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
0.43

Arc A530M outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 3960% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1245309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data19.23
ArchitectureGen. 8 (2015−2016)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameBraswellDG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2016 (8 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+-

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 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

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 HD6
−3900%
240−250
+3900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−256%
30−35
+256%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−256%
30−35
+256%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1167%
75−80
+1167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−256%
30−35
+256%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−800%
60−65
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1167%
75−80
+1167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1686%
120−130
+1686%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−975%
40−45
+975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1020%
55−60
+1020%
World of Tanks 14−16
−1360%
210−220
+1360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−256%
30−35
+256%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1100%
35−40
+1100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−800%
60−65
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1167%
75−80
+1167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1686%
120−130
+1686%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−8150%
160−170
+8150%
World of Tanks 0−1 120−130

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 16−18
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Valorant 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−143%
16−18
+143%
Dota 2 14−16
−107%
30−35
+107%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−107%
30−35
+107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−5300%
50−55
+5300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−107%
30−35
+107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 18−20
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−143%
16−18
+143%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 14−16
−3900%
600−650
+3900%
Valorant 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
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

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
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%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
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 HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A530M is 3900% faster in 1080p

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 8150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A530M is ahead in 32 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 27 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 17.46
Recency 1 April 2016 1 August 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm

Arc A530M has a 3960.5% 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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