Arc A530M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5650 and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc A530M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 5650 by a whopping 1341% 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 | 1053 | 315 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.27 | 20.85 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Madison | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 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 | 400 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 650 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.36 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 20 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 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:
| 900p | 15
−1300%
| 210−220
+1300%
|
| Full HD | 16
−1338%
| 230−240
+1338%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1200%
|
35−40
+1200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1200%
|
35−40
+1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2950%
|
60−65
+2950%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3200%
|
95−100
+3200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−986%
|
75−80
+986%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−5700%
|
55−60
+5700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−678%
|
70−75
+678%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−315%
|
140−150
+315%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 39
−485%
|
220−230
+485%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1200%
|
35−40
+1200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1312%
|
240−250
+1312%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2950%
|
60−65
+2950%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3200%
|
95−100
+3200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−986%
|
75−80
+986%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−5700%
|
55−60
+5700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−678%
|
70−75
+678%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−643%
|
50−55
+643%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−315%
|
140−150
+315%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−7700%
|
75−80
+7700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1200%
|
35−40
+1200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1312%
|
240−250
+1312%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2950%
|
60−65
+2950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−986%
|
75−80
+986%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−678%
|
70−75
+678%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−643%
|
50−55
+643%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−315%
|
140−150
+315%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−3200%
|
95−100
+3200%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 35−40 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−1588%
|
130−140
+1588%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2013%
|
160−170
+2013%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−3440%
|
170−180
+3440%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1600%
|
16−18
+1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4100%
|
40−45
+4100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1467%
|
45−50
+1467%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2800%
|
27−30
+2800%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2050%
|
40−45
+2050%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−113%
|
30−35
+113%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−1400%
|
100−110
+1400%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−800%
|
18−20
+800%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−850%
|
18−20
+850%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+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 5650 and Arc A530M compete in popular games:
- Arc A530M is 1300% faster in 900p
- Arc A530M is 1338% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc A530M is 7700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A530M is ahead in 45 tests (74%)
- there's a draw in 16 tests (26%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.33 | 19.16 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 1 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5650 has 333.3% lower power consumption.
Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 1340.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 in performance tests.
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