HD Graphics P530 vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) with HD Graphics P530, including specs and performance data.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
2021
15 Watt
14.07
+404%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms HD Graphics P530 by a whopping 404% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking371800
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency64.5712.80
Architectureno dataGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1Skylake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years 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 coresno data192
Core clock speedno data350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1150 MHz
Number of transistorsno data189 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data18.40
Floating-point processing powerno data0.4416 TFLOPS
ROPsno data3
TMUsno data16

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x1
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeno dataDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amountno data1740 MB
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.1.97

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 HD12
+500%
2−3
−500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Elden Ring 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+557%
7−8
−557%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Metro Exodus 10
+100%
5−6
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Valorant 55−60
+460%
10−11
−460%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+557%
7−8
−557%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Dota 2 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Elden Ring 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Far Cry 5 18
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Fortnite 75−80
+427%
14−16
−427%
Forza Horizon 4 12
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+292%
24−27
−292%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
Valorant 55−60
+460%
10−11
−460%
World of Tanks 180−190
+272%
50−55
−272%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+557%
7−8
−557%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Dota 2 25
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+231%
16−18
−231%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+338%
12−14
−338%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+292%
24−27
−292%
Valorant 55−60
+460%
10−11
−460%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 20−22 0−1
Elden Ring 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+485%
20−22
−485%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
World of Tanks 95−100
+421%
18−20
−421%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+371%
7−8
−371%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 0−1
Metro Exodus 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Valorant 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Dota 2 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Elden Ring 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+413%
8−9
−413%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Dota 2 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Fortnite 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Valorant 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and HD Graphics P530 compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 500% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 1900% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics P530 is 17% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is ahead in 51 test (96%)
  • HD Graphics P530 is ahead in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.07 2.79
Recency 30 March 2021 1 September 2015

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 404.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics P530 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook card while HD Graphics P530 is a desktop one.


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