R7 265 benchmark with Phenom 9100e 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Low Quality

The R7 265 is more suitable for budget PC builds and less demanding games. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R7 265 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. With regards to max load temperature, the R7 265 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control. This combination between R7 265 and AMD Phenom 9100e Quad-Core has less than 15% bottleneck in many games and can cause minor FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R7 265 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

R7 265 benchmark with Phenom 9100e 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Low Quality
AMD Radeon R7 265
Price $ 149.0
Year 2014
Maximum Recorded Temperature 61C
Max Fan Noise 43.6dB
Recommended Power Supply 500W
Benchmark CPU AMD Phenom 9100e Quad-Core ($39.95)
CPU Impact on FPS -13.8 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -50.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Low Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 77.6 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 56.5 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 50.0 FPS
Average 4K Performance 37.7 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 10.0
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 14.8
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 17.1
4K Cost Per Frame $ 24.0
Series R7 265
Variant AMD Radeon R7 265
Overall Combination Score 82/100 Excellent

AMD ’s xx65 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 1.0 graphics card inside the R7 265, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 650 Ti Boost, the R7 265 was -2.7 % slower.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

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Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
91.5 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
88.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
87.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
87.1 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
86.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
79.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
77.6 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
75.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
72.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
68.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
68.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
68.2 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
29.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
62.9 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
62.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
60.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
58.8 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
52.8 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
51.9 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
50.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
50.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
43.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
37.7 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
37.2 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
35.7 FPS

The R7 265 sits between the RX 560 and the HD 7850, falling slower than RX 560 by 1.3% and faster than HD 7850 by 7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. Against its rival - the GTX 650 Ti Boost, the R7 265 is much slower.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

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Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
91.5 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
88.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
87.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
87.1 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
86.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
79.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
77.6 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
75.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
72.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
68.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
68.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
68.2 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
29.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
62.9 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
62.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
60.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
58.8 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
52.8 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
51.9 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
50.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
50.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
43.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
37.7 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
37.2 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
35.7 FPS

The R7 265 sits between the RX 560 and the HD 7850, falling slower than RX 560 by 1.3% and faster than HD 7850 by 7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. Against its rival - the GTX 650 Ti Boost, the R7 265 is much slower.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

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Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
195.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
189.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
188.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
187.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
185.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
171.6 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
167.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
162.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
158.3 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
149.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
148.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
148.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
66.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
137.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
136.9 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
131.7 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
129.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
116.5 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
114.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
112.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
112.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
97.1 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
84.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
83.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
80.1 FPS

The R7 265 sits between the RX 560 and the HD 7850, falling slower than RX 560 by 1.4% and faster than HD 7850 by 6.5%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. Against its rival - the GTX 650 Ti Boost, the R7 265 is much slower.

Game Performance at Low Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
17
47.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
12
34.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
11
30.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
24.4
2023 Forspoken
10
27.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
8
22.2
2023 Dead Space
12
34.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
14
39.7
2023 Armored Core VI
14
39.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
19.8
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
13
36.2
2023 Remnant II
8
22.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10
28.3
2023 Atomic Heart
10
28.3
2023 Starfield
5
15.7
2022 Elden Ring
13
36.7
2022 God of War
12
34.6
2022 Overwatch 2
21
58.3
2022 F1 22
14
39.7
2022 Dying Light 2
14
38.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
14
38.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
21
57.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
16
43.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
35.2
2021 Halo Infinite
10
27.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
17
46.6
2021 Hitman 3
18
49.0
2021 Far Cry 6
17
46.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
18
49.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
50.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
29.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
20.4
2020 Valorant
36
99.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
17
46.1
2020 Death Stranding
19
51.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
13
36.7
2020 Godfall
18
50.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
10
29.4
2019 Apex Legends
20
55.6
2019 Anthem
14
38.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
19
53.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
24
66.8
2019 Metro Exodus
12
34.1
2019 World War Z
22
62.4
2019 Gears of War 5
17
46.6
2019 F1 2019
20
56.5
2019 GreedFall
19
51.9
2019 Borderlands 3
14
38.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
24
66.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
29.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
43.7
2018 Just Cause 4
17
46.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
18
49.5
2018 Strange Brigade
25
69.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
61.1
2017 For Honor
28
76.7
2017 Project CARS 2
21
57.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
24
67.7
2016 Dishonored 2
16
44.7
2015 Rocket League
65
178.0
2015 Need For Speed
23
64.6
2015 Project CARS
22
62.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
37
101.7
2013 Bioshock Infinite
32
87.1
2013 Company of Heroes 2
22
60.2
2013 Crysis 3
28
78.0
2013 GRID 2
36
98.2
2013 Metro: Last Light
24
66.4
2013 Total War: Rome 2
22
61.5
2013 Battlefield 4
25
69.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
49
133.1
2009 League of Legends
79
215.1
2008 Crysis: Warhead
30
81.7

