Arc A530M vs RTX 3500 Ada Laptop: graphics card comparison

Performance score

Arc A530M · 4 GB GDDR6, 65–95 W

6.47

RTX 3500 Ada Laptop · 12 GB GDDR6, 60–140 W

21.99 +240%

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RTX 3500 Ada Laptop is 240% faster than Arc A530M by our estimate.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

Real tests

What the test measures

Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.

GPU rendering (Blender)

Arc A530M

1013

faster than 31% of tested · runs: 1

RTX 3500 Ada Laptop

4730+367 %

faster than 86% of tested · runs: 24

Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.

Overview

	Arc A530M	RTX 3500 Ada Laptop
Score (0–100)	6.47	21.99
Ranking position	196	70
Manufacturer	Intel	NVIDIA
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture	Xe (Alchemist)	Ada Lovelace

Specifications

	Arc A530M	RTX 3500 Ada Laptop
Shader cores	1536	5120
Boost clock	1300 MHz	1755 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	3.99	17.97
Hardware ray tracing	yes	yes

Video memory

	Arc A530M	RTX 3500 Ada Laptop
VRAM	4 GB	12 GB
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory bus	128 bit	192 bit

Power and connection

	Arc A530M	RTX 3500 Ada Laptop
Board power	65–95 W	60–140 W

Pros and cons

Arc A530M

no notable advantages

RTX 3500 Ada Laptop

240% higher overall score
more VRAM: 12 GB vs 4 GB

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