Arc A530M vs Tesla K8

Place in the ranking	519	318
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.04	22.75
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GK104	DG2-256
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	16 September 2014 (11 years ago)	1 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	1536
Core clock speed	693 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	811 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	103.8	124.8
Floating-point processing power	2.491 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	128	96
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12
L1 Cache	128 KB	no data
L2 Cache	512 KB	8 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	3.0	-
DLSS	-	+

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

Counter-Strike 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Fortnite	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Fortnite	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

100−110

+0%

100−110

+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

45−50

+0%

45−50

+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

20−22

+0%

20−22

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.16	19.24
Recency	16 September 2014	1 August 2023
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt

Arc A530M has a 110% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K8 is a workstation graphics card while Arc A530M is a notebook one.