Radeon HD 6530M vs GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q and Radeon HD 6530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080 Max-Q
2017
8 GB GDDR5X, 150 Watt
24.41
+2023%

1080 Max-Q outperforms HD 6530M by a whopping 2023% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking2591116
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.533.41
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGP104Capilano
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (8 years ago)26 November 2010 (15 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 cores2560400
Core clock speed1290 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speed1468 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt26 Watt
Texture fill rate234.99.000
Floating-point processing power7.516 TFLOPS0.36 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs16020
L1 Cache960 KB40 KB
L2 Cache2 MB256 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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-II
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5XDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1251 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.3 GB/s28.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1-

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.

GTX 1080 Max-Q 24.41
+2023%
HD 6530M 1.15

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.

GTX 1080 Max-Q 39562
+1087%
HD 6530M 3334

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 HD102
+2450%
4−5
−2450%
1440p66
+2100%
3−4
−2100%
4K50
+2400%
2−3
−2400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+2250%
6−7
−2250%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 55−60
+2850%
2−3
−2850%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 133
+13200%
1−2
−13200%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+2250%
6−7
−2250%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Far Cry 5 91
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
Fortnite 188
+6167%
3−4
−6167%
Forza Horizon 4 124
+1671%
7−8
−1671%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 111
+1133%
9−10
−1133%
Valorant 170−180
+431%
30−35
−431%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 121
+12000%
1−2
−12000%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+2250%
6−7
−2250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+867%
27−30
−867%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Dota 2 106
+563%
16−18
−563%
Far Cry 5 89
+4350%
2−3
−4350%
Fortnite 127
+4133%
3−4
−4133%
Forza Horizon 4 122
+1643%
7−8
−1643%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+2250%
4−5
−2250%
Metro Exodus 64
+3100%
2−3
−3100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 104
+1056%
9−10
−1056%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+1867%
6−7
−1867%
Valorant 203
+534%
30−35
−534%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 108
+10700%
1−2
−10700%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Dota 2 102
+538%
16−18
−538%
Far Cry 5 85
+4150%
2−3
−4150%
Forza Horizon 4 106
+1414%
7−8
−1414%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80
+789%
9−10
−789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+967%
6−7
−967%
Valorant 128
+300%
30−35
−300%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 109
+3533%
3−4
−3533%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
+2414%
7−8
−2414%
Grand Theft Auto V 61
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Metro Exodus 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1358%
12−14
−1358%
Valorant 194
+9600%
2−3
−9600%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 82
+2633%
3−4
−2633%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 0−1
Far Cry 5 66
+6500%
1−2
−6500%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+2700%
3−4
−2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 64
+3100%
2−3
−3100%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
+357%
14−16
−357%
Metro Exodus 23
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Valorant 185
+2983%
6−7
−2983%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Dota 2 80−85 0−1
Far Cry 5 34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+2650%
2−3
−2650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27
+1250%
2−3
−1250%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 34
+1600%
2−3
−1600%

This is how GTX 1080 Max-Q and HD 6530M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Max-Q is 2450% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Max-Q is 2100% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Max-Q is 2400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1080 Max-Q is 13200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 Max-Q surpassed HD 6530M in all 42 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 24.41 1.15
Recency 27 June 2017 26 November 2010
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 26 Watt

GTX 1080 Max-Q has a 2023% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6530M, on the other hand, has 477% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6530M in performance tests.

Other comparisons

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