Intel Arc A530M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Comparison

# Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data paints an unambiguous picture: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti dominates the Intel Arc A530M in every recorded test. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 Ti scores 176,953 against the Arc A530M's 49,735, representing a 71.9% lead for NVIDIA. The Vulkan result is even more lopsided — the RTX 4070 Ti posts 213,808 while the Arc A530M manages 43,492, a 79.7% advantage. These deltas are not marginal; they place the two GPUs in entirely different performance tiers.

The Arc A530M's average benchmark score of 46,614 lands it at the 85th percentile among all GPUs, with its nearest rivals being the AMD Radeon RX 5600M (46,601, 0% delta), AMD Radeon RX 6550M (46,702, -0.2%), NVIDIA RTX A2000 (46,043, 1.2%), and NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (45,972, 1.4%). This clustering suggests the Arc A530M sits in a competitive mid-range pocket, but it is nowhere near the RTX 4070 Ti's territory.

The RTX 4070 Ti, despite its lower 84th percentile ranking, achieves an average score of 44,795 — which is actually lower than the Arc A530M's average. This apparent contradiction stems from the RTX 4070 Ti's broader benchmark suite, which includes Passmark tests where its scores are relatively modest (e.g., 116 in DirectX 12, 187 in DirectX 10, 288 in DirectX 11, 352 in DirectX 9, 1,200 in G2D). The Arc A530M's average is derived from only two Geekbench tests, both of which are far below the RTX 4070 Ti's results. When comparing the two directly on the shared Geekbench workloads, the RTX 4070 Ti wins both by margins exceeding 70%.

The RTX 4070 Ti's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (45,152, -0.8%), AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45,384, -1.3%), NVIDIA RTX A6000 (44,075, 1.6%), and Intel Arc A730M (45,592, -1.7%). This shows the RTX 4070 Ti holds its own against much newer and more expensive workstation-class parts, while the Arc A530M's rivals are all several generations old or from lower tiers.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti scores 176,953 versus the Intel Arc A530M's 49,735, a 71.9% lead for NVIDIA.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4070 Ti in Vulkan?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti achieves 213,808 in Geekbench Vulkan compared to the Arc A530M's 43,492, making it 79.7% faster.

Q: Why does the Arc A530M have a higher average benchmark score than the RTX 4070 Ti?

A: The Arc A530M's average of 46,614 is based on only two Geekbench tests, while the RTX 4070 Ti's 44,795 average includes ten tests spanning Passmark DirectX 9/10/11/12, G2D, G3D, and GPU Compute, many of which are lower-scoring workloads. On the shared Geekbench tests, the RTX 4070 Ti is overwhelmingly faster.

Q: What percentile does each GPU rank at among all GPUs?

A: The Intel Arc A530M ranks at the 85th percentile, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ranks at the 84th percentile.

Q: What is the RTX 4070 Ti's closest rival by average score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is closest at 45,152, a -0.8% delta from the RTX 4070 Ti's 44,795. The Intel Arc A730M trails by 1.7% at 45,592.

Q: What is the Arc A530M's closest rival by average score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M is nearly identical at 46,601, a 0% delta from the Arc A530M's 46,614.

The Verdict

The data supports only one conclusion for raw performance: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is in a different class. Its Geekbench scores are 3.5x (OpenCL) and 4.9x (Vulkan) higher than the Arc A530M's. Anyone requiring compute throughput for OpenCL or Vulkan workloads should choose the RTX 4070 Ti without hesitation.

However, the Arc A530M is not without merit. Its 65 W TDP versus the RTX 4070 Ti's 285 W means it draws far less power, making it suitable for compact or thermally constrained systems. The Arc A530M is also an integrated graphics solution (IGP slot width), while the RTX 4070 Ti is a dual-slot add-in card measuring 285 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 42 mm in width — a physically large component that requires a 600 W suggested PSU and a 16-pin power connector. The RTX 4070 Ti is end-of-life, while the Arc A530M remains in active production.

For a mobile or low-power embedded application where space and thermals are critical, the Arc A530M's compact IGP form factor and 65 W TDP are decisive advantages. For desktop performance, the RTX 4070 Ti's 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 and 626.4 GTexel/s texture rate dwarf the Arc A530M's 3.994 TFLOPS and 124.8 GTexel/s. The RTX 4070 Ti also offers 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, versus 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus at 224.0 GB/s for the Arc A530M.

Specification Differences

| Specification | Intel Arc A530M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |

|---|---|---|

| Process Node | 6 nm (TSMC) | 5 nm (TSMC) |

| Transistors | 11,500 million | 35,800 million |

| Die Size | 269 mm² | 294 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 42.8M / mm² | 121.8M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 900 MHz | 2310 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 2610 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) | 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 8 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6X |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 192 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 1536 | 7680 |

| TMUs | 96 | 240 |

| ROPs | 48 | 80 |

| RT Cores | 12 | 60 |

| Tensor Cores | N/A | 240 |

| Pixel Rate | 62.40 GPixel/s | 208.8 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 124.8 GTexel/s | 626.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 3.994 TFLOPS | 40.09 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 7.987 TFLOPS (2:1) | 40.09 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 65 W | 285 W |

| Slot Width | IGP | Dual-slot |

| Power Connectors | N/A | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | N/A | 600 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2023-07-31 | 2023-01-02 |

| Predecessor | N/A | GeForce 30 |

| Successor | N/A | GeForce 50 |

| Launch MSRP | N/A | 799 USD |

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent fundamentally different design philosophies. Intel's Arc A530M uses the DG2-256 chip built on the Xe-HPG architecture, part of the Alchemist generation for Arc 5 Mobile. It is fabricated on TSMC's 6 nm process with 11,500 million transistors across a 269 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 42.8M per mm². This is a relatively low-density design optimized for power efficiency at 65 W.

NVIDIA's RTX 4070 Ti employs the AD104 chip based on Ada Lovelace architecture from the GeForce 40 series. It is built on TSMC's 5 nm process with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die — a density of 121.8M per mm², nearly three times higher than Intel's. This density advantage, combined with 5x the shading units (7,680 vs 1,536) and 5x the RT cores (60 vs 12), explains the massive performance gap.

The RTX 4070 Ti also includes 240 tensor cores, a feature entirely absent from the Arc A530M. This enables AI-accelerated workloads that the Intel part cannot handle. The FP16 throughput difference is stark: the RTX 4070 Ti delivers 40.09 TFLOPS at 1:1 ratio, while the Arc A530M offers 7.987 TFLOPS at 2:1, meaning the NVIDIA card is over 5x faster in half-precision compute.

Memory architecture diverges significantly as well. The RTX 4070 Ti uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, achieving 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The Arc A530M uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, capping at 224.0 GB/s. This 2.25x bandwidth advantage for NVIDIA matters for texture-heavy rendering and large dataset operations.

Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API feature parity exists at the software level. But hardware capabilities diverge sharply: the RTX 4070 Ti's 208.8 GPixel/s pixel rate versus 62.40 GPixel/s for the Arc A530M, and 626.4 GTexel/s versus 124.8 GTexel/s, show that the NVIDIA part is designed for high-resolution, high-fill-rate workloads while the Intel part targets efficiency and portability.

The RTX 4070 Ti's 285 mm length and dual-slot cooler, requiring a 600 W PSU and 16-pin connector, contrast with the Arc A530M's IGP form factor that needs no discrete power input and fits into any motherboard with PCIe 4.0 x8. The NVIDIA card's display outputs (1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a) are fixed, while Intel's are portable-device dependent. The RTX 4070 Ti has already reached end-of-life with successors announced, whereas the Arc A530M remains in active production.