Arc A530M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
A530M outperforms Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire by a whopping 310% 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 | 693 | 319 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.01 | 22.79 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Broadway-XT | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (16 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 | 1600 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 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 |
| 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| 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 | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 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 | 53
−296%
| 210−220
+296%
|
| Full HD | 54
−307%
| 220−230
+307%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−429%
|
110−120
+429%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−320%
|
40−45
+320%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 7−8
−529%
|
40−45
+529%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−326%
|
80−85
+326%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−429%
|
110−120
+429%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−320%
|
40−45
+320%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−357%
|
60−65
+357%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−268%
|
100−110
+268%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−259%
|
75−80
+259%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−377%
|
60−65
+377%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−295%
|
75−80
+295%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−143%
|
140−150
+143%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−326%
|
80−85
+326%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−429%
|
110−120
+429%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
−185%
|
230−240
+185%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−320%
|
40−45
+320%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−290%
|
160−170
+290%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−357%
|
60−65
+357%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−268%
|
100−110
+268%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−259%
|
75−80
+259%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−377%
|
60−65
+377%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−387%
|
70−75
+387%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−367%
|
40−45
+367%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−295%
|
75−80
+295%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−323%
|
55−60
+323%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−143%
|
140−150
+143%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−326%
|
80−85
+326%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−320%
|
40−45
+320%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−290%
|
160−170
+290%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−357%
|
60−65
+357%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−259%
|
75−80
+259%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−295%
|
75−80
+295%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−323%
|
55−60
+323%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−143%
|
140−150
+143%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
−268%
|
100−110
+268%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−294%
|
140−150
+294%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−1033%
|
30−35
+1033%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−733%
|
24−27
+733%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−391%
|
170−180
+391%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−257%
|
180−190
+257%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−1300%
|
55−60
+1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−389%
|
40−45
+389%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−345%
|
45−50
+345%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
−411%
|
45−50
+411%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−125%
|
35−40
+125%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2800%
|
27−30
+2800%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
−387%
|
110−120
+387%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−306%
|
65−70
+306%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−450%
|
21−24
+450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−467%
|
30−35
+467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−300%
|
20−22
+300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−300%
|
20−22
+300%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5870 Crossfire and Arc A530M compete in popular games:
- Arc A530M is 296% faster in 900p
- Arc A530M is 307% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 2800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A530M performs better in 54 tests (95%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.69 | 19.24 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 1 August 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 65 Watt |
Arc A530M has a 310% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 567% more advanced lithography process, and 85% lower power consumption.
The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in performance tests.
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