Arc A530M vs Quadro M4000M

Place in the ranking	354	309
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.90	20.02
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GM204	DG2-256
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2015 (9 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	1,280	1536
Core clock speed	975 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1013 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.00	124.8
Floating-point processing power	2.496 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	80	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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 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
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	5.2	-
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

M4000M 13.74

Arc A530M 16.40
+19.4%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

M4000M 6140

Arc A530M 7329
+19.4%

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	63 −19%	75−80 +19%
4K	20 −5%	21−24 +5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −21.4%	100−110 +21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
Hogwarts Legacy	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −17.2%	75−80 +17.2%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −21.4%	100−110 +21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −19.6%	60−65 +19.6%
Fortnite	80−85 −14.3%	95−100 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −17.7%	70−75 +17.7%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −21.3%	55−60 +21.3%
Hogwarts Legacy	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −21.8%	65−70 +21.8%
Valorant	120−130 −12.3%	130−140 +12.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −17.2%	75−80 +17.2%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −21.4%	100−110 +21.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	190−200 −11.1%	220−230 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
Dota 2	90−95 −17%	110−120 +17%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −19.6%	60−65 +19.6%
Fortnite	80−85 −14.3%	95−100 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −17.7%	70−75 +17.7%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −21.3%	55−60 +21.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 −17.5%	65−70 +17.5%
Hogwarts Legacy	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −21.8%	65−70 +21.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −22%	50−55 +22%
Valorant	120−130 −12.3%	130−140 +12.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −17.2%	75−80 +17.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −22.6%	35−40 +22.6%
Dota 2	90−95 −17%	110−120 +17%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −19.6%	60−65 +19.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −17.7%	70−75 +17.7%
Hogwarts Legacy	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −21.8%	65−70 +21.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −22%	50−55 +22%
Valorant	120−130 −12.3%	130−140 +12.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

80−85

−14.3%

95−100
+14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −27.6%	35−40 +27.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	110−120 −17.1%	130−140 +17.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −21.1%	21−24 +21.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −15.3%	160−170 +15.3%
Valorant	150−160 −12.4%	170−180 +12.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −21.4%	50−55 +21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −21.6%	45−50 +21.6%
Hogwarts Legacy	16−18 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −20.8%	27−30 +20.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

30−35

−24.2%

40−45
+24.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −14.3%	30−35 +14.3%
Hogwarts Legacy	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Valorant	80−85 −22%	100−105 +22%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Dota 2	50−55 −13.2%	60−65 +13.2%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −19.2%	30−35 +19.2%
Hogwarts Legacy	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

14−16

−20%

18−20
+20%

This is how M4000M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 19% faster in 1080p
Arc A530M is 5% 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 36% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Arc A530M surpassed M4000M in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.74	16.40
Recency	18 August 2015	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt

Arc A530M has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M4000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M4000M is a mobile workstation card while Arc A530M is a mobile workstation one.