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Updated Jun 2026

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.

  1. #1
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,499
    Read review →
  2. #2
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,799
    Read review →
  3. #3
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $4,099
    Read review →
  4. #4
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,499
    Read review →
  5. #5
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,499
    Read review →
  6. #6
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,499
    Read review →
  7. #7
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,499
    Read review →
  8. #8
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,499
    Read review →
  9. #9
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,499
    Read review →
  10. #10
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,699
    Read review →
  11. #11
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,699
    Read review →
  12. #12
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,699
    Read review →
  13. #13
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,999
    Read review →
  14. #14
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,999
    Read review →
  15. #15
    ASUS

    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.

    Editor’s Pick
    $3,999
    Read review →

Head-to-head

The two highest-ranked products compared side-by-side.

ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB
Editor’s Pick
VS
ASUS
ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 32GB
Editor’s Pick
Full comparison →

Frequently asked

What is the best laptop right now? +

ROG Strix SCAR 18 · 16GB leads our Best Gaming Laptops list. ASUS's ROG Strix SCAR 18 with 16GB — a 2025 notebook configured around Core i9-14900HX.

How does Specdex rank products? +

Specdex does not run benchmarks in-house. Rankings reflect editorial judgement based on manufacturer-published specs and public reviewer consensus. See the methodology page for sources and how the verdicts are formed.

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.