Arc A530M vs Radeon RX 6500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500
18.69

A530M outperforms RX 6500 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking336323
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data23.01
Architectureno dataGeneration 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameno dataDG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data1 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data1536
Core clock speedno data900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1300 MHz
Number of transistorsno data11,500 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data124.8
Floating-point processing powerno data3.994 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data96
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L2 Cacheno data8 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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-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.

RX 6500 18.69
Arc A530M 19.43
+4%

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 6500 7734
Samples: 109
Arc A530M 8044
+4%
Samples: 41

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
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
−2.5%
80−85
+2.5%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−3.2%
60−65
+3.2%
Fortnite 100−105
−3%
100−110
+3%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−5.1%
60−65
+5.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
Valorant 140−150
−2.8%
140−150
+2.8%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
−2.5%
80−85
+2.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−2.2%
230−240
+2.2%
Dota 2 100−110
−1.9%
110−120
+1.9%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−3.2%
60−65
+3.2%
Fortnite 100−105
−3%
100−110
+3%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−5.1%
60−65
+5.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−4.3%
70−75
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−5%
40−45
+5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%
Valorant 140−150
−2.8%
140−150
+2.8%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
−2.5%
80−85
+2.5%
Dota 2 100−110
−1.9%
110−120
+1.9%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−3.2%
60−65
+3.2%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−3.9%
80−85
+3.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−3.8%
55−60
+3.8%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 100−105
−3%
100−110
+3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−3.6%
140−150
+3.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−6.3%
30−35
+6.3%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−8.3%
24−27
+8.3%
Valorant 160−170
−2.4%
170−180
+2.4%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
−3.7%
55−60
+3.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−4.8%
40−45
+4.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−4.3%
45−50
+4.3%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
−4.5%
45−50
+4.5%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Valorant 95−100
−5.1%
100−110
+5.1%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 8% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A530M performs better in 41 tests (72%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.69 19.43

Arc A530M has a 4% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 6500 and Arc A530M.

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