Arc A530M vs Radeon 780M

Place in the ranking	301	307
Place by popularity	49	not in top-100
Power efficiency	83.65	18.69
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Hawx Point	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 December 2023 (1 year 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	768	1536
Core clock speed	800 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2700 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	25,390 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	129.6	124.8
Floating-point processing power	8.294 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	48	96
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	12	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.8	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Radeon 780M 18.32
+3.3%

Arc A530M 17.74

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 780M 7059
+3.3%

Arc A530M 6836

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	35 +16.7%	30−35 −16.7%
1440p	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
4K	12 +20%	10−12 −20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

39
+1850%

2−3

−1850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +1267%	3−4 −1267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +9.1%	55−60 −9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
Cyberpunk 2077	31 +1450%	2−3 −1450%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +7.5%	40−45 −7.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 +775%	4−5 −775%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +1025%	8−9 −1025%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +5%	60−65 −5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +1400%	4−5 −1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +211%	27−30 −211%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +1267%	3−4 −1267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +9.1%	55−60 −9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +7.5%	40−45 −7.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 +775%	4−5 −775%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +1025%	8−9 −1025%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +5%	60−65 −5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	54 +1250%	4−5 −1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +367%	9−10 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +211%	27−30 −211%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +1267%	3−4 −1267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +1050%	2−3 −1050%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +7.5%	40−45 −7.5%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +4.5%	110−120 −4.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 +775%	4−5 −775%
Horizon Zero Dawn	53 +563%	8−9 −563%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	46 +1050%	4−5 −1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +222%	9−10 −222%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+8.9%

45−50

−8.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	0−1
Far Cry 5	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +5.3%	95−100 −5.3%
Hitman 3	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +10%	100−105 −10%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+1400%

2−3

−1400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Hitman 3	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +4.4%	90−95 −4.4%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+700%

2−3

−700%

This is how Radeon 780M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Radeon 780M is 17% faster in 1080p
Radeon 780M is 13% faster in 1440p
Radeon 780M is 20% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 780M is 1850% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 56% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 780M is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
Arc A530M is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.32	17.74
Recency	6 December 2023	1 August 2023
Chip lithography	4 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 3.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon 780M and Arc A530M.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.