GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon HD 6530M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6530M with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

HD 6530M
2010
1 GB DDR3, 26 Watt
1.24

RTX 5090 outperforms HD 6530M by a whopping 7965% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking10721
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.22
Power efficiency3.3712.31
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameCapilanoGB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 November 2010 (14 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores40021760
Core clock speed450 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2407 MHz
Number of transistors627 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)26 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate9.0001,637
Floating-point processing power0.36 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs8176
TMUs20680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount1 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s1.79 TB/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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
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.

HD 6530M 1.24
RTX 5090 100.00
+7965%

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
RTX 5090 117284
+3418%

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 HD2−3
−11950%
241
+11950%
1440p2−3
−10250%
207
+10250%
4K1−2
−15800%
159
+15800%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.29
1440pno data9.66
4Kno data12.57

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 4−5
−7425%
300−350
+7425%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8233%
250−260
+8233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 4−5
−7425%
300−350
+7425%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−19600%
190−200
+19600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8233%
250−260
+8233%
Far Cry 5 0−1 240−250
Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4814%
300−350
+4814%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1856%
170−180
+1856%
Valorant 30−35
−1961%
650−700
+1961%

Full HD
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 4−5
−8575%
347
+8575%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−19600%
190−200
+19600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−893%
270−280
+893%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8233%
250−260
+8233%
Dota 2 16−18
−7713%
1250−1300
+7713%
Far Cry 5 0−1 240−250
Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4814%
300−350
+4814%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 170−180
Metro Exodus 2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1856%
170−180
+1856%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−7250%
400−450
+7250%
Valorant 30−35
−1961%
650−700
+1961%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 4−5
−8350%
338
+8350%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−19600%
190−200
+19600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−8233%
250−260
+8233%
Dota 2 16−18
−7713%
1250−1300
+7713%
Far Cry 5 0−1 309
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−4814%
300−350
+4814%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1856%
170−180
+1856%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−5867%
358
+5867%
Valorant 30−35
−1961%
650−700
+1961%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−9967%
300−350
+9967%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 300−350
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−7271%
500−550
+7271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%
Valorant 4−5
−12025%
450−500
+12025%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−15800%
150−160
+15800%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−10100%
300−350
+10100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−32600%
327
+32600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1069%
180−190
+1069%
Valorant 6−7
−5433%
300−350
+5433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 80−85
Dota 2 1−2
−7900%
80−85
+7900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 202
+0%
202
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 277
+0%
277
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 304
+0%
304
+0%

4K
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 245
+0%
245
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 386
+0%
386
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 172
+0%
172
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 231
+0%
231
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

This is how HD 6530M and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 11950% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 10250% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 15800% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 32600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 38 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 100.00
Recency 26 November 2010 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 26 Watt 575 Watt

HD 6530M has 2111.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 7964.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6530M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6530M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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