Arc A530M vs GeForce GTX 850M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 850M and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 850M
2014
2 GB DDR3, 45 Watt
6.52

Arc A530M outperforms GTX 850M by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking572308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.9318.70
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGM107DG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 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 cores6401536
Core clock speedUp to 936 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1300 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate36.08124.8
Floating-point processing power1.155 TFLOPS3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs4096
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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
SLI options+-

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Standard memory configurationDDR3 or GDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s224.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
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.

GTX 850M 6.52
Arc A530M 17.74
+172%

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.

GTX 850M 2513
Arc A530M 6836
+172%

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:

900p84
−162%
220−230
+162%
Full HD31
−158%
80−85
+158%
4K10
−170%
27−30
+170%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Hitman 3 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+388%
8−9
−388%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Hitman 3 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+388%
8−9
−388%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+544%
9−10
−544%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Hitman 3 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+388%
8−9
−388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−168%
110−120
+168%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Hitman 3 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

This is how GTX 850M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A530M is 162% faster in 900p
  • Arc A530M is 158% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A530M is 170% 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 GTX 850M is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 850M surpassed Arc A530M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.52 17.74
Recency 12 March 2014 1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

GTX 850M has 44.4% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 172.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 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 GTX 850M in performance tests.


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

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