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
13
36.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
26.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
8
24.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
7
19.3
2023 Forspoken
7
19.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
16.9
2023 Dead Space
8
24.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
12
33.1
2023 Armored Core VI
12
33.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
15.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
9
26.6
2023 Remnant II
5
15.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8
22.2
2023 Atomic Heart
7
21.6
2023 Starfield
5
14.4
2022 Elden Ring
11
29.9
2022 God of War
11
31.0
2022 Overwatch 2
18
51.4
2022 F1 22
9
26.6
2022 Dying Light 2
9
26.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
10
28.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
16
43.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
11
30.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
11
31.0
2021 Halo Infinite
9
25.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
12
33.1
2021 Hitman 3
13
36.7
2021 Far Cry 6
13
36.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
13
37.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
12
35.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
26.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
18.7
2020 Valorant
31
84.2
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
13
37.7
2020 Death Stranding
15
42.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
10
27.2
2020 Godfall
13
36.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
10
27.7
2019 Apex Legends
16
43.7
2019 Anthem
11
32.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
43.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
17
48.1
2019 Metro Exodus
10
27.7
2019 World War Z
17
48.1
2019 Gears of War 5
13
35.7
2019 F1 2019
15
42.2
2019 GreedFall
14
39.7
2019 Borderlands 3
10
28.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
18
50.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
25.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
13
35.7
2018 Just Cause 4
13
36.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
36.7
2018 Strange Brigade
18
51.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
17
46.6
2017 For Honor
18
49.5
2017 Project CARS 2
16
43.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
62.4
2016 Dishonored 2
14
39.2
2015 Rocket League
33
91.9
2015 Need For Speed
19
52.3
2015 Project CARS
18
50.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
26
71.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
42
115.4
2009 League of Legends
50
137.6

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
14
38.2
2019 Anthem
10
27.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
13
36.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
14
40.2
2019 Metro Exodus
9
25.0
2019 World War Z
15
41.7
2019 Gears of War 5
11
32.0
2019 F1 2019
14
38.2
2019 GreedFall
11
31.0
2019 Borderlands 3
8
23.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
16
44.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
22.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
11
32.0
2018 Just Cause 4
11
30.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
11
30.4
2018 Strange Brigade
16
43.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
15
42.7
2017 For Honor
15
41.2
2017 Project CARS 2
15
42.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
61.5
2016 Dishonored 2
13
37.7
2015 Rocket League
27
75.5
2015 Need For Speed
17
47.6
2015 Project CARS
17
46.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
21
58.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
43
116.9
2009 League of Legends
40
109.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
10
28.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
18.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
18.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
11.3
2023 Forspoken
3
9.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
9.3
2023 Dead Space
4
11.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
19.8
2023 Armored Core VI
7
19.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
7.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
15.7
2023 Remnant II
3
8.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
11.9
2023 Atomic Heart
5
14.4
2023 Starfield
3
9.9
2022 Elden Ring
6
18.7
2022 God of War
9
25.0
2022 Overwatch 2
15
40.7
2022 F1 22
7
19.8
2022 Dying Light 2
7
19.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
22.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
11
32.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
19.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
9
25.0
2021 Halo Infinite
6
18.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
8
22.7
2021 Hitman 3
8
24.4
2021 Far Cry 6
7
21.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
22.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
8
24.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
18.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
15.0
2020 Valorant
27
75.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
8
22.2
2020 Death Stranding
10
27.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
15.7
2020 Godfall
7
19.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
7
19.3
2019 Apex Legends
10
28.3
2019 Anthem
7
19.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
9
25.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
9
26.6
2019 Metro Exodus
6
18.7
2019 World War Z
11
30.4
2019 Gears of War 5
8
24.4
2019 F1 2019
10
28.8
2019 GreedFall
6
18.7
2019 Borderlands 3
5
16.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
12
33.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
17.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
24.4
2018 Just Cause 4
7
21.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
7
19.8
2018 Strange Brigade
11
31.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
12
34.1
2017 For Honor
10
27.7
2017 Project CARS 2
13
37.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
19
54.2
2016 Dishonored 2
11
32.5
2015 Rocket League
18
49.5
2015 Need For Speed
13
37.2
2015 Project CARS
13
37.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
14
38.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
39
106.3
2009 League of Legends
24
66.4
R7 265 with Phenom 9100e at 1080p and Low Quality settings
R7 265 with Phenom 9100e at 1440p and Low Quality settings
R7 265 with Phenom 9100e at 4K and Low Quality settings

