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M2 MacBook Pro 16” vs. 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for M2 MacBook Pro 16” and 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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M2 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Pro 16” is better than 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18.

M2 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18. It supports up to 96GB versus 64GB of system memory on the 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18.

Max system memory size

M2 MacBook Pro 16”

96 GB

2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18

64 GB

M2 MacBook Pro 16” weighed 4.7 pounds, 32% lighter than the 6.83 pounds 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18.

Weight	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Pound	4.7 lbs.	6.83 lbs.
Kilogram	2.13 kg	3.10 kg

2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 Pros

Reasons that 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 is better than M2 MacBook Pro 16”.

Intel Core i9-13980HX inside 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 has a 44% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G) inside M2 MacBook Pro 16”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 - Intel Core i9-13980HX

22,149

M2 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M2 Max (12C, 30G)

15,305

M2 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G)

15,305

M2 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G)

14,899

The 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M2 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR5	DDR5

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 16GB GDDR6 175W Max TGP vs. integrated

The 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
M.2	Onboard	Yes x2

The 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 has a 18-inch screen size 11% larger than the 16.2-inch M2 MacBook Pro 16”.

Display size

2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18

18-inch

M2 MacBook Pro 16”

16.2-inch

The 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 has more ports and slots count than the M2 MacBook Pro 16”. It has eight versus seven amount of ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Pro 16”.

Ports	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x3	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes x2
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	7	8

The 2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M2 MacBook Pro 16”. It has seven versus five commonly used ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Pro 16”.

Ports	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
RJ-45	No	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes
USB-C	No	Yes

Prices

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

M2 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M2 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU and 19‑core GPU: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Silver By Apple $1,998.99 $2,499.00 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU: 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 18GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Black By Apple $2,359.00 $2,499.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	2023 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M2 Pro Chip (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $2,067.97	See at Amazon
2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 Price
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 18” Nebula HDR 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, GeForce RTX™ 4090, Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600, 2TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G834JYR-XS97 By ASUS $3,899.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 18” Nebula HDR 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, GeForce RTX™ 4080, Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G834JZR-XS96 By ASUS $2,999.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 16” 16:10 FHD 165Hz, GeForce RTX 4070, Intel Core i9-13980HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11, G614JI-AS94, Eclipse Gray By ASUS $1,649.99 $1,999.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Released	2023	2023
Release Date	Announced on January 17, 2023. Available on January 24, 2023.	Announced on January 04, 2023 (CES 2023)
Pricing	$2,499 M2 Pro 12-Core CPU 19-Core GPU 16GB 512GB $2,699 M2 Pro 12-Core CPU 19-Core GPU 16GB 1TB $3,299 M2 Max 12-Core CPU 30-Core GPU 32GB 1TB $3,899 M2 Max 12-Core CPU 38-Core GPU 64GB 1TB $4,299 M2 Max 12-Core CPU 38-Core GPU 64GB 2TB $4,899 M2 Max 12-Core CPU 38-Core GPU 64GB 4TB $6,099 M2 Max 12-Core CPU 38-Core GPU 64GB 8TB $6,499 M2 Max 12-Core CPU 38-Core GPU 96GB 8TB	-
Applicable Models	-	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18 ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2023) ROG Strix SCAR 18 with Intel Core i9-13980HX ROG Strix SCAR 18 G834 ROG Strix SCAR 18 G834JZ (RTX 4080) ROG Strix SCAR 18 G834JY (RTX 4090)
Generations	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”	-

Exterior	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Dimensions	Height: 0.66 inch (1.68 cm) Width: 14.01 inches (35.57 cm) Depth: 9.77 inches (24.81 cm)	15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91 ~ 1.21” (399 x 294 x 23.1 ~ 30.8 mm)
Weight	4.7 pounds (2.15 kg) M2 Pro models. 4.8 pounds (2.16 kg) M2 Max models.	6.83 lbs (3.10 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Eclipse Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID 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	Full-size backlit keyboard ROG Overstroke Calibrated Keystrokes N-Key Rollover Aura Sync Bigger arrow keys Gaps between function keys 2.0mm key travel 0.15mm keycap dish Hotkeys Volume down volume up mute HyperFan Armoury Crate RGB Lighting Options: Per-Key RGB lighting Touchpad with integrated Numpad large glass surface matte finish

