Arc A530M vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

Place in the ranking	530	307
Place by popularity	73	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.65	19.27
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 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	80	1536
Core clock speed	400 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	124.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	48
TMUs	no data	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).

Interface

no data

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	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	8 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data

Portable Device Dependent

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_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
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 HD	19 −137%	45−50 +137%
1440p	10 −110%	21−24 +110%
4K	15 −133%	35−40 +133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	11 −191%	30−35 +191%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −157%	35−40 +157%
Elden Ring	18 −217%	55−60 +217%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −142%	55−60 +142%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −256%	30−35 +256%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −200%	35−40 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	30 −150%	75−80 +150%
Metro Exodus	27 −81.5%	45−50 +81.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −105%	40−45 +105%
Valorant	18 −306%	70−75 +306%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −142%	55−60 +142%
Counter-Strike 2	10 −220%	30−35 +220%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −620%	35−40 +620%
Dota 2	22 −195%	65−70 +195%
Elden Ring	17 −235%	55−60 +235%
Far Cry 5	26 −142%	60−65 +142%
Fortnite	45−50 −118%	95−100 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	24 −213%	75−80 +213%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 −392%	60−65 +392%
Metro Exodus	17 −188%	45−50 +188%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −105%	120−130 +105%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −617%	40−45 +617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −143%	55−60 +143%
Valorant	14 −421%	70−75 +421%
World of Tanks	110−120 −90.4%	210−220 +90.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −142%	55−60 +142%
Counter-Strike 2	5 −540%	30−35 +540%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −800%	35−40 +800%
Dota 2	36 −136%	85−90 +136%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −90.9%	60−65 +90.9%
Forza Horizon 4	20 −275%	75−80 +275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −105%	120−130 +105%
Valorant	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6 −367%	27−30 +367%
Elden Ring	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Grand Theft Auto V	6 −367%	27−30 +367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −313%	160−170 +313%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
World of Tanks	55−60 −127%	120−130 +127%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −164%	35−40 +164%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −194%	45−50 +194%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −188%	45−50 +188%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −140%	24−27 +140%
Valorant	18−20 −142%	45−50 +142%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Dota 2	18−20 −72.2%	30−35 +72.2%
Elden Ring	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −72.2%	30−35 +72.2%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −145%	50−55 +145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −72.2%	30−35 +72.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Dota 2	16 −119%	35−40 +119%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Fortnite	7−8 −200%	21−24 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −225%	24−27 +225%
Valorant	7−8 −200%	21−24 +200%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 137% faster in 1080p
Arc A530M is 110% faster in 1440p
Arc A530M is 133% faster in 4K

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc A530M surpassed Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.57	18.15
Recency	15 August 2020	1 August 2023
Chip lithography	10 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs has 132.1% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 139.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs in performance tests.

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