Compete at the highest level of Windows 10 Pro gaming with the ROG Strix
SCAR 15. Take on any challenge with the powerful AMD Ryzen™ 9
5900HX CPU and GeForce RTX™ 3080 GPU. Go all-in on esports
speed with an ultrafast panel up to 300Hz/3ms, or immerse in lush detail
with a high-resolution WQHD 165Hz option. Input every strike with
precision on a responsive optical mechanical keyboard. With a competitive
edge this sharp, you can dominate any arena. anywhere.
Professional esports teams that compete in League of Legends- LEC
& LFL.
“The Misfits Gaming LEC team need the highest performing gear to
stay on top of their game, whether that’s in the training facility
or on the go. The STRIX SCAR 17, with its impressive GeForce
RTX™
3080 and 360Hz display, enables our team to play at their very
best without any compromise.”
“The new Strix SCAR 15 is in my opinion the ultimate esport laptop
which I intend to bring with me on every tournament instead of a
bulky PC and monitor. The Strix SCAR 15 provides high performance
in a small package with a 300Hz panel!”
Design
Victory hinges on you
Win with athletic style at your next esports tournament. Clean cuts across
the lid mirror the cutting-edge power inside. Customizable Armor Caps add
a pop of color to your chassis. Artful Aura Sync accents illuminate your
creativity. Light shines brightly from the metallic ROG logo and optical
mechanical keyboard with per-key personalization. More LEDs emit an even
glow around the base of the chassis and across the strategic slice beneath
the screen.
Customizable
Armor Cap
Personalized Style
Translucent
Keyboard Deck
Optical
Mechanical
Keyboard
Translucent Black
Rubber Grey
Spangle Silver
Change up your look
Add a pop of personality to your chassis with Customizable Armor
Caps. Two additional color options come in the box and swap out
effortlessly, letting you switch up your style anytime. For a
fully customized touch, we also have a 3D printing template that
makes it easy to create original looks of your own.
Pixel perfect polish
An asymmetrical slash across the lid shows off our signature
style, updated with a sleek dot matrix design created with precise
electroplating. The dots add a touch of shimmer from any angle and
evoke a backdrop of city lights at night. Capped with aluminum,
the lid is strong and resilient. Its fingerprint-resistant nano
coating stays sleek all day and is easier to wipe clean than
typical surface treatments.
Stun at every angle
Thoughtful details set this laptop apart from the competition. Our
360° design philosophy puts subtle but distinctive elements across
every part of the machine. The dot matrix design splashed across
the lid cuts down to meet cross-hatched vents beneath the base. An
expansive rubberized grip holds the laptop firmly in place and
makes it easier to carry. Typographic elements around the trim
subtly show off your ROG pride.
Upgraded underglow
Game in a customized glow with clean RGB lighting. The wraparound
light bar has a higher LED density to evenly illuminate the three
front edges of the chassis, while additional LEDs beneath the
display add a diffused glow on deck. Coordinate illumination
across your entire suite of compatible Aura Sync peripherals to
set the mood for competitive play.
Soft-touch surface
Soft-touch paint slashed across the most commonly used parts of
the keyboard and palm rest minimizes smudges and fingerprints to
stay clean and stylish through the day. It adds a matte finish to
the resilient plastic deck that keeps surface temperatures cooler
and more comfortable to the touch than metal over extended play
sessions.
Smaller form factor
Carry tournament-level gaming power with you on the go in a small
and portable chassis. A footprint that’s 7% smaller than previous
generations makes it easy to bring your A-game anywhere. The
streamlined new design enables an 85% screen-to-body ratio with
superslim bezels that make gameplay more immersive.
Expanded touchpad
Improve everyday comfort and usability with an active touchpad
area that’s 85% larger than previous generations. More space means
greater precision along with more comfortable hand movements and
gestures while you’re navigating. The glass pad is coated in a
matte finish that adds strength with a silky smooth feel.
