Radeon RX 6700 XT vs 530

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 530 with Radeon RX 6700 XT, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 530
2017
4 GB DDR3/GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.66

RX 6700 XT outperforms 530 by a whopping 1838% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking81150
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data57.40
Power efficiency3.6515.37
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameWestonNavi 22
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)3 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$479

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3842560
Core clock speed730 MHz2321 MHz
Boost clock speed1024 MHz2581 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate24.58413.0
Floating-point processing power0.7864 TFLOPS13.21 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3/GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s384.0 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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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.

Radeon 530 2.66
RX 6700 XT 51.55
+1838%

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.

Radeon 530 1026
RX 6700 XT 19864
+1836%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Radeon 530 2327
RX 6700 XT 45676
+1863%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Radeon 530 6338
RX 6700 XT 109039
+1621%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Radeon 530 1542
RX 6700 XT 35504
+2202%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 530 9210
RX 6700 XT 176617
+1818%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 530 107458
RX 6700 XT 579310
+439%

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 HD15
−953%
158
+953%
1440p4−5
−2050%
86
+2050%
4K2−3
−2450%
51
+2450%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.03
1440pno data5.57
4Kno data9.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2280%
119
+2280%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−575%
100−110
+575%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 169
Battlefield 5 4−5
−4000%
160−170
+4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1880%
99
+1880%
Far Cry 5 10
−930%
100−110
+930%
Far Cry New Dawn 12
−942%
120−130
+942%
Forza Horizon 4 35
−514%
210−220
+514%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1871%
138
+1871%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−857%
200−210
+857%
Metro Exodus 13
−1031%
140−150
+1031%
Red Dead Redemption 2 13
−731%
100−110
+731%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
−1017%
200−210
+1017%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−276%
140−150
+276%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1100%
100−110
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 144
Battlefield 5 4−5
−4000%
160−170
+4000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
−1329%
100−105
+1329%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1700%
90
+1700%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1960%
100−110
+1960%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−1686%
120−130
+1686%
Forza Horizon 4 32
−572%
210−220
+572%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1843%
136
+1843%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−857%
200−210
+857%
Metro Exodus 5
−2840%
140−150
+2840%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9
−1100%
100−110
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−2455%
281
+2455%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−723%
100−110
+723%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−276%
140−150
+276%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1100%
100−110
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 125
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1600%
85
+1600%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1960%
100−110
+1960%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1554%
210−220
+1554%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1829%
135
+1829%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−819%
193
+819%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−2082%
240
+2082%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−2017%
127
+2017%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−121%
84
+121%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1700%
100−110
+1700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2550%
100−110
+2550%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2800%
55−60
+2800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5500%
56
+5500%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Hitman 3 8−9
−938%
83
+938%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1971%
145
+1971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−4050%
80−85
+4050%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−1367%
220−230
+1367%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−4600%
45−50
+4600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3400%
35−40
+3400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 35

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1125%
45−50
+1125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
+0%
109
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 123
+0%
123
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 173
+0%
173
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+0%
74
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93
+0%
93
+0%

This is how Radeon 530 and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 XT is 953% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6700 XT is 2050% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6700 XT is 2450% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6700 XT is 5500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6700 XT is ahead in 57 tests (84%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.66 51.55
Recency 18 April 2017 3 March 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 230 Watt

Radeon 530 has 360% lower power consumption.

RX 6700 XT, on the other hand, has a 1838% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 530 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 530 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6700 XT is a desktop one.


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