The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and the Gigabyte Aorus 15 are both upper midrange gaming laptops with similar storage, memory, and high-performance graphics. The ASUS arguably provides better gaming performance and refresh rate, making it suitable for intensive gaming, but it has a lower resolution display and shorter battery life compared to the Gigabyte. Meanwhile, the Gigabyte offers higher display resolution, possibly preferred for creative tasks requiring sharp image details. If battery life and screen fidelity are priorities, the Gigabyte Aorus 15 may be more appealing, but if you're focused on gaming performance, the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 stands out despite being slightly more expensive and less portable. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has no clear advantages over the Gigabyte Aorus 15.
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 15
Very good overall display quality
Good battery life
Key differences
Screen Quality
7.9/10
8.0/10
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
300Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
283.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
316.0 nits
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aorus 15 for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aorus 15 has a better screen for general use, engineering and design, and content creation.
For general use, the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 provides an adequate visual experience with good resolution and brightness, making it suitable for everyday tasks, while the Gigabyte Aorus 15 offers a higher quality display with excellent resolution and brightness, enhancing visual clarity. When it comes to engineering and design, both laptops have displays capable of presenting a wide color spectrum, but the Gigabyte Aorus 15 edges out with slightly superior color accuracy and gamut coverage critical for professional color work. However, for gaming and 3D applications where the smoothness of motion is key, both fall short due to their lower refresh rates, which can affect the fluidity of motion-intensive tasks.
Cost
$2,000
$1,500
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has a price of $2,000 and the Gigabyte Aorus 15 costs $1,500.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15 and ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 are both good for general use.
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and the Gigabyte Aorus 15 are both suitable for general use thanks to their high-performance CPUs and abundant RAM, ensuring smooth multitasking and quick operations. The ASUS offers a good balance of battery life and portability, while the Gigabyte stands out with a higher resolution display that provides better screen quality, but both have substantial weight that affects their portability for on-the-go use.
Gaming and AI
8.3/10
8.0/10
8.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
300Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and Gigabyte Aorus 15 are both very good for gaming and AI.
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 excels in gaming and 3D applications primarily due to its Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti graphics card paired with a 300Hz screen refresh rate, enhancing fluidity and responsiveness in fast-paced scenes. In comparison, the Gigabyte Aorus 15 also includes the same Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GPU, but with a lower 165Hz refresh rate, although it does have a higher resolution display for sharper images, illustrating a balance between visual detail and motion smoothness.
Engineering and Design
8.5/10
8.4/10
9.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
8.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and Gigabyte Aorus 15 are both very good for engineering and design.
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 boasts a potent CPU and RAM configuration ideal for demanding engineering software, complemented by a high-quality GPU that excels in both design tasks and gaming, but its screen, while full HD, isn't the highest resolution available. Conversely, the Gigabyte Aorus 15 offers similar CPU and RAM capabilities for engineering applications, and its GPU also handles intensive graphic tasks well; it further distinguishes itself with a superior resolution screen for sharper visual detail, which is valuable in design work, although it may be slightly heavier and thicker impacting portability.
Content Creation
8.0/10
8.0/10
9.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Gigabyte Aorus 15 and ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 are both very good for content creation.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.4/10
7.6/10
9.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 15 and ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 are both good for software development.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Battery
5.5 Hours
6.0 Hours
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has 5.5 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aorus 15 has 6 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Fair
Fair
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
5.2 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and Gigabyte Aorus 15 both have only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.8/10
7.4/10
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and Gigabyte Aorus 15 both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
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How the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and the Gigabyte Aorus 15 compare to other laptops
"Asus continues to refine the ROG Strix Scar lineup with new upgrades. The Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 offers almost everything you would expect from a gaming laptop at this price. The build quality is great, connectivity options are decent, and there is enough scope for internal upgrades as well. Asus reverts to membrane switches for the keyboard — though not as "clickety" as the opto-mechanical ones we saw with last year's model, they still make for a decent typing and gaming experience. The lack of biometrics in any form is a downer."
"The Gigabyte Aorus 15 is a power-hungry gaming beast. The Aorus 15 is designed to run games at QHD and high to max settings. But it also cuts a good figure in other demanding applications such as video editing and rendering. This is made possible by the Core i7 12700H and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop inside the machine. A lightning-fast PCIe 4.0 SSD (1 TB) allows for short loading times."
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About ASUS
ASUS, a Taiwanese electronics brand, is one of the largest personal computer vendor by market share. The majority of their laptops are targeted towards personal use or gaming. Their most popular product lines include the budget-friendly VivoBook, more premium ZenBook, and their TUF and ROG gaming laptops, the latter of which has a reputation for excellent gaming performance.
About Gigabyte
Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.
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