PERFORMANCE
COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
Accelerate work and play on a machine tailored to deliver triple-digit
frame rates. Leading-edge graphics up to a GeForce RTX™ 3080
GPU enable ultrafast and fluid gameplay. An overclockable AMD CPU up to an AMD
Ryzen™ 9 5900HX runs on up to 54W of sustained power when the
GPU is active and 80W on its own, and is paired with up to 64GB of
DDR4-3200 RAM to slice through heavy workloads. Two M.2 NVMe SSDs running
in RAID 0 accelerate load times and nearly double the throughput of a
single drive. Up to 2TB of storage means you can take a huge games
collection wherever you go.
WINDOWS 10 PRO
OS
AMD
Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
CPU
Support up to
64 GB
DDR4-3200
Up to a GeForce
RTX™ 3080
GPU
Up to
2 TB RAID 0
SSD
Overwatch
269 FPS
In FHD Epic
*Tested on ROG Strix SCAR17 with NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™
3080 graphics card, AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX processor, and 32GB
DDR4 RAM.
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GeForce RTX™ 30 series Laptops
GeForce RTX™ 30 Series powers the world’s fastest
laptops for gamers and creators. They’re built with the
award-winning Ampere —NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture —with new
RT Cores, Tensor Cores, and streaming multiprocessors for the most
realistic ray-traced graphics and cutting-edge AI features.
NVIDIA Ampere Architecture
2ND GENERATION
RT CORES
2X THROUGHPUT
3RD GENERATION
TENSOR CORES
UP TO 2X THROUGHPUT
NEW
SM
2X FP32 THROUGHPU
RTX. It’s on
Experience today’s biggest blockbusters like never before with the
visual fidelity of real-time ray tracing and the ultimate
performance of AI-powered DLSS. RTX. It’s On.
DLSS AI Acceleration
NVIDIA DLSS is groundbreaking AI rendering that boosts frame rates
with uncompromised image quality using the dedicated AI processing
Tensor Cores on GeForce RTX™. This gives you the
performance headroom to crank up settings and resolutions for an
incredible visual experience. The AI revolution has arrived to
gaming.
Dynamic Boost 2.0
New AI-powered Dynamic Boost 2.0 automatically delivers the needed
power between the GPU, GPU memory, and CPU for a larger
performance boost than ever before. The AI networks in Dynamic
Boost 2.0 manage power on a per-frame basis, so your laptop is
constantly optimizing for maximum performance while you’re gaming
and creating.
DLSS
NVIDIA DLSS delivers a massive performance boost at the same power
by using the Tensor Cores to do groundbreaking AI rendering.
Up Your Creative Game
Take your creative projects to a new level with GeForce RTX™
30 Series laptops. Delivering AI-acceleration in top creative
apps. Backed by the NVIDIA Studio platform of dedicated drivers
and exclusive tools. And built to perform in record time. Whether
you’re rendering complex 3D scenes, editing 8K video, or
livestreaming with the best encoding and image quality, GeForce
RTX™ laptops give you the performance to create your
best.
Victory Measured in Milliseconds
NVIDIA Reflex delivers the ultimate competitive advantage. The
lowest latency. The best responsiveness, powered by GeForce
RTX™
30 Series laptops. Acquire targets faster, react quicker, and
increase aim precision through a revolutionary suite of
technologies to measure and optimize system latency for
competitive games.
Stream Like a Boss
Steal the show with incredible graphics and smooth, stutter-free
live streaming. Next-generation hardware encoding and decoding
combine to show off all your best moments in exquisite detail. And
the all-new NVIDIA Broadcast app takes your livestreams to the
next level with powerful AI capabilities to improve audio and
video quality with effects like virtual background, webcam auto
frame and microphone noise removal. GeForce RTX™ 30
Series laptops deliver the performance and image quality necessary
to give your audience your best—every time.
Resizable BAR
Resizable BAR is an advanced PCI Express feature that enables the
CPU to access the entire GPU frame buffer at once, improving
performance in many games.
