Arc A530M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 540v and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A530M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 540v by a whopping 5238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1296 | 307 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.56 | 19.22 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | M92 | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2010 (14 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 | 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) | 15 Watt | 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 |
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-A (3.0) | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 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 | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
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 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−300%
|
30−35
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1700%
|
35−40
+1700%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−300%
|
30−35
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1700%
|
35−40
+1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−975%
|
40−45
+975%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−300%
|
30−35
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1700%
|
35−40
+1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−950%
|
60−65
+950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| 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 | 12−14
−1585%
|
210−220
+1585%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
−300%
|
30−35
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1700%
|
35−40
+1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−950%
|
60−65
+950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1400%
|
75−80
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1686%
|
120−130
+1686%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−8150%
|
160−170
+8150%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−66.7%
|
14−16
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1075%
|
45−50
+1075%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−820%
|
45−50
+820%
|
4K
High Preset
| 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 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−5233%
|
800−850
+5233%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Elden Ring | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+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%
|
| Elden Ring | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+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%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 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%
|
| World of Tanks | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
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 31 test (52%)
- there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.34 | 18.15 |
| Recency | 5 May 2010 | 1 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 540v has 333.3% lower power consumption.
Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 5238.2% 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 540v in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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