Arc A530M vs Arc A350M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc A350M and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A530M outperforms Arc A350M by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 366 | 310 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 39.94 | 19.52 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | DG2-128 | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) | 1 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores | 768 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 55.20 | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.766 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 48 |
| TMUs | 48 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 6 | 12 |
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 | PCIe 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 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 | 36
−25%
| 45−50
+25%
|
| 1440p | 16
−12.5%
| 18−21
+12.5%
|
| 4K | 9
−11.1%
| 10−12
+11.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
−31.4%
|
45−50
+31.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−28%
|
30−35
+28%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27
−33.3%
|
35−40
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
−31.4%
|
45−50
+31.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−23.7%
|
70−75
+23.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−28%
|
30−35
+28%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
−89.5%
|
35−40
+89.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 42
−40.5%
|
55−60
+40.5%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−20.5%
|
90−95
+20.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−24.6%
|
70−75
+24.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 32
−50%
|
45−50
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
−30%
|
65−70
+30%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−16.5%
|
130−140
+16.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
−31.4%
|
45−50
+31.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−23.7%
|
70−75
+23.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−28%
|
30−35
+28%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
−16.6%
|
210−220
+16.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16
−125%
|
35−40
+125%
|
| Dota 2 | 62
−21%
|
75−80
+21%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
−51.3%
|
55−60
+51.3%
|
| Fortnite | 75−80
−20.5%
|
90−95
+20.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−24.6%
|
70−75
+24.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
−29.7%
|
45−50
+29.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 26
−150%
|
65−70
+150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
−32.1%
|
35−40
+32.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
−30%
|
65−70
+30%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 43
−11.6%
|
45−50
+11.6%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−16.5%
|
130−140
+16.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−23.7%
|
70−75
+23.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
−28%
|
30−35
+28%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12
−200%
|
35−40
+200%
|
| Dota 2 | 59
−18.6%
|
70−75
+18.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 37
−59.5%
|
55−60
+59.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−24.6%
|
70−75
+24.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21
−129%
|
45−50
+129%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
−30%
|
65−70
+30%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
−153%
|
45−50
+153%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
−16.5%
|
130−140
+16.5%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
−20.5%
|
90−95
+20.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
−24.5%
|
120−130
+24.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
−190%
|
27−30
+190%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−29.4%
|
21−24
+29.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
−33.9%
|
160−170
+33.9%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−18.2%
|
160−170
+18.2%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−28.9%
|
45−50
+28.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−11.8%
|
18−20
+11.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 25
−56%
|
35−40
+56%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−30.3%
|
40−45
+30.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
−29.2%
|
30−35
+29.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
−33.3%
|
27−30
+33.3%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−33
−30%
|
35−40
+30%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 11
−182%
|
30−35
+182%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
−66.7%
|
24−27
+66.7%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−31.1%
|
95−100
+31.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−36.8%
|
24−27
+36.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
−22.4%
|
60−65
+22.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
−58.3%
|
18−20
+58.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
−25%
|
30−33
+25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
−36.4%
|
14−16
+36.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−30.8%
|
16−18
+30.8%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
−30.8%
|
16−18
+30.8%
|
This is how Arc A350M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:
- Arc A530M is 25% faster in 1080p
- Arc A530M is 13% faster in 1440p
- Arc A530M is 11% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Arc A530M surpassed Arc A350M in all 64 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.22 | 18.07 |
| Recency | 30 March 2022 | 1 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Arc A350M has 160% lower power consumption.
Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 27.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A350M in performance tests.
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