Arc A530M vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	163	309
Place by popularity	89	not in top-100
Power efficiency	28.27	18.59
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GA106	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 January 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 cores	3840	1536
Core clock speed	900 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	171.0	124.8
Floating-point processing power	10.94 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	120	96
Tensor Cores	120	192
Ray Tracing Cores	30	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.52
+87.1%

Arc A530M 17.38

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+87.1%

Arc A530M 6708

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	99 +98%	50−55 −98%
1440p	68 +94.3%	35−40 −94.3%
4K	41 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

103
+5050%

2−3

−5050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +2233%	3−4 −2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +90%	40−45 −90%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +92.7%	55−60 −92.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3200%	2−3 −3200%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +4200%	2−3 −4200%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +109%	35−40 −109%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +105%	40−45 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +92.2%	90−95 −92.2%
Hitman 3	106 +2550%	4−5 −2550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +1675%	8−9 −1675%
Metro Exodus	164 +92.9%	85−90 −92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +2775%	4−5 −2775%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +321%	27−30 −321%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +2233%	3−4 −2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 +113%	30−33 −113%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +92.7%	55−60 −92.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3200%	2−3 −3200%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +109%	35−40 −109%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +105%	40−45 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +92.2%	90−95 −92.2%
Hitman 3	108 +2600%	4−5 −2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	189 +2263%	8−9 −2263%
Metro Exodus	129 +98.5%	65−70 −98.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	102 +104%	50−55 −104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	158 +3850%	4−5 −3850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +656%	9−10 −656%
Watch Dogs: Legion	158 +464%	27−30 −464%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +2233%	3−4 −2233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +107%	27−30 −107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3200%	2−3 −3200%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +3000%	2−3 −3000%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +109%	35−40 −109%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +92.2%	90−95 −92.2%
Hitman 3	96 +2300%	4−5 −2300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120 +1400%	8−9 −1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140 +3400%	4−5 −3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 +767%	9−10 −767%
Watch Dogs: Legion	46 +64.3%	27−30 −64.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

96
+92%

50−55

−92%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +107%	30−33 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +94.4%	18−20 −94.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +100%	24−27 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	39	0−1
Far Cry 5	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +96.8%	95−100 −96.8%
Hitman 3	64 +967%	6−7 −967%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85 +4150%	2−3 −4150%
Metro Exodus	85 +88.9%	45−50 −88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 +102%	50−55 −102%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +110%	21−24 −110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	116 +93.3%	60−65 −93.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80
+3900%

2−3

−3900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +117%	12−14 −117%
Hitman 3	41 +95.2%	21−24 −95.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +88.2%	85−90 −88.2%
Metro Exodus	60 +100%	30−33 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 +104%	27−30 −104%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +100%	30−33 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +90%	10−11 −90%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

44
+2100%

2−3

−2100%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 98% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 94% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 95% 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 3060 Mobile is 5050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3060 Mobile surpassed Arc A530M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.52	17.38
Recency	12 January 2021	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 87.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.

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