Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)

gaming 2023 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 1.92 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
73
out of 100
Fit for you
51/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance ⚠ Weak: fit_price
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CPU
60
GPU
84
Intel Arc A370M Graphics
RAM max
64 GB
DDR5
Battery
61 Wh
~6h
Price
$1,027
market
Age
3 years
2023
📝 Our review

Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023) review

Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023) — from 2023, 1.92 kg, performance 77.

LB Score
73
/100
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XPS 15 9530 (2023) vs

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 73/100. Strongest suit — Photo & design (95), weakest — Portability (42).

✓ Strengths

Photo & design (95) · Light office (95)

💰 Price trend

$1,800 $1,269 $737 2023: $1,800 2023 2024: $1,440 2025: $1,152 2026: $922 2026 2027: $737 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$293/year (16%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 73
CPU score 60 Mainstream tier
GPU score 84 Enthusiast tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 1.92 kg Standard
Battery 61 Wh Large tier

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
XPS 13/14/15/16/17
Type
Gaming
Release year
2023≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1200
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%
Processor
Intel Core i5 13500H , Intel Core i7 13700H , Intel Core i9 13900H
Graphics
Intel Arc 3 A370M 4GB , GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce GT 750M , GeForce RTX 4070
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR5
Weight
1.92 kg
Ports
3
Thunderbolt
✓
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
Battery
61 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 77
Portability 42
Light office 95
Gaming 76
Creative 90
Energy efficiency 78
Connectivity 68
Value 47
Color accuracy 85

Graphics (3 discrete + 0 integrated)

Intel Arc A370M Graphics (dGPU)
? GB · —
—
GeForce GT 750M (dGPU)
4 GB · DDR3
CUDA
3
GeForce RTX 4070 (dGPU)
8 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 8.9 DLSS
84

