Arc A530M vs GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile

Place in the ranking	124	307
Place by popularity	42	not in top-100
Power efficiency	51.63	19.22
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	AD107	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2023 (2 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	2560	1536
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1755 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	140.4	124.8
Floating-point processing power	8.986 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	80	96
Tensor Cores	80	192
Ray Tracing Cores	20	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	96 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 GB/s	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 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

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	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	-

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 4050 Mobile 37.53
+107%

Arc A530M 18.15

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 4050 Mobile 14426
+107%

Arc A530M 6979

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	95 +111%	45−50 −111%
1440p	47 +124%	21−24 −124%
4K	31 +121%	14−16 −121%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	79 +147%	30−35 −147%
Cyberpunk 2077	103 +186%	35−40 −186%
Elden Ring	117 +105%	55−60 −105%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +75.9%	55−60 −75.9%
Counter-Strike 2	67 +109%	30−35 −109%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +13.9%	35−40 −13.9%
Forza Horizon 4	204 +172%	75−80 −172%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +85.7%	45−50 −85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +72.1%	40−45 −72.1%
Valorant	185 +153%	70−75 −153%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +75.9%	55−60 −75.9%
Counter-Strike 2	59 +84.4%	30−35 −84.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	140 +115%	65−70 −115%
Elden Ring	128 +125%	55−60 −125%
Far Cry 5	97 +54%	60−65 −54%
Fortnite	160−170 +69.4%	95−100 −69.4%
Forza Horizon 4	168 +124%	75−80 −124%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 +96.9%	60−65 −96.9%
Metro Exodus	32 −53.1%	45−50 +53.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +57.6%	120−130 −57.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +72.1%	40−45 −72.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +136%	55−60 −136%
Valorant	150−160 +105%	70−75 −105%
World of Tanks	270−280 +27.4%	210−220 −27.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +75.9%	55−60 −75.9%
Counter-Strike 2	43 +34.4%	30−35 −34.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Dota 2	162 +116%	75−80 −116%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +50.8%	60−65 −50.8%
Forza Horizon 4	145 +93.3%	75−80 −93.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +57.6%	120−130 −57.6%
Valorant	138 +89%	70−75 −89%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	58 +107%	27−30 −107%
Elden Ring	56 +93.1%	27−30 −93.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	58 +107%	27−30 −107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +6.1%	160−170 −6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +131%	16−18 −131%
World of Tanks	230−240 +90.4%	120−130 −90.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +89.2%	35−40 −89.2%
Counter-Strike 2	25 +66.7%	14−16 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +157%	45−50 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +82.6%	45−50 −82.6%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +146%	24−27 −146%
Valorant	92 +100%	45−50 −100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8 −75%	14−16 +75%
Dota 2	64 +106%	30−35 −106%
Elden Ring	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%
Grand Theft Auto V	64 +106%	30−35 −106%
Metro Exodus	45 +246%	12−14 −246%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +122%	50−55 −122%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +106%	30−35 −106%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +171%	14−16 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +80%	5−6 −80%
Dota 2	115 +109%	55−60 −109%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +139%	21−24 −139%
Fortnite	50−55 +148%	21−24 −148%
Forza Horizon 4	53 +104%	24−27 −104%
Valorant	60−65 +186%	21−24 −186%

This is how RTX 4050 Mobile and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is 111% faster in 1080p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 124% faster in 1440p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 121% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 246% faster.
in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 75% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 57 tests (93%)
Arc A530M is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	37.53	18.15
Recency	3 January 2023	1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	4 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	65 Watt