DISPLAY
VISUALIZE VICTORY
Play at pro speed on the latest gaming panels. The Strix SCAR 15 has up to
the world’s fastest laptop display with a 300Hz/3ms panel that lets you
experience the game with tournament-level fluidity. Target tracking is
smoother with minimal blur thanks to a 3ms grey-to-grey response time. For
a satisfying balance between high speed and resolution, a WQHD 165Hz/3ms
display option brings immersive 2K details into high-refresh territory. It
covers 100% of the wider DCI-P3 color space and lets you see more shades
in compatible films and other media.
Up to
300 Hz
FHD
3 ms
Response Rate
100%
SRGB
Immersive
Adaptive-Sync
Technology
85%
Screen-To-Body
Up to
165 Hz
WQHD
100%
DCI-P3
Immersive
Adaptive-Sync
Technology
85%
Screen-To-Body
FHD
QHD
COOLING
Cutting-edge cooling boosts performance
Game in stealth with quieter, more effective cooling. Liquid metal
compound on the CPU improves heat transfer for easier dissipation.
Upgraded fans boast 84 blades apiece, each reshaped to push more air with
less noise and turbulence. Air flows through four heatsinks and fan
outlets to rapidly expel heat. You can customize system settings on a
per-app basis, so cooling and acoustics are optimized automatically for
the task. All these improvements allow ROG Boost to overclock the GPU in
Turbo mode, and they open up extra thermal headroom to pursue even higher
GPU clocks and also overclock the CPU.
4 Fan Outlets
Improve Airflow
Liquid Metal
Thermal Compound
Up to
16°C Cooler CPU
with Liquid Metal
Up to
3dB
Less Noise
ROG Boost OC
1645MHz
On Turbo Mode
LEARN MORE
Learn More About Liquid Metal Technology
KEYBOARD
OPTICAL SWITCHES ENHANCE PRECISION
Our optical mechanical keyboard switches actuate nearly instantaneously
and much faster than standard alternatives, enabling more responsive
input, superior accuracy, and extreme durability. A longer travel distance
adds comfort, while curved caps keep your fingers centered. Per-key Aura
Sync illumination lets you highlight key commands for different games, and
offers a fun way to light up your world.
Optical
Mechanical
Keyboard
1.9 mm
Travel Distance
Per-key
RGB
Durability
100 M
Key Press Lifetime
Zero Debounce Delay
0.2 ms
Response Time
Aura SYNC
Technology
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AUDIO
IMMERSE IN CRYSTAL CLEAR SOUND
Virtual 5.1.2-channel surround sound powered by Dolby Atmos technology
puts you in the center of the action. Twin tweeters fire sound directly at
you, while dual Smart Amp woofers bounce bass off the table. Two-Way AI
Noise Cancelation removes excess noise from incoming and outgoing audio,
making your multiplayer team chat, streaming, and other communications
crystal clear.
4X
Smart Amp Speakers
5.1.2 Channel
Virtual Surround Sound
Two-Way
AI Noise Cancelation
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BATTERY
LIVE LONGER
Unplug and do more on the move with a high-capacity 90Wh battery. Extend
your battery life away from wall sockets with Type-C charging from
compatible power packs. For everyday activities like web browsing and
streaming video, you can work off a smaller USB-C adapter up to 100W and
travel even lighter with a single charger for your laptop and phone.
90 Wh
Battery
Rapid
Type-C
Charging
Up to
12 Hr
Videoplay
AURA SYNC
AURA SYNC LETS YOUR PERSONALITY SHINE
Dim the lights and let Aura Sync take center stage. RGB LEDs accent the
entire laptop, including per-key control that lets you highlight crucial
commands for quick recognition. Coordinate your lighting across an entire
ecosystem of Aura Sync devices to create your ideal gaming environment.
Set the mood for competitive play. Link effects to in-game events. Show
your true colors and personalize your gaming experience.
