Intel Arc A530M
The Intel Arc A530M is a graphics card released on July 1, 2023, built on the Xe-HPG architecture using a 6 nm process. It has 1,536 shading units, 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.20 GHz and a 95 W board power rating. It scores 8,045 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
Depth: 40 recorded fields, 12 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified July 27, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, Intel ARK Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 9 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The Intel Arc A530M scores 8,045 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 86.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #368), measured across 42 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 734.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the Intel Arc A530M averages DirectX 9 103 fps, DirectX 10 44 fps, DirectX 11 53 fps, DirectX 12 47 fps and GPU Compute 3,133 ops/s, across 42 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
Intel states a peak of AI performance 96 TOPS for the Intel Arc A530M.
As stated by PassMark
Graphics processor
The Intel Arc A530M is based on the Xe-HPG architecture, uses the Products formerly Alchemist graphics processor and is manufactured on a 6 nm process.
Shader configuration
The Intel Arc A530M has 1,536 shading units, 12 compute units, 96 texture mapping units, 48 render output units and 12 ray tracing cores.
Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the Intel Arc A530M.
Clock speeds
The Intel Arc A530M runs at a base clock of 1.20 GHz.
Memory
The Intel Arc A530M is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The Intel Arc A530M has a board power rating of 95 W, a total board power of 95 W and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
Market
The Intel Arc A530M was released on July 1, 2023.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The Intel Arc A530M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 3.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the Intel Arc A530M.
Features
The Intel Arc A530M has 6 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Rendering
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Supported: DirectX 12 UltimateMicrosoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
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Supported: Hardware ray tracingDedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.Ray tracing units: 12
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A530M supports Intel XeSS. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc A530M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Hardware ray tracing under Rendering.
Compute and AI
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Supported: Intel oneAPISupport for Intel's oneAPI programming model for running compute workloads on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel OpenVINOSupport for Intel's toolkit for running AI inference on Intel GPUs.
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Supported: Intel XMX enginesIntel's dedicated matrix engines used to accelerate AI workloads such as XeSS upscaling.XMX engines: 192
The Intel Arc A530M supports Intel oneAPI, Intel OpenVINO and Intel XMX engines under Compute and AI.
Display features
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Supported: VESA Adaptive-SyncSupport for the open VESA variable refresh rate standard used by many FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible displays.
Not listed (1)
No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A530M supports HDMI variable refresh rate. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The Intel Arc A530M supports VESA Adaptive-Sync under Display features.
Media engine
The Intel Arc A530M provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the Intel Arc A530M supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.
Display outputs
The Intel Arc A530M offers outputs eDP 1.4, DP 2.0 up to UHBR 10, HDMI 2.1, HDMI 2.0b, up to 4 simultaneous displays, a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320@60Hz and DisplayPort 2.0.
Naming and aliases
The Intel Arc A530M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Intel(R) Arc(TM) A530M Graphics.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the Intel Arc A530M have?
The Intel Arc A530M has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 224.0 GB/s.
How much power does the Intel Arc A530M use and what power supply does it need?
The Intel Arc A530M has a board power rating of 95 W.
How fast is the Intel Arc A530M?
The Intel Arc A530M scores 8,045 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 86.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #368. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 47 fps.
Does the Intel Arc A530M support ray tracing?
Yes. The Intel Arc A530M has hardware ray tracing with 12 ray tracing cores.
Does the Intel Arc A530M support AV1 encoding?
Yes. The Intel Arc A530M supports AV1 hardware encoding and AV1 hardware decoding.
Does the Intel Arc A530M support DirectX 12 Ultimate?
Yes. The Intel Arc A530M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate.
What bus interface does the Intel Arc A530M use?
The Intel Arc A530M connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
When was the Intel Arc A530M released?
The Intel Arc A530M was released on July 1, 2023.
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