Arc A530M vs Radeon 780M

Place in the ranking	305	307
Place by popularity	48	not in top-100
Power efficiency	83.89	19.22
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	Hawx Point	DG2-256
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores	768	1536
Core clock speed	800 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	2700 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	25,390 million	11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	129.6	124.8
Floating-point processing power	8.294 TFLOPS	3.994 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	48	96
Tensor Cores	no data	192
Ray Tracing Cores	12	12

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 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.8	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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 780M 18.28
+0.7%

Arc A530M 18.15

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 780M 7029
+0.7%

Arc A530M 6979

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	36 +2.9%	35−40 −2.9%
1440p	19 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
4K	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	32 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +8.3%	35−40 −8.3%
Elden Ring	37 −54.1%	55−60 +54.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
Counter-Strike 2	26 −23.1%	30−35 +23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −140%	35−40 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	65 −15.4%	75−80 +15.4%
Metro Exodus	44 −11.4%	45−50 +11.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
Counter-Strike 2	25 −28%	30−35 +28%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −200%	35−40 +200%
Dota 2	29 −124%	65−70 +124%
Elden Ring	42 −35.7%	55−60 +35.7%
Far Cry 5	32 −96.9%	60−65 +96.9%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	54 −38.9%	75−80 +38.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 −42.2%	60−65 +42.2%
Metro Exodus	32 −53.1%	45−50 +53.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0.8%	120−130 −0.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +1.8%	55−60 −1.8%
Valorant	70−75 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%
World of Tanks	220−230 +0.5%	210−220 −0.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +1.7%	55−60 −1.7%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 −200%	35−40 +200%
Dota 2	65−70 +8.3%	60−65 −8.3%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	46 −63%	75−80 +63%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0.8%	120−130 −0.8%
Valorant	70−75 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	18 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%
Elden Ring	30−33 +3.4%	27−30 −3.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	19 −47.4%	27−30 +47.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0.6%	160−170 −0.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
World of Tanks	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +2.1%	45−50 −2.1%
Forza Horizon 4	32 −43.8%	45−50 +43.8%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −20%	24−27 +20%
Valorant	45−50 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Dota 2	21 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	21 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +1.9%	50−55 −1.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	30−35 +3.3%	30−33 −3.3%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	17 −52.9%	24−27 +52.9%
Valorant	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

This is how Radeon 780M and Arc A530M compete in popular games:

Radeon 780M is 3% faster in 1080p
Radeon 780M is 6% faster in 1440p
Radeon 780M is 8% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 780M is 8% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A530M is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 780M is ahead in 16 tests (26%)
Arc A530M is ahead in 23 tests (38%)
there's a draw in 22 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.28	18.15
Recency	6 December 2023	1 August 2023
Chip lithography	4 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon 780M and Arc A530M.

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