Arc A530M vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
2016
0.41

Arc A530M outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 4180% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1264309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data20.04
ArchitectureGen. 8 (2015−2016)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameBraswellDG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2016 (9 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 cores121536
Core clock speed320 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed640 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistorsno data11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data124.8
Floating-point processing powerno data3.994 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data96
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
DLSS-+

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 HD8
−3650%
300−350
+3650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−871%
65−70
+871%
Valorant 27−30
−411%
130−140
+411%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−1387%
220−230
+1387%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%
Dota 2 10−11
−3900%
400−450
+3900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Metro Exodus 0−1 35−40
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−871%
65−70
+871%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Valorant 27−30
−411%
130−140
+411%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%
Dota 2 10−11
−3900%
400−450
+3900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−871%
65−70
+871%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Valorant 27−30
−411%
130−140
+411%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1−2
−13000%
130−140
+13000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4100%
160−170
+4100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 16−18
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 20−22
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 40−45

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−120%
30−35
+120%
Valorant 2−3
−4950%
100−110
+4950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A530M is 3650% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 13000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A530M is ahead in 30 tests (51%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.41 17.55
Recency 1 April 2016 1 August 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm

Arc A530M has a 4180.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.

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