Intel Arc A530M vs NVIDIA GRID M6-8Q

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A530M and NVIDIA GRID M6-8Q 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.

Intel Arc A530M

NVIDIA GRID M6-8Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A530M

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 25% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 722 MHz
1800.6x more texture fill rate: 124.8 GTexel/s vs 69.31 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 28 nm
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 602 vs 556
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6238 vs 3568

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Aug 2023 vs 30 August 2015
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 722 MHz
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s vs 69.31 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	602 vs 556
PassMark - G3D Mark	6238 vs 3568

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID M6-8Q

2.9x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective

Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A530M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GRID M6-8Q

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

602

556

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6238

3568

Name	Intel Arc A530M	NVIDIA GRID M6-8Q
PassMark - G2D Mark	602	556
PassMark - G3D Mark	6238	3568
Geekbench - OpenCL	47230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc A530M	NVIDIA GRID M6-8Q
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	DG2-256	GM204
Launch date	1 Aug 2023	30 August 2015
Place in performance rating	198	186
Type		Workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	722 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1536	1536
Pixel fill rate	62.40 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s	69.31 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	11500 million	5,200 million
Floating-point performance		2,218 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	160.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	5012 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5