Static
Breathing
Strobing
Colorcycle
Rainbow
Music
Smart
Starry night
KEYSTONE II
TRANSFORM YOUR EXPERIENCE
Keystone II offers a versatile new way to personalize your machine and
protect your personal data. These physical, NFC-enabled keys fit neatly
into the chassis, adding a subtle accent along the trim. When docked,
Keystones can unlock access to personalized settings that transform your
machine, quick-launch apps or games of your choice, reveal a hidden Shadow
Drive for covert private storage, and more.
CONNECTIVITY
FAST WI-FI 6 NETWORKING
Game at gigabit speeds where compatible connections are available with
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax). It boosts peak interface bandwidth , increases
efficiency and reliability on crowded networks, and offers lower latency
for less lag in-game. ROG RangeBoost enhances reception by evaluating the
signal strength of four internal antennas and then picking the best pair
to use for your location, minimizing dead spots and increasing range by up
to 30%.
I/O PORTS
Comprehensive Connectivity
Versatile I/O ports keep you connected anywhere. Hook up next-gen devices
to amp up your setup at Gen 2 speeds via the USB 3.2 Type-C™
with DisplayPort™ 1.4 and USB Power Delivery. Three Type-A USB
3.2 Gen 1 ports are ready for your favorite gaming gear, while HDMI 2.0b
lets you connect a 4K monitor or TV at up to 60Hz. The key ports are
strategically positioned at the back to keep cable clutter out of your
space.
*G SYNC™ is only supported via USB Type-C
LAN RJ45 jack
HDMI(2.0b)
USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (support Display Port & PD Charger)
USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x2
Audio jack
EXCLUSIVE SOFTWARE
ARMOURY CRATE
ROG Armoury Crate unifies system and lighting controls to put essential
settings at your fingertips in a single utility. You can easily define and
customize Scenario Profiles that automatically make adjustments when you
launch your favorite titles. Pairing these customizations with the ROG
Keystone II lets you quickly load your fine-tuned settings.
XBOX Game Pass
Game Visual
Aura Creator
Scenario Profiles
Android/iOS App
XBOX Game Pass
Unlimited access to over 100 high-quality PC games on Windows
10. One month subscription to Game Pass that’s included with the
purchase of your device. With games added all the time, you’ll
always have something new to play.
*Active subscription required; continues until cancelled; game
catalog varies over time. Requires Windows 10 and an app to play
PC games; see details at xbox.com/pcgamesplan. See xbox.com/
game-pass.
Game Visual
ROG GameVisual software offers six expertly tuned graphic modes
designed to optimize your visual experience for specific game
genres. First Person Shooter (FPS) mode, for example, enhances
visibility in dark environments, allowing you to get the drop on
any enemies lurking in the shadows. Use GameVisual to get the
best experience for every game in your library.
Aura Creator
Aura Creator is a powerful lighting editor that lets you craft
complex RGB effects from the ground up. An easy-to-use interface
allows you to personalize preloaded lighting effects, layer and
transition them to perfection, and activate them across a full
array of Aura Sync devices. Create custom RGB lighting and let
your personality shine.
Scenario Profiles
Automatic switching between Silent, Performance, and Turbo modes
is just the beginning for Scenario Profiles. You can also define
application-specific preferences for other vital system
settings, like the lighting configuration, whether the Windows
key or touchpad are enabled, and which GameFirst VI and Sonic
Studio III profile to use. Armoury Crate makes adjustments in an
instant to best fit the task at hand, and you can configure each
profile exactly how you want.
Android/iOS App
Pick up the free Armoury Crate mobile app for Android or iOS to
easily access your settings without interrupting your game!
Available now on both Google Play™ and the App Store.
PERIPHERALS
GEAR UP AND GAME
Arm yourself with ROG gaming gear and accessories. Keep superior precision
and control close at hand with the Aura Sync-compatible ROG Chakram core
mouse . Enhance your audio experience with the cushy and comfortable ROG
Delta headset, perfect for immersing yourself in rich, high-fidelity
sound. And carry it all with you on the move in a durable ROG Backpack.
