Arc A530M vs Radeon Pro 5500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 5500M with Arc A530M, including specs and performance data.

Pro 5500M
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 85 Watt
17.56

Arc A530M outperforms Pro 5500M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking307304
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.4019.00
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameNavi 14DG2-256
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date13 November 2019 (5 years 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 cores15361536
Core clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1450 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate139.2124.8
Floating-point processing power4.454 TFLOPS3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs9696
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

Pro 5500M 17.56
Arc A530M 17.72
+0.9%

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.

Pro 5500M 6774
Arc A530M 6836
+0.9%

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 HD56
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%
1440p54
+8%
50−55
−8%
4K27
+0%
27−30
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+5.5%
55−60
−5.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+988%
8−9
−988%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+204%
27−30
−204%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+5.5%
55−60
−5.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+2400%
2−3
−2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+988%
8−9
−988%
Metro Exodus 32
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 51
+2%
50−55
−2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+356%
9−10
−356%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+204%
27−30
−204%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%
Hitman 3 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+988%
8−9
−988%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+333%
9−10
−333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+204%
27−30
−204%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 54
+8%
50−55
−8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Far Cry 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+1.1%
95−100
−1.1%
Hitman 3 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Metro Exodus 41
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 115
+4.5%
110−120
−4.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+700%
2−3
−700%

This is how Pro 5500M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5500M is 2% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5500M is 8% faster in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 5500M is 2400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro 5500M surpassed Arc A530M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.56 17.72
Recency 13 November 2019 1 August 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Arc A530M has a 0.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro 5500M and Arc A530M.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 5500M is a mobile workstation card while Arc A530M is a mobile workstation one.


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

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