Arc A530M vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
2011
0.33

A530M outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 5752% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Arc A530M Arc A530M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1384324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data22.98
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeDG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2011 (15 years ago)1 August 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 cores61536
Core clock speed350 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistorsno data11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data124.8
Floating-point processing powerno data3.994 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data96
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L2 Cacheno data8 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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
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 HD7
−5614%
400−450
+5614%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Palworld 3−4
−1467%
45−50
+1467%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Palworld 3−4
−1467%
45−50
+1467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
Valorant 24−27
−484%
140−150
+484%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10
−2240%
230−240
+2240%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Dota 2 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Palworld 3−4
−1467%
45−50
+1467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Valorant 24−27
−484%
140−150
+484%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Dota 2 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−971%
75−80
+971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−817%
55−60
+817%
Valorant 24−27
−484%
140−150
+484%

Full HD
Epic

Palworld 3−4
−1467%
45−50
+1467%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 140−150
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4125%
160−170
+4125%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%

1440p
Epic

Palworld 0−1 27−30

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−140%
35−40
+140%
Valorant 5−6
−1960%
100−110
+1960%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Palworld 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Epic

Palworld 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A530M is 5614% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 4800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A530M performs better in 28 tests (47%)
  • there's a draw in 32 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.33 19.31
Recency 1 May 2011 1 August 2023
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm

Arc A530M has a 5752% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 433% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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