Arc A530M vs GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 2070 Mobile outperforms Arc A530M by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 187 | 307 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 21.07 | 22.36 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | TU106B | DG2-256 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 January 2019 (6 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 | 2304 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1305 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1485 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,800 million | 11,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 213.8 | 124.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.843 TFLOPS | 3.994 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| TMUs | 144 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | 288 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | 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 x16 | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 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 |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
| DLSS | + | + |
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 | 120
+71.4%
| 70−75
−71.4%
|
| 1440p | 76
+68.9%
| 45−50
−68.9%
|
| 4K | 48
+77.8%
| 27−30
−77.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+64.5%
|
110−120
−64.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+78%
|
40−45
−78%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+94.6%
|
35−40
−94.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120
+48.1%
|
80−85
−48.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+64.5%
|
110−120
−64.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+78%
|
40−45
−78%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 122
+93.7%
|
60−65
−93.7%
|
| Fortnite | 188
+84.3%
|
100−110
−84.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 113
+43%
|
75−80
−43%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+67.2%
|
60−65
−67.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+94.6%
|
35−40
−94.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 196
+165%
|
70−75
−165%
|
| Valorant | 234
+61.4%
|
140−150
−61.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 134
+65.4%
|
80−85
−65.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+64.5%
|
110−120
−64.5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+18.9%
|
230−240
−18.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+78%
|
40−45
−78%
|
| Dota 2 | 124
+77.1%
|
70−75
−77.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 113
+79.4%
|
60−65
−79.4%
|
| Fortnite | 149
+46.1%
|
100−110
−46.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 112
+41.8%
|
75−80
−41.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+67.2%
|
60−65
−67.2%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 115
+59.7%
|
70−75
−59.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+94.6%
|
35−40
−94.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 69
+64.3%
|
40−45
−64.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 173
+134%
|
70−75
−134%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 142
+158%
|
55−60
−158%
|
| Valorant | 230
+58.6%
|
140−150
−58.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 121
+49.4%
|
80−85
−49.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+78%
|
40−45
−78%
|
| Dota 2 | 117
+67.1%
|
70−75
−67.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 106
+68.3%
|
60−65
−68.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 94
+19%
|
75−80
−19%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 70−75
+94.6%
|
35−40
−94.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130
+75.7%
|
70−75
−75.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
+34.5%
|
55−60
−34.5%
|
| Valorant | 154
+6.2%
|
140−150
−6.2%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 141
+38.2%
|
100−110
−38.2%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+94.9%
|
35−40
−94.9%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+59.6%
|
140−150
−59.6%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+90.9%
|
30−35
−90.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 42
+68%
|
24−27
−68%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+2.3%
|
170−180
−2.3%
|
| Valorant | 229
+26.5%
|
180−190
−26.5%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 92
+67.3%
|
55−60
−67.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+94.4%
|
18−20
−94.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 76
+76.7%
|
40−45
−76.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+83.3%
|
45−50
−83.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+76.2%
|
21−24
−76.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+90%
|
30−33
−90%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 94
+109%
|
45−50
−109%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+85.7%
|
35−40
−85.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+75%
|
12−14
−75%
|
| Metro Exodus | 26
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50
+78.6%
|
27−30
−78.6%
|
| Valorant | 202
+82%
|
110−120
−82%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 52
+79.3%
|
27−30
−79.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
+78.2%
|
55−60
−78.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40
+81.8%
|
21−24
−81.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+70.6%
|
30−35
−70.6%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+75%
|
12−14
−75%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 46
+130%
|
20−22
−130%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 46
+130%
|
20−22
−130%
|
This is how RTX 2070 Mobile and Arc A530M compete in popular games:
- RTX 2070 Mobile is 71% faster in 1080p
- RTX 2070 Mobile is 69% faster in 1440p
- RTX 2070 Mobile is 78% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2070 Mobile is 165% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 2070 Mobile surpassed Arc A530M in all 63 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.77 | 19.06 |
| Recency | 29 January 2019 | 1 August 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 65 Watt |
RTX 2070 Mobile has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score.
Arc A530M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 76.9% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.
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