Arc A530M vs Radeon RX 640

Place in the ranking	615	308
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.52	19.27
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Polaris 23	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 May 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 cores	640	1536
Core clock speed	1082 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1218 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.72	124.8
Floating-point processing power	1.559 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	large	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	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48 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.

RX 640 5.45

Arc A530M 18.16
+233%

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.

RX 640 2096

Arc A530M 6979
+233%

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

−227%

85−90
+227%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −191%	30−35 +191%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −227%	35−40 +227%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −241%	55−60 +241%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −191%	30−35 +191%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −227%	35−40 +227%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −230%	75−80 +230%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −336%	45−50 +336%
Metro Exodus	17 −188%	45−50 +188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 −65.4%	40−45 +65.4%
Valorant	16−18 −329%	70−75 +329%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −241%	55−60 +241%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −191%	30−35 +191%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −227%	35−40 +227%
Dota 2	18 −261%	65−70 +261%
Far Cry 5	30 −110%	60−65 +110%
Fortnite	30−35 −206%	95−100 +206%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −230%	75−80 +230%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −336%	45−50 +336%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −256%	60−65 +256%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −277%	45−50 +277%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −172%	120−130 +172%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −169%	40−45 +169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −229%	55−60 +229%
Valorant	16−18 −329%	70−75 +329%
World of Tanks	85−90 −149%	210−220 +149%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −241%	55−60 +241%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −191%	30−35 +191%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −227%	35−40 +227%
Dota 2	49 −227%	160−170 +227%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −142%	60−65 +142%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −230%	75−80 +230%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −336%	45−50 +336%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −172%	120−130 +172%
Valorant	16−18 −329%	70−75 +329%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −460%	27−30 +460%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −385%	160−170 +385%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
World of Tanks	35−40 −221%	120−130 +221%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −311%	35−40 +311%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −327%	45−50 +327%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −411%	45−50 +411%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −263%	27−30 +263%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −720%	40−45 +720%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −213%	24−27 +213%
Valorant	14−16 −207%	45−50 +207%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −82.4%	30−35 +82.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −82.4%	30−35 +82.4%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −238%	50−55 +238%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −82.4%	30−35 +82.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Dota 2	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%
Fortnite	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Valorant	5−6 −320%	21−24 +320%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

This is how RX 640 and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 227% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A530M is ahead in 59 tests (95%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.45	18.16
Recency	13 May 2019	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt

RX 640 has 30% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 233.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% 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 640 in performance tests.

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