Arc A530M vs Radeon HD 7730M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7730M and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
A530M outperforms HD 7730M by a whopping 917% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 945 | 317 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.78 | 22.57 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Chelsea | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 August 2023 (2 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 | 512 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 675 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 8 MB |
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 2.0 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 18
−900%
| 180−190
+900%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−3600%
|
110−120
+3600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1520%
|
80−85
+1520%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−3600%
|
110−120
+3600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7
−1200%
|
75−80
+1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1180%
|
60−65
+1180%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1175%
|
100−110
+1175%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−690%
|
75−80
+690%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−1425%
|
60−65
+1425%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−573%
|
70−75
+573%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−284%
|
140−150
+284%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1520%
|
80−85
+1520%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−3600%
|
110−120
+3600%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−497%
|
230−240
+497%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−900%
|
210−220
+900%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7
−1200%
|
75−80
+1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1180%
|
60−65
+1180%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1175%
|
100−110
+1175%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−690%
|
75−80
+690%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−1425%
|
60−65
+1425%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−2300%
|
70−75
+2300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1300%
|
40−45
+1300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−573%
|
70−75
+573%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−588%
|
55−60
+588%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−284%
|
140−150
+284%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1520%
|
80−85
+1520%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−900%
|
210−220
+900%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 6−7
−1200%
|
75−80
+1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1180%
|
60−65
+1180%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−690%
|
75−80
+690%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−573%
|
70−75
+573%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−588%
|
55−60
+588%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−284%
|
140−150
+284%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1175%
|
100−110
+1175%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−700%
|
40−45
+700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−985%
|
140−150
+985%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−800%
|
170−180
+800%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
−1292%
|
180−190
+1292%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
−950%
|
40−45
+950%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1367%
|
40−45
+1367%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−880%
|
45−50
+880%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−867%
|
27−30
+867%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−157%
|
35−40
+157%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
−1133%
|
110−120
+1133%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−900%
|
40−45
+900%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−567%
|
20−22
+567%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−567%
|
20−22
+567%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
This is how HD 7730M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:
- Arc A530M is 900% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc A530M is 3600% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc A530M performs better in 49 tests (84%)
- there's a draw in 9 tests (16%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.87 | 19.02 |
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 1 August 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
HD 7730M has 160% lower power consumption.
Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 917.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7730M in performance tests.
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