Arc A530M vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.50
+38.1%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms Arc A530M by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking226308
Place by popularity74not in top-100
Power efficiency27.9918.71
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGN20-P0DG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 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 cores20481536
Core clock speed1238 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistorsno data11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data124.8
Floating-point processing powerno data3.994 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data96
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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

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 HD63
+40%
45−50
−40%
1440p45
+50%
30−35
−50%
4K26
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
+3200%
2−3
−3200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+45%
40−45
−45%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+49.1%
55−60
−49.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+2450%
2−3
−2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+45%
100−105
−45%
Hitman 3 57
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1338%
8−9
−1338%
Metro Exodus 126
+40%
90−95
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+45%
60−65
−45%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+2000%
4−5
−2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 186
+564%
27−30
−564%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+49.1%
55−60
−49.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+2450%
2−3
−2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+45%
100−105
−45%
Hitman 3 55
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1338%
8−9
−1338%
Metro Exodus 95
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+40%
45−50
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
+2250%
4−5
−2250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+500%
9−10
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
+543%
27−30
−543%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+50%
16−18
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+2450%
2−3
−2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+45%
100−105
−45%
Hitman 3 51
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+825%
8−9
−825%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
+1925%
4−5
−1925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+411%
9−10
−411%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+44%
50−55
−44%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 18 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+43%
100−105
−43%
Hitman 3 37
+517%
6−7
−517%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Metro Exodus 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 166
+38.3%
120−130
−38.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+2550%
2−3
−2550%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Hitman 3 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+42.2%
90−95
−42.2%
Metro Exodus 37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 40% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 50% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 44% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 3200% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 8% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
  • Arc A530M is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.50 17.74
Recency 11 May 2021 1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 65 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.


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