Radeon HD 6530M vs GeForce 930MX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 6530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
930MX outperforms HD 6530M by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 789 | 1092 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.73 | 3.37 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Capilano |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2016 (9 years ago) | 26 November 2010 (14 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 | 384 | 400 |
| Core clock speed | 952 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1020 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 627 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 26 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.48 | 9.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7834 TFLOPS | 0.36 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 40 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | MXM-II |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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, GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | - |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
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.
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.
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 | 16
+167%
| 6−7
−167%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 15
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Fortnite | 37
+1750%
|
2−3
−1750%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 17
+88.9%
|
9−10
−88.9%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+45.5%
|
30−35
−45.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
+115%
|
27−30
−115%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 36
+125%
|
16−18
−125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Fortnite | 15
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 15
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+45.5%
|
30−35
−45.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 33
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+45.5%
|
30−35
−45.5%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
+229%
|
7−8
−229%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+145%
|
10−12
−145%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
This is how GeForce 930MX and HD 6530M compete in popular games:
- GeForce 930MX is 167% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 930MX is 1750% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6530M is 17% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce 930MX performs better in 44 tests (94%)
- HD 6530M performs better in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.90 | 1.09 |
| Recency | 1 March 2016 | 26 November 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 26 Watt |
GeForce 930MX has a 166.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 52.9% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 930MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6530M in performance tests.
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