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The Focusrite I have is an 18i20 which has its own power supply. The other is a Forte which runs either USB or needs a wall wart if you are using phantom power. Maybe that is the difference.These larger interfaces have a dedicated power supply and don't use USB power.
I briefly looked at Audient interfaces as an alternative, but they advertise their sound as having "analogue warmth to add a bit of character" which sort of turned me off.
Don't know your needs or budget. You could look at Motu or if you use a Mac the Apogee Element series. Pkane measured his Element here:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...hunderbolt-interface-quick-measurements.7522/