Arc A530M vs Radeon Pro WX 4130

Place in the ranking	600	304
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.83	19.00
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Baffin	DG2-256
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 March 2017 (7 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 cores	640	1536
Core clock speed	1002 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1053 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	42.12	124.8
Floating-point processing power	1.348 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	40	96
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

Pro WX 4130 5.62

Arc A530M 17.72
+215%

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 WX 4130 2168

Arc A530M 6836
+215%

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

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+350%

2−3

−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −200%	45−50 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −203%	100−105 +203%
Hitman 3	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +313%	8−9 −313%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −208%	40−45 +208%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +67.9%	27−30 −67.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −200%	45−50 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −203%	100−105 +203%
Hitman 3	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +313%	8−9 −313%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −208%	40−45 +208%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +67.9%	27−30 −67.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −203%	100−105 +203%
Hitman 3	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +313%	8−9 −313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +67.9%	27−30 −67.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−186%

40−45
+186%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −200%	24−27 +200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −208%	40−45 +208%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −203%	100−105 +203%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+350%

2−3

−350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Hitman 3	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro WX 4130 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Pro WX 4130 surpassed Arc A530M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.62	17.72
Recency	1 March 2017	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt

Pro WX 4130 has 30% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 215.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX 4130 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4130 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.