Display	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Size	16.2 Inches	18 Inches
Info	Liquid Retina XDR display 16.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;10 3456-by-2234 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range) Up to 1000 nits sustained (full-screen) brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio Color 1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz	18” FHD+ 165Hz 16:10 1920 x 1200 165Hz 100% sRGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync MUX Switch + Optimus Dolby Vision 18” QHD+ ROG Nebular 240Hz Display 16:10 2560 x 1600 IPS level 500 nits 240Hz refresh rate 3ms response time Pantone Validated 100% DCI-P3 G-Sync MUX Switch + Advanced Optimus Dolby Vision HDR Anti-glare

Ports	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Left (4) Image Source: Apple 1 x power port MagSafe 3 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) Image Source: Apple 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x HDMI v2.1, 8K@60Hz, 4K@240Hz	Image Source: ASUS Left (6) 1 x power port 1 x RJ-45 2.5 Gbps 1 x HDMI v2.1 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (2) 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)

Internal Specs	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Processor	Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz, Apple M2 Max (12C, 30G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz, Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz,	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX 24 cores, 32 threads, 2.20 → 5.60 GHz, 36MB SmartCache, 55W
Integrated Graphics	Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 19 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Max (12C, 30G) Apple M2 Max iGPU 30 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G) Apple M2 Max iGPU 38 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,	13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1650 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 96GB Unified Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB Dual-Channel 4800MHz DDR5 SDRAM. 2 x SODIMM slots
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4080 - 12GB GDDR6 2280 MHz at 150W with ROG Boost up to 2330 MHz at 175W (25W Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4090 - 16GB GDDR6 2040 MHz at 150W with ROG Boost up to 2090 MHz at 175W (25W Dynamic Boost).
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD	1TB 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0. 2 x M.2 SSD slots, supports RAID-0.

Connectivity	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Wi-Fi	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Intel® Wi-Fi 6E with Gig+ performance (802.11ax) 2x2 multi-antenna
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	-	2.5 Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Battery	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Size	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	90Wh 4-cell lithium-ion battery.
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours of wireless web Up to 22 hours of Apple TV app movie playback	-
Power Supply	140W USB‑C Power Adapter Charging up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes with included USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable.	330W ø6.0 mm power adapter. 100W USB-C power adapter. Supports fast charging technology with up to 50% in 30 minutes.

Software	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
OS	Shipped with macOS Ventura	Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps	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	Armoury Crate

Camera & Audio	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Camera	1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.	720p HD Webcam Top mounted
Audio	High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones	Speakers 4 x speakers with Smart Amp Technology. Dolby Atmos. Hi-Res audio certification. Microphones Built-in array microphone. Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation.

Misc	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	-
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM) BIOS Administrator Password and User Password Protection
In the box	16‑inch MacBook Pro 140W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)	ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2023) Barrel-Type Power Adapter TYPE-C, 100W AC Adapter (optional) ROG Gladius III Mouse P514 (optional) ROG backpack (optional) ROG Fusion II 300 (optional)
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 every 12 months, 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	Display Supports M2 Pro Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, or one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI One external display supported at 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display at 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI M2 Max Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: Up to four external displays: Up to three external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI Up to three external displays: Up to two external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display with 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C HDMI digital video output Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz	-

Key Features	M2 MacBook Pro 16”	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 18
At Glance	Released in Early 2023 16:10 XDR 16.2” 2234p 120Hz Weight 4.7 lb 2.13 kg Up to Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G) 12C/12T, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz Geekbench 5 2,075 Single Core Geekbench 5 15,305 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 Max iGPU 38 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 96GB LPDDR5 Memory	Released in Early 2023 Nebular 16:10 18” 1600p 240Hz Weight 6.83 lb 3.10 kg Powered By Intel Core i9-13980HX 24C/32T, 2.20 → 5.60 GHz Geekbench 5 2,160 Single Core Geekbench 5 22,149 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1650 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 4800 MHz DDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 16GB GDDR6 175W Max TGP Aura Sync Rear Glow Aura Sync Light Bar Aura Sync ROG Logo Backlit Chiclet Per-Key RGB Full-size keyboard Large Precision Touchpad with Numpad