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 323 322 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — 260 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — 250 ✓ Comfortable
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Extraction 253 240 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 — 229 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2020 230 228 ✓ Comfortable
Back 4 Blood 252 221 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil Village 220 212 ✓ Comfortable
Hitman 3 234 208 ✓ Comfortable
Diablo 4 227 207 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite — 200 ✓ Comfortable
Vampire Bloodhunt 212 200 ✓ Comfortable
Ready or Not 220 194 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 5 216 190 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 — 180 ✓ Comfortable
F1 24 210 179 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 178 ✓ Comfortable
Ghostwire Tokyo 173 172 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter World 177 169 ✓ Comfortable
The Finals 187 168 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2021 183 163 ✓ Comfortable
EA Sports FC 24 193 162 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil 4 Remake 108 160 ✓ Comfortable
F1 25 163 156 ✓ Comfortable
Last Epoch 156 156 ✓ Comfortable
Days Gone 173 155 ✓ Comfortable
F1 23 169 153 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 160 152 ✓ Comfortable
Dead Island 2 162 152 ✓ Comfortable
Lies of P 172 150 ✓ Comfortable
Halo Infinite 173 149 ✓ Comfortable
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 162 149 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 22 203 148 ✓ Comfortable
Guardians of the Galaxy 148 147 ✓ Comfortable
Outriders 165 145 ✓ Comfortable
Horizon Zero Dawn — 143 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 — 140 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) — 140 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry 5 115 139 ✓ Comfortable
Total War Pharaoh 206 137 ✓ Comfortable
Company of Heroes 3 171 135 ✓ Comfortable
Cyberpunk 2077 82 135 ✓ Comfortable
Riders Republic 160 135 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 134 ✓ Comfortable
Total War: Three Kingdoms 293 133 ✓ Comfortable
Deathloop 140 130 ✓ Comfortable
Watch Dogs Legion — 130 ✓ Comfortable
High On Life 166 127 ✓ Comfortable
Alone in the Dark 133 126 ✓ Comfortable
GRID Legends 133 126 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 124 ✓ Comfortable
EA Sports FC 25 194 123 ✓ Comfortable
The Quarry 146 122 ✓ Comfortable
Escape from Tarkov — 120 ✓ Comfortable
Civilization 7 150 118 ✓ Comfortable
Elex 2 119 118 ✓ Comfortable
ARC Raiders 147 116 ✓ Comfortable
Assassin's Creed Mirage 124 116 ✓ Comfortable
Spider-Man Miles Morales — 115 ✓ Comfortable
The Callisto Protocol 114 112 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 — 111 ✓ Comfortable
Metro Exodus 129 111 ✓ Comfortable
F1 22 134 109 ✓ Comfortable
Atlas Fallen 113 107 ✓ Comfortable
Borderlands 3 118 107 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 6 125 105 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry 6 117 105 ✓ Comfortable
Once Human 122 105 ✓ Comfortable
Far Cry New Dawn 107 102 ✓ Comfortable
Palworld 118 102 ✓ Comfortable
Resident Evil Requiem 110 102 ✓ Comfortable
The Witcher 3 v4 215 101 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 130 99 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed Unbound 108 99 ✓ Comfortable
God of War Ragnarök 112 98 ✓ Comfortable
God of War 120 96 ✓ Comfortable
Dying Light 2 — 95 ✓ Comfortable
Skull & Bones 101 94 ✓ Comfortable
Anno 1800 107 92 ✓ Comfortable
Helldivers 2 114 92 ✓ Comfortable
Pragmata 109 92 ✓ Comfortable
Armored Core 6 92 91 ✓ Comfortable
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 106 89 ✓ Comfortable
The First Descendant 106 87 ✓ Comfortable
Atomic Heart 132 86 ✓ Comfortable
EA Sports WRC 91 85 ✓ Comfortable
The Outer Worlds 2 102 84 ✓ Comfortable
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 89 84 ✓ Comfortable
Flight Simulator 2020 117 83 ✓ Comfortable
Ghost of Tsushima 90 82 ✓ Comfortable
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 105 81 ✓ Comfortable
Dead Space Remake 94 81 ✓ Comfortable
007 First Light 79 74 ✓ Comfortable
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 93 74 ✓ Comfortable
Baldur's Gate 3 107 73 ✓ Comfortable
Death Stranding 2 80 73 ✓ Comfortable
Sons of the Forest 73 72 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 6 117 71 ✓ Comfortable
Crimson Desert 72 69 ✓ Comfortable
Doom: The Dark Ages 76 68 ✓ Comfortable
Anno 117: Pax Romana 89 67 ✓ Comfortable
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered 97 67 ✓ Comfortable
Alan Wake 2 67 65 ✓ Comfortable
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 74 65 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 70 65 ✓ Comfortable
Returnal 69 64 ✓ Comfortable
Enshrouded 75 63 ✓ Comfortable
Lords of the Fallen 84 63 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Wilds 63 — ✓ Comfortable
Dragon's Dogma 2 — 61 ✓ Comfortable
Elden Ring 60 60 ✓ Comfortable
The Crew Motorfest 60 60 ✓ Comfortable
A Plague Tale Requiem 67 59 ⚠ Playable
Final Fantasy XVI 68 59 ⚠ Playable
Horizon Forbidden West 77 59 ⚠ Playable
Until Dawn 79 59 ⚠ Playable
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 70 58 ⚠ Playable
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 72 58 ⚠ Playable
Space Marine 2 59 58 ⚠ Playable
Hogwarts Legacy 92 57 ⚠ Playable
The Last of Us 61 57 ⚠ Playable
Immortals of Aveum — 56 ⚠ Playable
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle — 55 ⚠ Playable
Black Myth Wukong 68 54 ⚠ Playable
Borderlands 4 65 52 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 75 52 ⚠ Playable
Starfield 62 51 ⚠ Playable
Stalker 2 55 50 ⚠ Playable
Assassin's Creed Shadows 55 46 ⚠ Playable
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 84 41 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Outlaws 45 40 ⚠ Playable
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 53 34 ⚠ Playable
💡 135 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
122%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
299%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
598%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
528%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
338%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
176%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
211%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
282%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
598%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
130%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
150%
GPU
384%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
469%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
150%
GPU
272%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
150%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
338%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
272%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
338%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
302%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
498%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
338%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
563%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
352%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
211%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
211%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
187%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
130%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
352%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
211%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
154%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
187%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
184%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
299%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
704%
RAM
800%

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2022
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Configuration options

Available model options · 29 variants across 7 categories

🖥 Displays (6)
1920 x 1200 (IPS) 1920 x 1200 (OLED) 3456 x 2160 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 3200 x 1800 (QHD+) 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD 4K)
• Igpu (1)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i5 13500H Intel Core i7 13700H Intel Core i9 13900H
🎮 Graphics (7)
Intel Arc 3 A370M 4GB GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB Intel HD Graphics 4600 GeForce GT 750M GeForce RTX 4070
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (7)
512GB 1024GB 2048GB 4096GB 8192GB 500 GB Hybrid Drive SATA 6Gb/s 32 GB SSD mSATA SATA 6Gb/s
🔋 Batteries (1)
86 Wh

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