Best Gaming Laptops
Top-scoring gaming laptops across chassis sizes — 14-inch, 16-inch, 18-inch rigs.
Ranked by the weighted Specdex score — 0-100 composite of real-world and synthetic benchmarks.
- #1ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #2ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 32GB
Core i9-14900HX · 32GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 32GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #3ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 64GB
Core i9-14900HX · 64GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 64GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #4ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 256GB SSD · Silver
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #5ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 256GB SSD · Space Gray
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #6ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 256GB SSD · Black
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #7ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 512GB SSD · Silver
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #8ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 512GB SSD · Space Gray
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #9ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 512GB SSD · Black
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #10ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 1TB SSD · Silver
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #11ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 1TB SSD · Space Gray
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #12ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 1TB SSD · Black
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #13ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 2TB SSD · Silver
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #14ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 2TB SSD · Space Gray
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
- #15ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB · 2TB SSD · Black
Core i9-14900HX · 16GB · 2025
ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
Head-to-head
The two highest-ranked products compared side-by-side.
Frequently asked
What is the best laptop right now? +
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB leads our Best Gaming Laptops list with a Specdex score of 94/100. ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.
How is the Specdex score calculated? +
The Specdex score is a 0–100 weighted composite of category-specific sub-scores (e.g. CPU/GPU/camera/battery/display for phones). Weights are published on our methodology page and reviewed quarterly.
How often is this list updated? +
The ranking is regenerated on every page load from our live D1 database. Scores re-calibrate whenever we add new products or firmware updates change benchmark results.