Arc A580 vs Radeon 630

Place in the ranking	709	187
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Power efficiency	5.40	12.17
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Polaris 23	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	13 May 2019 (5 years ago)	10 October 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	512	3072
Core clock speed	1082 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1218 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.98	384.0
Floating-point processing power	1.247 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	32	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

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	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	512.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	+	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
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.

Radeon 630 3.91

Arc A580 30.87
+690%

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.

Radeon 630 1512

Arc A580 11936
+689%

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	12−14 −783%	106 +783%
1440p	6−7 −800%	54 +800%
4K	4−5 −725%	33 +725%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	9−10 −1556%	149 +1556%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −880%	98 +880%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −813%	73 +813%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	9−10 −1122%	110 +1122%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −679%	100−110 +679%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −730%	83 +730%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −713%	65 +713%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1389%	134 +1389%
Fortnite	21−24 −543%	130−140 +543%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −529%	107 +529%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1100%	80−85 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −667%	110−120 +667%
Valorant	50−55 −258%	180−190 +258%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	9−10 −778%	79 +778%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −679%	100−110 +679%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −640%	74 +640%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	65−70 −306%	270−280 +306%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −613%	57 +613%
Dota 2	30−35 −665%	260−270 +665%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1256%	122 +1256%
Fortnite	21−24 −543%	130−140 +543%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −500%	102 +500%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1100%	80−85 +1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −617%	86 +617%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1286%	97 +1286%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −667%	110−120 +667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1482%	174 +1482%
Valorant	50−55 −258%	180−190 +258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −679%	100−110 +679%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −570%	67 +570%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −563%	53 +563%
Dota 2	30−35 −665%	260−270 +665%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1167%	114 +1167%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −412%	87 +412%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −1100%	80−85 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −667%	110−120 +667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −518%	68 +518%
Valorant	50−55 −258%	180−190 +258%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24

−543%

130−140
+543%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	27−30 −618%	200−210 +618%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −1133%	37 +1133%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −2750%	57 +2750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −548%	170−180 +548%
Valorant	35−40 −474%	220−230 +474%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1200%	39 +1200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1143%	87 +1143%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −733%	75 +733%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −940%	50−55 +940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −817%	55 +817%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

7−8

−929%

70−75
+929%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −138%	38 +138%
Valorant	18−20 −861%	170−180 +861%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2000%	21 +2000%
Dota 2	12−14 −650%	90−95 +650%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1075%	47 +1075%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1300%	56 +1300%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −2800%	27−30 +2800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −725%	30−35 +725%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

4−5

−750%

30−35
+750%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5

75−80

+0%

75−80

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +0%	61 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +0%	10 +0%

This is how Radeon 630 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 783% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 800% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 725% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A580 is 2800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A580 is ahead in 57 tests (89%)
there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.91	30.87
Recency	13 May 2019	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	175 Watt

Radeon 630 has 250% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 689.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 630 is a notebook card while Arc A580 is a desktop one.