2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2021 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15

Availability

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Released2021
Release DateAnnounced on January 13, 2021 (CES 2021)
Applicable Models
  • 2021 ROG Strix G15
  • ROG Strix G15 (2021)
  • ROG Strix G15 G533
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 Price
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
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
$1,606.00
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W ), Ryzen 9 5900HX,with Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered GeForce RTX Bundle (32GB RAM | 1TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W ), Ryzen 9 5900HX,with Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered GeForce RTX Bundle (32GB RAM | 1TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,795.00
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 165Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, G533QS-XS98Q
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 165Hz IPS QHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Pro, G533QS-XS98Q
By ASUS
$1,499.99
$2,699.99 44% OFF
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W), 8-core AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX,Windows 10 Home, with HDMI Cable (64GB RAM | 4TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6" 300Hz IPS Type FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W), 8-core AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX,Windows 10 Home, with HDMI Cable (64GB RAM | 4TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,939.90
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, G533QS-DS98
ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 300Hz IPS FHD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 32GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Opti-Mechanical Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 10 Home, G533QS-DS98
By ASUS
$1,879.00

Exterior

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Dimensions13.94 x 10.20 x 0.89 - 1.07” (354 x 259 x 22.6 - 27.2 mm)
Weight5.07 lbs (2.30 kg)
Colors
Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Optical Mech Keyboard
    1.9 mm key travel Per-Key RGB 100M key press lifetime 0.2 ms response time Aura Sync
  • Hotkeys 
    Volume down volume up mute HyperFan Armoury Crate
  • Touchpad with integrated numpad 
    85% larger glass surface matte finish illuminated numpad

Display

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Size15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6” WQHD 165Hz
    16:9 3840 x 2160 165Hz 3ms 100% DCI-P3 Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync
  • 15.6” FHD 300Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 300Hz 3ms 100% sRGB 75% Adobe RGB Non-touch IPS Level Anti-Glare Adaptive-Sync

Ports

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Ports
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x USB Type-C™
    Supports USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort™ 1.4, and Power Delivery 3.0
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • 1 x Audio combo jack
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Processor
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 151
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H1,33494.21%
2
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX1,416100.00%
01,416

Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 151
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H7,09892.63%
2
AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX7,663100.00%
07,663
Integrated Graphics
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB 64GB
Dual-Channel DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM.
2 x SODIMM slots
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1802MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070
    8GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1660MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080
    16GB GDDR6 VRAM, with ROG Boost up to 1645MHz at 115W (130W with Dynamic Boost).
Storage
512GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0.
2 x M.2 SSD slots, supports RAID-0.

Connectivity

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1
Ethernet Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Size90 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
Power Supply
240W
  ø6.0 mm power adapter.
Supports USB-C™ Power Delivery 3.0 up to 100W

Software

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
Armoury Crate Screen Xpert Aura Creator 1M Xbox Game Pass

Camera & Audio

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
CameraNo built-in webcam.
Audio
  • 2 x 4W speaker with Smart Amp Technology.
  • 2 x 2W tweeter.
  • Supports Dolby Atmos.
  • Built-in array microphone
  • Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation

Key Features

2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
At Glance
Released in
2021
16:9 WQHD
15.6”
2160p 165Hz
Weight
5.07 lb
2.30 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,416
Single Core
Geekbench 5
7,663
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
8 Graphics Cores, 2100 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3080
16GB GDDR6 115W TGP

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Our analysis and reviews

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What we like

Reasons to like about 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15.

Supports Windows 11

The 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Secure BootYes
TPM 2.0 TPM 2.0
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 7-5800H → AMD Ryzen 9-5900HX
4GB RAM16GB → 64GB
64GB Drive512GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU8 cores
Upgradable storage

The 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. Learn more

Storage Slots2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
M.2x2
Upgradable memory

The 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15 has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory2021 ROG Strix SCAR 15
Slotsx2
TypeDDR4
Speed3200 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 115W TGP