respectively).

There are some differences in CPU configuration: the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 has a clock multiplier of 27, while the MSI Titan has a slightly higher clock multiplier of 28. Both laptops feature a thermal design power (TDP) of 95W, and both have the same L3 and L2 cache sizes (36 MB and 40 MB, respectively). The CPU temperature is identical at 105 °C for both models. Both laptops also support the same instruction sets and have an unlocked multiplier.

Another point of similarity is the use of big.LITTLE technology and two memory channels. Both laptops also have a maximum RAM speed of 6400 MHz. Despite these similarities, the Asus model has a slightly lower clock multiplier, which might offer a minor performance variation in multi-threaded tasks, but both are highly capable systems.