Arc A530M vs GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
25.13
+41.7%

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms Arc A530M by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking214308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.7118.71
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGN20-P0-R 6 GBDG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores25601536
Core clock speed1237 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1492 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 amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width96 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 HD72
+44%
50−55
−44%
1440p36
+50%
24−27
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 81
+3950%
2−3
−3950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+49.1%
55−60
−49.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+2450%
2−3
−2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+3100%
2−3
−3100%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+46%
100−105
−46%
Hitman 3 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1338%
8−9
−1338%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+2025%
4−5
−2025%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+268%
27−30
−268%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+49.1%
55−60
−49.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+2450%
2−3
−2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+2200%
2−3
−2200%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+46%
100−105
−46%
Hitman 3 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1338%
8−9
−1338%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 86
+2050%
4−5
−2050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+500%
9−10
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+268%
27−30
−268%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+2450%
2−3
−2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+46%
100−105
−46%
Hitman 3 50−55
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1338%
8−9
−1338%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 76
+1800%
4−5
−1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+456%
9−10
−456%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+268%
27−30
−268%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+58.3%
24−27
−58.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+44%
100−105
−44%
Hitman 3 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+48.4%
95−100
−48.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Hitman 3 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+43.3%
90−95
−43.3%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%

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
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

This is how RTX 3050 6GB Mobile and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 44% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 50% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 3950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3050 6GB Mobile surpassed Arc A530M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.13 17.74
Recency 6 January 2023 1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 65 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 41.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.


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