Arc A530M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 4550 and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
A530M outperforms Mobility HD 4550 by a whopping 5357% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1341 | 316 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 22.56 |
| Architecture | Terascale 1 (2010) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | M92 | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 August 2023 (2 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 cores | 80 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.400 | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.088 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 8 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 8 MB |
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 | MXM-II | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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 HD | 10
−4900%
| 500−550
+4900%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4000%
|
40−45
+4000%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4000%
|
40−45
+4000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1875%
|
75−80
+1875%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−957%
|
70−75
+957%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−462%
|
140−150
+462%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1564%
|
230−240
+1564%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4000%
|
40−45
+4000%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−4900%
|
500−550
+4900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1875%
|
75−80
+1875%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−957%
|
70−75
+957%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1000%
|
55−60
+1000%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−462%
|
140−150
+462%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4000%
|
40−45
+4000%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−4900%
|
500−550
+4900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1875%
|
75−80
+1875%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−957%
|
70−75
+957%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1000%
|
55−60
+1000%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−462%
|
140−150
+462%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 140−150 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−4175%
|
170−180
+4175%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−2000%
|
40−45
+2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−4800%
|
45−50
+4800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2800%
|
27−30
+2800%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 45−50 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−157%
|
35−40
+157%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−5450%
|
110−120
+5450%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−1900%
|
20−22
+1900%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 4550 and Arc A530M compete in popular games:
- Arc A530M is 4900% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 5450% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A530M performs better in 25 tests (42%)
- there's a draw in 34 tests (58%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.35 | 19.10 |
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 1 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 6 nm |
Arc A530M has a 5357.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 816.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4550 in performance tests.
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