Radeon PRO W7700 vs Arc A530M

Place in the ranking	304	61
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	56.20
Power efficiency	19.00	18.28
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-256	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 August 2023 (1 year ago)	13 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1536	3072
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	2600 MHz
Number of transistors	11,500 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.8	499.2
Floating-point processing power	3.994 TFLOPS	31.95 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	96
TMUs	96	192
Tensor Cores	192	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	12	48

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 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	576.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

4x DisplayPort 2.1

API 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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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 A530M 17.72

PRO W7700 49.84
+181%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc A530M 6836

PRO W7700 19227
+181%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.72	49.84
Recency	1 August 2023	13 November 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	190 Watt

Arc A530M has 192.3% lower power consumption.

PRO W7700, on the other hand, has a 181.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A530M is a notebook card while Radeon PRO W7700 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.