Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs Arc A530M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc A530M and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
A530M outperforms Steam Deck 8CU by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 333 | 494 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 22.93 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | RDNA 2 (2021−2025) |
| GPU code name | DG2-256 | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 August 2023 (3 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1300 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 124.8 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.994 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | no data |
| TMUs | 96 | no data |
| Tensor Cores | 192 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 12 | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 1 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 50−55
+78.6%
| 28 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+93%
|
55−60 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+90.9%
|
21−24 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 40−45
+110%
|
21−24 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+76.1%
|
45−50 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+93%
|
55−60 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+90.9%
|
21−24 |
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+88.2%
|
30−35 |
| Fortnite | 100−110
+66.1%
|
60−65 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+75.6%
|
45−50 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+97.4%
|
35−40 |
| Valorant | 140−150
+50%
|
95−100 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+76.1%
|
45−50 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+93%
|
55−60 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
+49.4%
|
150−160 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+90.9%
|
21−24 |
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+137%
|
27 |
| Fortnite | 100−110
+66.1%
|
60−65 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+75.6%
|
45−50 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+620%
|
10 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20 |
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+100%
|
21−24 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+97.4%
|
35−40 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+104%
|
27−30 |
| Valorant | 140−150
+50%
|
95−100 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+76.1%
|
45−50 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+90.9%
|
21−24 |
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+178%
|
23 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+75.6%
|
45−50 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+97.4%
|
35−40 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+104%
|
27−30 |
| Valorant | 140−150
+50%
|
95−100 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 100−110
+66.1%
|
60−65 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+100%
|
20−22 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+76.3%
|
80−85 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+127%
|
14−16 |
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+108%
|
12−14 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+195%
|
55−60 |
| Valorant | 160−170
+62.1%
|
100−110 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+107%
|
27−30 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10 |
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+100%
|
21−24 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+96%
|
24−27 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+90.9%
|
10−12 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+107%
|
14−16 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 45−50
+105%
|
21−24 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+66.7%
|
21−24 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6 |
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+115%
|
12−14 |
| Valorant | 100−110
+115%
|
45−50 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
+131%
|
12−14 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4 |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+100%
|
10−12 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+88.9%
|
18−20 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+100%
|
10−11 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 20−22
+100%
|
10−11 |
This is how Arc A530M and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:
- Arc A530M is 79% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 620% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Arc A530M surpassed Steam Deck 8CU in all 62 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.11 | 10.36 |
| Recency | 1 August 2023 | 9 November 2023 |
Arc A530M has a 84% higher aggregate performance score.
Steam Deck 8CU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.
The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Steam Deck 8CU in performance tests.
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