Arc A530M vs Quadro T1200 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro T1200 Mobile with Arc A530M, including specs and performance data.
T1200 Mobile outperforms Arc A530M by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 286 | 331 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 78.77 | 18.26 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (3 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 | 1024 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 855 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1425 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 91.20 | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.918 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 64 | 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 3.0 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
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 | 58
+28.9%
| 45−50
−28.9%
|
| 1440p | 33
+22.2%
| 27−30
−22.2%
|
| 4K | 81
+24.6%
| 65−70
−24.6%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+1500%
|
2−3
−1500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+1367%
|
3−4
−1367%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 47
+34.3%
|
35−40
−34.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+1500%
|
2−3
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+32.5%
|
40−45
−32.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+23%
|
100−105
−23%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+875%
|
4−5
−875%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 60
+650%
|
8−9
−650%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
+32.5%
|
40−45
−32.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 59
+1375%
|
4−5
−1375%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 54
+92.9%
|
27−30
−92.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+1367%
|
3−4
−1367%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 28
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+1500%
|
2−3
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+31.1%
|
45−50
−31.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+32.5%
|
40−45
−32.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+23%
|
100−105
−23%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
+875%
|
4−5
−875%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 47
+488%
|
8−9
−488%
|
| Metro Exodus | 65−70
+25.5%
|
55−60
−25.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
+32.5%
|
40−45
−32.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 44
+1000%
|
4−5
−1000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 71
+689%
|
9−10
−689%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 47
+67.9%
|
27−30
−67.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40−45
+1367%
|
3−4
−1367%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+1500%
|
2−3
−1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 56
+24.4%
|
45−50
−24.4%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+32.5%
|
40−45
−32.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+23%
|
100−105
−23%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 37
+311%
|
9−10
−311%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 19
−47.4%
|
27−30
+47.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
+22.2%
|
18−20
−22.2%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21−24
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 32
+33.3%
|
24−27
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+23.3%
|
30−33
−23.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+22.2%
|
27−30
−22.2%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+36.7%
|
30−33
−36.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 18
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+26.7%
|
30−33
−26.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 41
+36.7%
|
30−33
−36.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+23.3%
|
90−95
−23.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 100−110
+21.2%
|
85−90
−21.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+21.4%
|
14−16
−21.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+22.2%
|
18−20
−22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+28.6%
|
21−24
−28.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how T1200 Mobile and Arc A530M compete in popular games:
- T1200 Mobile is 29% faster in 1080p
- T1200 Mobile is 22% faster in 1440p
- T1200 Mobile is 25% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T1200 Mobile is 1900% faster.
- in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 47% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- T1200 Mobile is ahead in 20 tests (69%)
- Arc A530M is ahead in 1 test (3%)
- there's a draw in 8 tests (28%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.32 | 16.17 |
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 1 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
T1200 Mobile has a 19.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 261.1% lower power consumption.
Arc A530M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Arc A530M is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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