*Bundled peripherals may vary according to regions. Please check with
local vendors for exact offers.
ROG Backpack
ROG GC21
Type-C ROG Charge
ROG Delta
ROG Chakram core
AMD Ryzen™ CPUs
Power through anything with up to the latest AMD Ryzen™
9 5900HX CPU. Bolstered by ROG Intelligent Cooling, it runs on
up to 54W of sustained power when the GPU is active and 80W on
its own. It’s also unlocked, so you can pursue faster
performance with overclocking. AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series
mobile processors are made with cutting-edge 7nm fabrication
technology. They’re designed to deliver the most immersive
gaming experience you can get in a laptop, and they activate up
to 8 cores and 16 threads to handle demanding work. Stream your
favorite channels, jump into games, and stay on top of tasks
anywhere.
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ graphics
Everything from esports to AAA gaming runs fast and fluid,
powered by cutting-edge GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs.
Our top config has a GeForce RTX™ 3080 clocked at
1645MHz at 115W with ROG Boost, with another 15W available from
Dynamic Boost. It’s built on Ampere, NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX
architecture, and combines new streaming multiprocessors with
2nd gen RT cores and 3rd gen Tensor cores to enable the most
realistic ray-traced graphics and advanced AI features. The GPU
also supports NVIDIA Reflex low-latency technologies for a
competitive multiplayer edge and Broadcast effects that take
streams to the next level.
Dual-channel DDR4 memory
Multitask like a pro with up to 64GB of dual-channel DDR4-3200
memory. Fast and responsive, this high-performance RAM stands up
to any challenge. Gamers can switch gears between the latest AAA
titles, streaming software, and chat with teammates without
missing a beat, while serious power users and creators can run
every program they need at once for peak productivity.
Superfast RAID 0 storage
Take back time for tasks that matter with superfast SSD storage
up to a 2TB RAID 0 array. Two responsive M.2 NVMe PCIe®
3.0 SSDs connect directly to the CPU, bypassing bottlenecks to
enable throughput up to 7000 MB/s and make massive games and
apps load at blazing fast speeds. Doubling up on SSDs lets you
carry terabytes of storage for an ever-growing game library,
along with everything else you need to get through your
day-to-day.
*RAID will be supported in a future AMD driver update. Please
check with your regional ROG representative for more details.
Liquid metal
Liquid metal compound from Thermal Grizzly reduces CPU
temperatures by up to 16°C compared to standard thermal paste.
Painting it onto CPUs is delicate work typically done by hand,
but ROG commissioned custom equipment to automate the process
with mechanical precision, and designed a patented internal
fence to contain the compound. We’ve updated our patented
process for AMD CPUs, adding a special step to protect
surface-mounted components on the processor package.
3D Flow Zone
Ample airflow is a fundamental aspect of effective cooling. To
amp up cool air intake, the hinges on the Strix SCAR are shifted
forward in front of a heavily ventilated 3D Flow Zone. A
trapezoidal cut carves out space below the screen to ensure that
the venting is unobstructed, while giving the laptop its
signature asymmetrical style.
New Arc Flow fans
New Arc Flow fans are designed to maximize airflow and keep
noise levels low. Each one features 84 blades that vary in
thickness from base to tip to maximize airflow, and the blades
are capped by a special aerodynamic wave pattern that minimizes
turbulence and noise. The fans are crafted from a liquid-crystal
polymer that’s strong enough to maintain its shape while
spinning at high RPMs, even with blades slimming down to just
0.1mm. Despite making less noise than the previous generation,
they help increase airflow by up to 35% for the CPU and 21% for
the GPU.
CoolZone keyboard
Extended gaming sessions warm up internal components and can
cause the keyboard above to become uncomfortable to touch over
time. To keep your fingers cool, the Strix SCAR 15 has strategic
vents around the WASD keys that allow airflow from the fan
below. This design improves comfort for longer gaming marathons
by keeping surface temperatures under 30° Celsius, a reduction
of up to 14% compared to competing laptops.
