HD Graphics 530 vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU with HD Graphics 530, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
18.69
+622%

Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 530 by a whopping 622% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking292813
Place by popularitynot in top-10098
Power efficiencyno data11.99
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUSkylake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)1 September 2015 (9 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8192
Core clock speedno data350 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz950 MHz
Number of transistorsno data189 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data22.80
Floating-point processing powerno data0.3648 TFLOPS
ROPsno data3
TMUsno data24

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 dataRing Bus
Widthno dataIGP

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 dataDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amountno data64 GB
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 18.69
+622%
HD Graphics 530 2.59

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 12321
+805%
HD Graphics 530 1362

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 38877
+469%
HD Graphics 530 6831

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 8561
+816%
HD Graphics 530 935

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 43978
+486%
HD Graphics 530 7500

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 397122
+395%
HD Graphics 530 80242

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Arc 8-Core iGPU 3266
+1290%
HD Graphics 530 235

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 HD36
+177%
13
−177%
1440p20
+900%
2−3
−900%
4K17
+143%
7
−143%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35 0−1
Battlefield 5 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+614%
7−8
−614%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+800%
12−14
−800%
Hitman 3 35−40
+414%
7−8
−414%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+333%
21−24
−333%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+3100%
2−3
−3100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+733%
6−7
−733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+369%
13
−369%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+132%
35−40
−132%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35 0−1
Battlefield 5 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+614%
7−8
−614%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+800%
12−14
−800%
Hitman 3 35−40
+414%
7−8
−414%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+333%
21−24
−333%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+3100%
2−3
−3100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+733%
6−7
−733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 58
+427%
10−12
−427%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+223%
13
−223%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+132%
35−40
−132%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+800%
12−14
−800%
Hitman 3 35−40
+414%
7−8
−414%
Horizon Zero Dawn 41
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
+318%
10−12
−318%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+700%
3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+132%
35−40
−132%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+733%
6−7
−733%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+629%
14−16
−629%
Hitman 3 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+443%
7−8
−443%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+750%
4−5
−750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+640%
14−16
−640%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Hitman 3 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+700%
12−14
−700%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and HD Graphics 530 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 177% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 900% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 143% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc 8-Core iGPU is 3100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is ahead in 52 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.69 2.59
Recency 14 December 2023 1 September 2015
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 621.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook card while HD Graphics 530 is a desktop one.


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Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
Arc 8-Core iGPU
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