Arc A530M vs GeForce GT 720M

Place in the ranking	1066	311
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.48	19.20
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GK208	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	25 December 2013 (11 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	192	1536
Core clock speed	719 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	758 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.13	124.8
Floating-point processing power	0.2911 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	16	96
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Standard memory configuration	DDR3	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 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
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 2560x1600	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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.

GT 720M 1.11

Arc A530M 16.93
+1425%

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.

GT 720M 458

Arc A530M 6979
+1424%

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

−1362%

190−200
+1362%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −850%	75−80 +850%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −617%	40−45 +617%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%
Dota 2	11 −491%	65−70 +491%
Far Cry 5	15 −313%	60−65 +313%
Fortnite	5−6 −1860%	95−100 +1860%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −850%	75−80 +850%
Grand Theft Auto V	6 −967%	60−65 +967%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20 −525%	120−130 +525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −617%	40−45 +617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 −1767%	55−60 +1767%
World of Tanks	24−27 −742%	210−220 +742%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −5700%	55−60 +5700%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −800%	35−40 +800%
Dota 2	18 −1400%	270−280 +1400%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −464%	60−65 +464%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −850%	75−80 +850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −862%	120−130 +862%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2667%	160−170 +2667%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	16−18
World of Tanks	6−7 −1967%	120−130 +1967%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −840%	45−50 +840%
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	27−30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −525%	24−27 +525%
Valorant	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	9−10
Dota 2	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −1700%	50−55 +1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Dota 2	14−16 −1367%	220−230 +1367%
Far Cry 5	0−1	21−24
Valorant	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

This is how GT 720M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 1362% faster in 1080p

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A530M is 5700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A530M is ahead in 38 tests (69%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (31%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.11	16.93
Recency	25 December 2013	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	65 Watt

GT 720M has 97% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 1425.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720M in performance tests.

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