Self-cleaning cooling 2.0
Keeping the heatsinks free of debris is critical to maintaining
optimal thermal dissipation, so we developed anti-dust tunnels
that catch particles and channel them away from core cooling
components to prevent build-up. This self-cleaning system helps
ensure consistent cooling performance over time, which improves
long-term stability and overall reliability. Our latest design
shortens the tunnels to make more space around the fans,
increasing airflow by 15%.
More ultrathin fins
Thermal energy is dissipated by four heatsinks and fan outlets
in the flanks. Each heatsink is lined with ultra-thin copper
fins as slim as 0.1mm, allowing both higher density and lower
air resistance than typical fins that are twice as thick. In the
Strix SCAR, this design improves heat dissipation by 13% while
also reducing air resistance by 7%.
Extended heat spreader
The comprehensive thermal design includes an extended heat
spreader that absorbs heat from the CPU, GPU, VRAM, and VRM. It
combines with up to 6 heat pipes that cover the same components.
This extensive thermal coverage helps sustain and extend the
overall performance, reliability, and lifespan of the system.
The right mode for the moment
Gaming laptops are versatile enough to tackle a range of tasks,
but requirements vary wildly, so customizable Scenario Profiles
adapt accordingly. They can be set to automatically switch
between operating modes to optimize performance and acoustics
for different games and applications. Turbo mode uses the
highest fan speed and clocks to sustain maximum speed,
Performance mode adjusts the clocks and cooling to lower noise
levels for gaming, and Silent mode runs even quieter for lighter
work and entertainment.
Lower noise levels
Comprehensive cooling improvements lower overall acoustics for
quieter work and play. The Strix SCAR reduces noise to just 35
dB in Silent mode for stealthy everyday operation, takes it down
to 40 dB in Performance mode for distraction-free gaming, and
hits 45 dB in Turbo mode for a surprisingly manageable
full-throttle experience.
Lightspeed switches
Optical mechanical switches enable rapidfire inputs with high
accuracy. Instead of relying on electrical contact that requires
a debounce delay of 5ms or more to filter unwanted interference,
they trigger precisely with a beam of light that takes the
response time down to just 0.2ms. Built for serious, long-term
gaming, the switches are rated to a lifespan of over 100 million
presses—5x more than typical laptop keyboards. Fire off complex
commands and mash cooldowns with confidence.
Comfortable keystrokes
The ultrafast optical switches combine with a longer keystroke
travel distance of 1.9mm to provide a satisfying tactile feel.
Each key cap curves gently to a depth of 0.15mm to cradle your
fingers for greater comfort and put them in a better position
for accurate input.
Keyboard layout
Taking inspiration from the best desktop keyboards, the function
keys are spaced for fewer misses, and enlarged directional
arrows are isolated for precise finger control. Five dedicated
gaming hotkeys give quick access to features like volume, mic
mute, and Armoury Crate.
Quad Speakers with Dolby Atmos
Two tweeters and two woofers powered by Smart Amp offer richer
sound with 2.8x more volume, 3x more powerful bass, and up to 3x
the dynamic range of alternatives. This quad-speaker setup
delivers immersive surround sound optimized by Dolby Atmos
technology to deliver balanced, multidimensional audio across
the full spectrum without losing clarity or detail.
Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
Our advanced Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation technology runs on the
CPU, which frees up the GPU to hit higher FPS. It works with any
input device and also with downstream connections, letting you
remove noise from both your own mic input and from incoming
feeds. Noise-canceling settings can even be customized per
program, filtering specific apps like voice chat without
affecting game audio you want to remain untouched.
2021 ROG Strix series [ROG Strix SCAR & ROG Strix G] - Start Your Winning Streak | ROG
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Asus gave unprecedented attention to details making this laptop
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This gaming laptop offers top of the line performance at a price competing with PCs without the hassle