Arc A530M vs Quadro T1200 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro T1200 Mobile with Arc A530M, including specs and performance data.

T1200 Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 18 Watt
19.40
+11.6%

T1200 Mobile outperforms Arc A530M by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking284309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency74.6418.52
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameTU117DG2-256
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date12 April 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 cores10241536
Core clock speed855 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1425 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate91.20124.8
Floating-point processing power2.918 TFLOPS3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs6496
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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s224.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.5-

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 HD58
+16%
50−55
−16%
1440p33
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
4K81
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Far Cry 5 65
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
Hitman 3 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60
+650%
8−9
−650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 59
+1375%
4−5
−1375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 54
+92.9%
27−30
−92.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 28
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Far Cry 5 59
+18%
50−55
−18%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
Hitman 3 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Horizon Zero Dawn 47
+488%
8−9
−488%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+15%
60−65
−15%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+689%
9−10
−689%
Watch Dogs: Legion 47
+67.9%
27−30
−67.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Far Cry 5 56
+12%
50−55
−12%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+311%
9−10
−311%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
−47.4%
27−30
+47.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Hitman 3 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 32
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 41
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+16.8%
95−100
−16.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+20%
10−11
−20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11 0−1
Battlefield 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how T1200 Mobile and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • T1200 Mobile is 16% faster in 1080p
  • T1200 Mobile is 22% faster in 1440p
  • T1200 Mobile is 16% faster in 4K

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T1200 Mobile is 1900% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A530M is 47% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • T1200 Mobile is ahead in 20 tests (69%)
  • Arc A530M is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.40 17.38
Recency 12 April 2021 1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 65 Watt

T1200 Mobile has a 11.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 261.1% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Arc A530M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Arc A530M is a mobile workstation one.


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