Arc A530M vs Radeon RX 560X Mobile

Place in the ranking	428	308
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.49	19.27
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 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	1024	1536
Core clock speed	1275 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1202 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	124.8
Floating-point processing power	2.611 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	64	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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1450 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	92.8 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

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

−61.8%

55−60
+61.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18 −77.8%	30−35 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −56.5%	35−40 +56.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35 −65.7%	55−60 +65.7%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −68.4%	30−35 +68.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 −100%	35−40 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	51 −49%	75−80 +49%
Forza Horizon 5	35 −37.1%	45−50 +37.1%
Metro Exodus	39 −25.6%	45−50 +25.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	47 +9.3%	40−45 −9.3%
Valorant	50 −46%	70−75 +46%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	44 −31.8%	55−60 +31.8%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −68.4%	30−35 +68.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −140%	35−40 +140%
Dota 2	47 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Far Cry 5	28 −125%	60−65 +125%
Fortnite	50 −96%	95−100 +96%
Forza Horizon 4	42 −81%	75−80 +81%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 −71.4%	45−50 +71.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 −77.8%	60−65 +77.8%
Metro Exodus	26 −88.5%	45−50 +88.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	101 −23.8%	120−130 +23.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −69.7%	55−60 +69.7%
Valorant	40−45 −73.8%	70−75 +73.8%
World of Tanks	122 −79.5%	210−220 +79.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31 −87.1%	55−60 +87.1%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −68.4%	30−35 +68.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −414%	35−40 +414%
Dota 2	66 −66.7%	110−120 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −43.2%	60−65 +43.2%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −105%	75−80 +105%
Forza Horizon 5	21 −129%	45−50 +129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	29 −331%	120−130 +331%
Valorant	40−45 −73.8%	70−75 +73.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −100%	27−30 +100%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −93.3%	27−30 +93.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −224%	160−170 +224%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
World of Tanks	75−80 −62.3%	120−130 +62.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −76.2%	35−40 +76.2%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −95.8%	45−50 +95.8%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −84%	45−50 +84%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −81.3%	27−30 +81.3%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −95.2%	40−45 +95.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −78.6%	24−27 +78.6%
Valorant	27−30 −70.4%	45−50 +70.4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Dota 2	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −117%	12−14 +117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −68.8%	50−55 +68.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Dota 2	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −76.9%	21−24 +76.9%
Fortnite	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Valorant	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%

This is how RX 560X Mobile and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 62% faster in 1080p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 560X Mobile is 9% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 414% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 560X Mobile is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Arc A530M is ahead in 60 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.83	18.16
Recency	11 April 2018	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm

Arc A530M has a 67.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 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 RX 560X Mobile in performance tests.

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