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ROG Strix SCAR II 15” vs. M1 MacBook Pro 13”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the ROG Strix SCAR II 15” and M1 MacBook Pro 13” models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ROG Strix SCAR II 15” Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix SCAR II 15” is better than M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

ROG Strix SCAR II 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Max system memory size

ROG Strix SCAR II 15”

32 GB

M1 MacBook Pro 13”

16 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

ROG Strix SCAR II 15” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

ROG Strix SCAR II 15” has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Display size

ROG Strix SCAR II 15”

15.6-inch

M1 MacBook Pro 13”

13.3-inch

M1 MacBook Pro 13” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 13” is better than ROG Strix SCAR II 15”.

2020 vs. 2018

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 13” has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8750H inside ROG Strix SCAR II 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Pro 13” - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

ROG Strix SCAR II 15” - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

ROG Strix SCAR II 15” - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

M1 MacBook Pro 13” weighed 3.1 pounds, 42% lighter than the 5.29 pounds ROG Strix SCAR II 15”.

Weight	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Pound	5.29 lbs.	3.1 lbs.
Kilogram	2.40 kg	1.41 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

ROG Strix SCAR II 15” Price
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11, G533QS-DS94 By ASUS $1,575.48 $1,999.99 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6 inch 300Hz IPS Type FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows10, G533QS-DS96 By ASUS $1,539.99	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 240Hz IPS QHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, Intel Core i9 12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, G533ZW-AS94Q,Black By ASUS $1,679.99 $2,049.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Pro 13” Price
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $680.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) - Silver (Renewed) By Apple $685.00 $719.36 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $933.14	See at Amazon

Availability	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Released	2018	2020
Release Date	-	Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing	-	$1,299 Apple M1 Chip \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 Apple M1 Chip \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	-	2022 M2 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 M1 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2015 MacBook Pro 13 Retina

Exterior	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Dimensions	14.21” x 10.31” x 1.02” (361 x 262 x 26.1 mm)	11.97” x 8.36” x 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 15.6 mm)
Weight	5.29 lbs (2.4 kg)	Starting at 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit chiclet keyboard RGB 4 zones Aura Sync Marked WASD keys Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Gaming Center 1.8mm travel distance 0.25mm keycap curve	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures

Display

ROG Strix SCAR II 15”

M1 MacBook Pro 13”

Size

15.6 Inches

13.3 Inches

Info

ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GM/GS

15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 72% NTSC

ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GW/GV

15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB

Retina display

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
Supported scaled resolutions:
- 1680 by 1050
- 1440 by 900
- 1024 by 640
16:10 aspect ratio
500 nits brightness
Supports wide color (P3)
True Tone technology

Ports	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Image Source: ASUS 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 1 x mDP 1.2 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x RJ-45 jack Only support SD card 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x Kensington lock	Image Source: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz	Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory	Up to 32GB 2666MHz Dual Channel DDR4 SDRAM	8GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory Configurable to 16GB
Discrete Graphics	ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GM NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GS NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GV NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 6GB GDDR6 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GW NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.	-
Storage	ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GM/GS SSD 128GB 256GB 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD. HDD 1TB SSHD 1TB 7200 rpm HDD 2TB 5400 rpm HDD ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GV/GM SSD 256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD. HDD 1TB 2.5” 5400rpm SSHD	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Wi-Fi	Intel^® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Size	-	58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 17 hours wireless web Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	ROG Strix SCAR II GL504GM 180W power adapter ROG Strix SCAR II GL504.GS/GV/GW 230W power adapter	61W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Shipped with macOS Big Sur
Built-in Apps	ROG Gaming Center GameFirst V GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (free) Android / iOS App	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Camera	Front-facing bottom-mounted webcam.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	2 x 1W speaker with Smart AMP technology Array microphones	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
Sensors	-	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	-	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Pro 13” 61W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	ROG Strix SCAR II 15”	M1 MacBook Pro 13”
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.29 lb 2.40 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8750H 6C/12T, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz Geekbench 5 975 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,470 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6	Released in Late 2020 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 3.1 lb 1.41 kg Powered By Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory