Arc A530M vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

Place in performance ranking	525	332
Place by popularity	57	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Xe HPG (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	Alchemist
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	31 July 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	80	12
Core clock speed	400 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt (65 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	no data	124.8

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

no data

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	no data	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	8 GB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data

Portable Device Dependent

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
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 HD	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
1440p	9 −100%	18−20 +100%
4K	13 −108%	27−30 +108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14
+600%

2−3

−600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Hitman 3	16 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +438%	8−9 −438%
Metro Exodus	38 −111%	80−85 +111%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +121%	27−30 −121%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −114%	45−50 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Hitman 3	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +438%	8−9 −438%
Metro Exodus	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −100%	40−45 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24 +500%	4−5 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	49 +75%	27−30 −75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −104%	100−105 +104%
Hitman 3	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16 +100%	8−9 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +400%	4−5 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +96.4%	27−30 −96.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−100%

40−45
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Hitman 3	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −110%	21−24 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+550%

2−3

−550%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Hitman 3	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+250%

2−3

−250%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Arc A530M is 111% faster in 1080p
Arc A530M is 100% faster in 1440p
Arc A530M is 108% faster in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs surpassed Arc A530M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.53	16.17
Recency	15 August 2020	31 July 2023
Chip lithography	10 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs has 132.1% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 114.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs in performance tests.

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