Arc A530M vs ATI Radeon HD 5950

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Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated332
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Xe HPG (2022−2023)
GPU code nameHemlockAlchemist
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release dateno data31 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 cores144012
Core clock speed725 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1300 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million11,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)302 Watt65 Watt (65 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate52.20124.8

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length280 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4 GB/s14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 1x DisplayPort 1.1Portable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 302 Watt 65 Watt

Arc A530M has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 566.7% more advanced lithography process, and 364.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 5950 and Arc A530M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5950 is a desktop card while Arc A530M is a notebook one.


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