Radeon 890M vs Arc A530M

Place in the ranking	308	262
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	19.74	100.00
Architecture	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)	RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code name	DG2-256	Strix Point
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 August 2023 (1 year ago)	15 July 2024 (less than a 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 cores	1536	1024
Core clock speed	900 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	2900 MHz
Number of transistors	11,500 million	34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.8	185.6
Floating-point processing power	3.994 TFLOPS	5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	96	64
Tensor Cores	192	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	12	16

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no data
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

API and SDK 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	2.1
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
DLSS	+	-

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.

Arc A530M 18.72

Radeon 890M 21.88
+16.9%

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 7195

Radeon 890M 8410
+16.9%

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

35−40

−28.6%

45
+28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	45−50 −28.3%	59 +28.3%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −50%	48 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −18.9%	40−45 +18.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	45−50 +0%	46 +0%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −13.5%	80−85 +13.5%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −18.8%	38 +18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −18.9%	40−45 +18.9%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +3.4%	58 −3.4%
Fortnite	95−100 −11.6%	100−110 +11.6%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −15.3%	80−85 +15.3%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −18.4%	55−60 +18.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −18.2%	75−80 +18.2%
Valorant	130−140 −10.4%	140−150 +10.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	45−50 +70.4%	27 −70.4%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −13.5%	80−85 +13.5%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +6.7%	30 −6.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	220−230 −8.6%	230−240 +8.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −18.9%	40−45 +18.9%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +13.2%	53 −13.2%
Fortnite	95−100 −11.6%	100−110 +11.6%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −15.3%	80−85 +15.3%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −18.4%	55−60 +18.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +20%	55 −20%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −18.9%	40−45 +18.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −18.2%	75−80 +18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −6.1%	52 +6.1%
Valorant	130−140 −10.4%	140−150 +10.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −13.5%	80−85 +13.5%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +23.1%	26 −23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −18.9%	40−45 +18.9%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +20%	50 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −15.3%	80−85 +15.3%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 −18.4%	55−60 +18.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 −18.2%	75−80 +18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +48.5%	33 −48.5%
Valorant	130−140 −10.4%	140−150 +10.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

95−100

−11.6%

100−110
+11.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	120−130 −14.8%	140−150 +14.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 −20%	35−40 +20%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −4.2%	170−180 +4.2%
Valorant	170−180 −10.6%	180−190 +10.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −16%	55−60 +16%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −17.9%	45−50 +17.9%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −18.2%	50−55 +18.2%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −15.6%	35−40 +15.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

40−45

−20%

45−50
+20%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −15.6%	35−40 +15.6%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −20%	30−33 +20%
Valorant	95−100 −19.4%	110−120 +19.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −19.2%	30−35 +19.2%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −21.1%	21−24 +21.1%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −16.1%	35−40 +16.1%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

18−20

−16.7%

21−24
+16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

20−22

+0%

20−22

+0%

This is how Arc A530M and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

Radeon 890M is 29% faster in 1080p

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

in Atomic Heart, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 70% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 890M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A530M is ahead in 8 tests (13%)
Radeon 890M is ahead in 54 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.72	21.88
Recency	1 August 2023	15 July 2024
Chip lithography	6 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 16.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.