Intel Arc A530M — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Intel Arc A530M?
At 1080p High, the Intel Arc A530M averages 102 fps in Counter-Strike 2, per Sportskeeda. In Geekbench 6 OpenCL it scores 50,067 points, per HardwareDB.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Intel Arc A530M is a graphics card from the Alchemist family from Intel. Data on this page draws on 22 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 34 game frame-rate results (top 14 shown), compiled from Sportskeeda, Notebookcheck, Report Orbit, HardwareDB, MakeUseOf, XDA Developers, Geek Culture, Intel Community, Intel Gaming Access, PassMark, Reviewed, SiliconCat; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Intel Arc A530M, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K or synthetic benchmark scores).
Gaming Performance (reported FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valorant | 1080p | Very High | 190 fps | — | Report Orbit 2026-06-12 | |
| GTA V | 1080p | Very High | 105 fps | — | Report Orbit 2026-06-12 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1080p | High | 102 fps | — | Sportskeeda 2024-06-07 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1080p | Very High | 100 fps | — | Report Orbit 2024-01 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1080p | Balanced | 76 fps | — | Sportskeeda 2024-06-07 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1080p | Lowest | 72 fps | — | Sportskeeda 2024-06-07 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1080p | High XeSS | 72 fps | — | Intel Gaming Access 2024-03-20 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1080p | Medium | 70 fps | — | Geek Culture 2024-01-09 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1080p | Medium | 64 fps | — | XDA Developers 2024-03-27 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1080p | High | 64 fps | — | XDA Developers 2026-06-12 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1080p | High | 60 fps | — | SiliconCat 2026-05-10 | |
| Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | 1080p | Low XeSS | 60 fps | — | Sportskeeda 2024-06-07 | |
| Far Cry 6 | 1080p | High | 59 fps | — | Reviewed 2024-04-10 | |
| Far Cry 6 | 1080p | Ultra | 59 fps | — | Reviewed.com 2026-06-12 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 50,067 points | HardwareDB retrieved 2026-07-12 | |
| Geekbench 6 Vulkan | 43,539 points | HardwareDB retrieved 2026-07-12 | |
| 3DMark Night Raid | 39,500 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-25 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 13,029 points | Sportskeeda 2024-06-07 | |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 10,705 points | MakeUseOf 2024-01 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 8,045 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 | |
| 3DMark Time Spylenovo loq 15iax9i review | 6,154 points | MakeUseOf 2024-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 6,075 points | Intel Community 2024-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy (average of 2 laptops) | 5,902 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-25 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics | 5,851 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-25 |
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