Arc A530M vs Radeon 540X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540X and Arc A530M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 540X
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.26

Arc A530M outperforms 540X by a whopping 403% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking725309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.1619.97
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameLexaDG2-256
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 September 2018 (6 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 cores5121536
Core clock speed980 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1046 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate33.47124.8
Floating-point processing power1.071 TFLOPS3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs3296
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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
DLSS-+

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.

Radeon 540X 3.26
Arc A530M 16.40
+403%

  • Passmark

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 540X 1458
Arc A530M 7329
+403%

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 HD19
−400%
95−100
+400%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 17
−500%
100−110
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−322%
35−40
+322%
Hogwarts Legacy 12
−183%
30−35
+183%
Battlefield 5 26
−188%
75−80
+188%
Counter-Strike 2 17
−500%
100−110
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−443%
35−40
+443%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−556%
55−60
+556%
Fortnite 62
−54.8%
95−100
+54.8%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−329%
70−75
+329%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−235%
55−60
+235%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−325%
30−35
+325%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−347%
65−70
+347%
Valorant 50−55
−169%
130−140
+169%
Battlefield 5 20
−275%
75−80
+275%
Counter-Strike 2 5
−1940%
100−110
+1940%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55
−302%
220−230
+302%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−443%
35−40
+443%
Dota 2 47
−389%
230−240
+389%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−556%
55−60
+556%
Fortnite 22
−336%
95−100
+336%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−329%
70−75
+329%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−613%
55−60
+613%
Grand Theft Auto V 15
−347%
65−70
+347%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−325%
30−35
+325%
Metro Exodus 6
−533%
35−40
+533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−347%
65−70
+347%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−206%
45−50
+206%
Valorant 50−55
−169%
130−140
+169%
Battlefield 5 18
−317%
75−80
+317%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−443%
35−40
+443%
Dota 2 44
−400%
220−230
+400%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−556%
55−60
+556%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−329%
70−75
+329%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−325%
30−35
+325%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−347%
65−70
+347%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−390%
45−50
+390%
Valorant 50−55
−169%
130−140
+169%
Fortnite 17
−465%
95−100
+465%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−825%
35−40
+825%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−400%
130−140
+400%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1050%
21−24
+1050%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−472%
160−170
+472%
Valorant 35−40
−378%
170−180
+378%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−333%
35−40
+333%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−463%
45−50
+463%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−375%
18−20
+375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Fortnite 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−100%
30−35
+100%
Valorant 18−20
−456%
100−105
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Dota 2 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−675%
30−35
+675%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−325%
16−18
+325%
Fortnite 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how Radeon 540X and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A530M is 400% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 1940% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A530M is ahead in 55 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.26 16.40
Recency 5 September 2018 1 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

Radeon 540X has 30% lower power consumption.

Arc A530M, on the other hand, has a 403.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A530M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

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