Arc A530M vs GeForce 610M

Place in the ranking	1223	317
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.48	22.58
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GF119	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 December 2011 (14 years ago)	1 August 2023 (2 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 cores	48	1536
Core clock speed	738 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.904	124.8
Floating-point processing power	0.1417 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
Video decoders	H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p	no data
ROPs	4	48
TMUs	8	96
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12
L1 Cache	64 KB	no data
L2 Cache	128 KB	8 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 14.4 GB/s	224.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GeForce 610M 0.70

Arc A530M 19.11
+2630%

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.

GeForce 610M 292
Samples: 1531

Arc A530M 7993
+2637%

Samples: 38

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

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−1950%

40−45
+1950%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Escape from Tarkov	1−2 −7700%	75−80 +7700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1480%	75−80 +1480%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −825%	70−75 +825%
Valorant	27−30 −403%	140−150 +403%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	20−22 −1065%	230−240 +1065%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Dota 2	12−14 −2400%	300−310 +2400%
Escape from Tarkov	1−2 −7700%	75−80 +7700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1480%	75−80 +1480%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −4100%	40−45 +4100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −825%	70−75 +825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Valorant	27−30 −403%	140−150 +403%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Dota 2	12−14 −2400%	300−310 +2400%
Escape from Tarkov	1−2 −7700%	75−80 +7700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1480%	75−80 +1480%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −825%	70−75 +825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Valorant	27−30 −403%	140−150 +403%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 −3425%	140−150 +3425%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2343%	170−180 +2343%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	18−20
Escape from Tarkov	2−3 −2000%	40−45 +2000%
Far Cry 5	0−1	40−45
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −2350%	45−50 +2350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

−4400%

45−50
+4400%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −157%	35−40 +157%
Valorant	4−5 −2675%	110−120 +2675%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−900%

20−22
+900%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−900%

20−22
+900%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

Full HD
Medium

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

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Fortnite	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5

80−85

+0%

80−85

+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	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	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	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

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

in Escape from Tarkov, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A530M is 7700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A530M performs better in 34 tests (58%)
there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.70	19.11
Recency	1 December 2011	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	65 Watt

GeForce 610M has 441.7% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 2630% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 610M in performance tests.