Arc A530M vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
18.68
+7.5%

Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms Arc A530M by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking292309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data18.52
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUDG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year 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 cores81536
Core clock speedno data900 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistorsno data11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm6 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

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 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-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 HD36
+20%
30−35
−20%
1440p20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
4K17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+10.9%
55−60
−10.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Hitman 3 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+1038%
8−9
−1038%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+214%
27−30
−214%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+10.9%
55−60
−10.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Hitman 3 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+1038%
8−9
−1038%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 58
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+367%
9−10
−367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+214%
27−30
−214%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Hitman 3 35−40
+800%
4−5
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 41
+413%
8−9
−413%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+167%
9−10
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+214%
27−30
−214%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+20%
30−33
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+13.3%
90−95
−13.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+11%
100−105
−11%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+12.9%
85−90
−12.9%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 20% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 11% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 21% faster in 4K

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc 8-Core iGPU is 1800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is ahead in 25 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.68 17.38
Recency 14 December 2023 1 August 2023
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 7.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Arc 8-Core iGPU and Arc A530M.


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