Intel Arc A530M vs AMD FirePro W9100

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A530M and AMD FirePro W9100 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Arc A530M

AMD FirePro W9100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A530M

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 4 month(s) later
762.4x more texture fill rate: 124.8 GTexel/s vs 163.7 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 28 nm
11.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 750 Watt
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 47183 vs 43046

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Aug 2023 vs 26 March 2014
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s vs 163.7 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 750 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	47183 vs 43046

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W9100

Around 3% higher core clock speed: 930 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 83% higher pipelines: 2816 vs 1536
2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
2.9x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 752 vs 598
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7987 vs 6053

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	930 MHz vs 900 MHz
Pipelines	2816 vs 1536
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	752 vs 598
PassMark - G3D Mark	7987 vs 6053

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A530M
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W9100

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

598

752

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6053

7987

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

47183

43046

Name	Intel Arc A530M	AMD FirePro W9100
PassMark - G2D Mark	598	752
PassMark - G3D Mark	6053	7987
Geekbench - OpenCL	47183	43046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		106.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1878.403
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		9.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		82.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		511.115
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		9143
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		8219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		32085
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		9143
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		8219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		32085

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc A530M	AMD FirePro W9100
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7	GCN 2.0
Code name	DG2-256	Hawaii
Launch date	1 Aug 2023	26 March 2014
Place in performance rating	199	189
Type		Workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	930 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1536	2816
Pixel fill rate	62.40 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s	163.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	750 Watt
Transistor count	11500 million	6,200 million
Floating-point performance		5,238 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP	Full Height / Full Length
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Length		275 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	320 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5