Arc A530M vs GeForce MX350

Place in the ranking	535	310
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.16	18.52
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GP107	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	10 February 2020 (4 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	640	1536
Core clock speed	747 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	937 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	29.98	124.8
Floating-point processing power	1.199 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	32	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1752 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	56.06 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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	-

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 MX350 7.27

Arc A530M 17.39
+139%

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 MX350 2805

Arc A530M 6708
+139%

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	26 −131%	60−65 +131%
1440p	27 −122%	60−65 +122%
4K	26 −131%	60−65 +131%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14
+500%

2−3

−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 −131%	30−33 +131%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	19 +850%	2−3 −850%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	26 −131%	60−65 +131%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 −129%	80−85 +129%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%
Hitman 3	20 +400%	4−5 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 +1513%	8−9 −1513%
Metro Exodus	37 −130%	85−90 +130%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 −134%	75−80 +134%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95 +239%	27−30 −239%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +767%	3−4 −767%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 −133%	14−16 +133%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	23 −139%	55−60 +139%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%
Hitman 3	20 +400%	4−5 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	116 +1350%	8−9 −1350%
Metro Exodus	28 −132%	65−70 +132%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 −129%	55−60 +129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	25 +525%	4−5 −525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	88 +214%	27−30 −214%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	15 −133%	35−40 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	19 −137%	45−50 +137%
Hitman 3	17 +325%	4−5 −325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 +150%	8−9 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6 −367%	27−30 +367%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−125%

45−50
+125%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Hitman 3	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −139%	110−120 +139%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+500%

2−3

−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Hitman 3	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −129%	55−60 +129%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%

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 −133%	7−8 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+250%

2−3

−250%

This is how GeForce MX350 and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 131% faster in 1080p
Arc A530M is 122% faster in 1440p
Arc A530M is 131% faster in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX350 is 1513% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 367% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX350 is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
Arc A530M is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.27	17.39
Recency	10 February 2020	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	65 Watt

GeForce MX350 has 225% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 139.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX350 in performance tests.

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