GeForce 8800M GTS vs Radeon HD 6530M

Place in the ranking	1036	1108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.42	1.37
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Capilano	G92
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	26 November 2010 (14 years ago)	1 November 2007 (17 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	400	64
Core clock speed	450 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	627 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.000	16.00
Floating-point processing power	0.36 TFLOPS	0.16 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	20	32

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	large
Interface	MXM-II	MXM-HE

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
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	51.2 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.0	4.0
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	-	1.1

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.

HD 6530M 1.29
+30.3%

8800M GTS 0.99

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6530M 3334
+30.6%

8800M GTS 2552

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Fortnite	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
World of Tanks	27−30 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6530M is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6530M is ahead in 18 tests (51%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.29	0.99
Recency	26 November 2010	1 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	50 Watt

HD 6530M has a 30.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6530M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTS in performance tests.

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