Arc A530M vs GeForce 930M

Place in the ranking	813	304
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.54	19.01
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GM108	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years 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 cores	384	1536
Core clock speed	549 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	549 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.18	124.8
Floating-point processing power	0.4216 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	24	96
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	224.0 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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	-
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (5.1)	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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.

GeForce 930M 2.62

Arc A530M 17.72
+576%

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.

GeForce 930M 1012

Arc A530M 6836
+575%

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

−567%

120−130
+567%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −554%	85−90 +554%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 −554%	85−90 +554%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +35.7%	27−30 −35.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −554%	85−90 +554%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +167%	9−10 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +35.7%	27−30 −35.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −500%	30−33 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −554%	85−90 +554%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +35.7%	27−30 −35.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−567%

40−45

+567%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −567%	100−105 +567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how GeForce 930M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 567% faster in 1080p

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce 930M is 250% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 29% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce 930M is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
Arc A530M is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.62	17.72
Recency	13 March 2015	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	65 Watt

GeForce 930M has 97% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 576.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 930M in performance tests.

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