Arc A580 vs HD Graphics P630

Place in the ranking	763	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	84
Power efficiency	14.34	12.21
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Kaby Lake GT2	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 August 2016 (8 years ago)	10 October 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	3072
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm++	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	26.40	384.0
Floating-point processing power	0.4224 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	96
TMUs	24	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1740 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.103	1.3

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.

HD Graphics P630 3.12

Arc A580 31.00
+894%

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.

HD Graphics P630 1198

Arc A580 11916
+895%

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	10−12 −930%	103 +930%
1440p	5−6 −1000%	55 +1000%
4K	3−4 −1000%	33 +1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −989%	98 +989%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −822%	83 +822%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1620%	258 +1620%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −2600%	80−85 +2600%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −2133%	134 +2133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −482%	60−65 +482%
Valorant	4−5 −2975%	120−130 +2975%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −722%	74 +722%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Dota 2	9−10 −856%	86 +856%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −271%	63 +271%
Fortnite	16−18 −759%	140−150 +759%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1327%	214 +1327%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −2600%	80−85 +2600%
Grand Theft Auto V	9−10 −856%	86 +856%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1517%	97 +1517%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −539%	170−180 +539%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −482%	60−65 +482%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Valorant	4−5 −2975%	120−130 +2975%
World of Tanks	55−60 −400%	270−280 +400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −644%	67 +644%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Dota 2	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −412%	85−90 +412%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1080%	177 +1080%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −2600%	80−85 +2600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −539%	170−180 +539%
Valorant	4−5 −2975%	120−130 +2975%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −1750%	37 +1750%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −1750%	37 +1750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −695%	170−180 +695%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%
World of Tanks	21−24 −852%	200−210 +852%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1933%	60−65 +1933%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −37.5%	44 +37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1113%	95−100 +1113%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −6400%	130 +6400%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −817%	55 +817%
Valorant	10−11 −790%	85−90 +790%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −138%	38 +138%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −153%	38 +153%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −978%	95−100 +978%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −138%	38 +138%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1600%	30−35 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Dota 2	16−18 −838%	150−160 +838%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1333%	40−45 +1333%
Fortnite	2−3 −1950%	40−45 +1950%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −7200%	73 +7200%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Valorant	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	19 +0%	19 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−33

+0%

30−33

+0%

This is how HD Graphics P630 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 930% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 1000% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 1000% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A580 is 7200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A580 is ahead in 52 tests (93%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.12	31.00
Recency	5 August 2016	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1740 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	175 Watt

HD Graphics P630 has 1066.7% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 893.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 370.8% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics P630 in performance tests.

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