RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs Arc A530M

Place in the ranking	304	72
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	81.28
Power efficiency	19.00	45.72
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	DG2-256	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 August 2023 (1 year ago)	12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2816
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1620 MHz
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	2130 MHz
Number of transistors	11,500 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.8	187.4
Floating-point processing power	3.994 TFLOPS	12 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	96	88
Tensor Cores	192	88
Ray Tracing Cores	12	22

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 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	256.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

Arc A530M 17.72

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 45.92
+159%

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.

Arc A530M 6836

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 17715
+159%

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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −150%	70−75 +150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.72	45.92
Recency	1 August 2023	12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	70 Watt

Arc A530M has 7.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 159.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A530M is a notebook card while RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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