Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs HD Graphics P530

Place in the ranking	791	429
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.20	no data
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	Skylake GT2	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a 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	192	4
Core clock speed	350 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	18.40	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.4416 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	3	no data
TMUs	16	no data

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 x1	no data
Width	IGP	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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1740 MB	no data
Memory bus width	System Shared	no data
Memory clock speed	System Shared	no data
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

no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.1.97	-

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

7−8

−286%

27
+286%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
−260%

18−20

+260%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −186%	20−22 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −364%	65−70 +364%
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −933%	30−35 +933%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −167%	30−35 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −63.2%	60−65 +63.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −186%	20−22 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −364%	65−70 +364%
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −933%	30−35 +933%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −225%	39 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −85.7%	24−27 +85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −63.2%	60−65 +63.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −186%	20−22 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −364%	65−70 +364%
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −150%	30 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −14.3%	16 +14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −63.2%	60−65 +63.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−286%

27−30
+286%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Hitman 3	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −186%	20−22 +186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −288%	60−65 +288%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−167%

16−18
+167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	12−14
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−125%

9−10
+125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

This is how HD Graphics P530 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 286% faster in 1080p

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 55 tests (86%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.78	10.58
Recency	1 September 2015	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 280.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics P530 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics P530 is a desktop card while Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is a notebook one.

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