R7 265 Specifications

R7 265 Board Design

Board NumberC630
Length8.28 inches 210 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP150 W

R7 265 Clock Speeds

Boost Clock925 MHz
GPU Clock900 MHz
Memory Clock1400 MHz 5600 MHz effective

R7 265 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationVolcanic Islands (R7 200)
Launch Price149 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateFeb 13th, 2014

R7 265 Graphics Features

DirectX12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL1.2
OpenGL4.5
Shader Model5.1
Vulkan1.1.77

R7 265 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureGCN 1.0
Die Size212 mm²
GPU NamePitcairn
GPU VariantPitcairn PRO (215-0828062)
Process Size28 nm
Transistors2,800 million

R7 265 Memory

Bandwidth179.2 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit
Memory Size2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

R7 265 Render Config

Compute Units16
ROPs32
Shading Units1024
TMUs64

R7 265 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance1,894 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance118.4 GFLOPS (1:16)
Pixel Rate29.60 GPixel/s
Texture Rate59.20 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

AMD's Radeon R7 265 was launched a few months ago with little fanfare – after all, it's essentially just a rebadged and moderately overclocked version of the HD 7850.
HotHardware takes a detailed look at the brand new AMD Radeon R7 265, mainstream graphics card. - Page 2
AMD Radeon R7 265 - Overclocking Using MSI Afterburner, we ramped up the card's power limit by 20 percent, the maximum allowed. Voltage increases were not an option, but even so we were quickly ...
The Radeon R7 265 fits into AMD's line-up between the R7 260X and R9 270. The R7 265 uses a cut-down 'Curacao' GPU which we've seen used for the R9 270 and R9 270X.
Crysis 3, which is powered by Crytek’s proprietary CryENGINE 3 technology, is the third installment in this popular franchise. Crysis 3 is the sequel to 2011’s Crysis 2 and follows Prophet as ...
AMD said that the Radeon R7 265 will offer 2GB of GDDR-5 memory on a 256-bit memory bus, “crowning the AMD R7 series,” according to the company.
Based on AMD’s venerable Pitcairn GPU, R7 265 will be filling this gap by bringing a variant of the Radeon HD 7850 back to the market, creating a 3 rd tier Pitcairn product for the 200 series.
The Radeon R7 265 was a mid-range graphics card by AMD, launched in February 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Pitcairn graphics processor, in its Pitcairn PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0.
Neither the R7 260 nor the R7 265 are remarkable as far as voltages are concerned. Both of these are right in the range of common voltages for lower clocked Pitcairn and Bonaire products respectively.
We take a look at the £115 R7 265 2GB, essentially a rebadged and overclocked HD 7850 2GB
AMD is shaking up its mid-range graphics line-up today, by slashing the price of the Radeon R7 260X and introducing the more powerful Radeon R7 265. Though their model numbers are quite similar ...
The overclocked R7 265 saw a 13% boost in frame rates in Metro: Last Light hitting 35fps compared to the GTX 750 Ti's 31fps, which was an 11% increase over the standard frequency.
Marking the introduction of its Maxwell architecture, Nvidia has targeted AMD's $150 Radeon R7 265 with the new GeForce GTX 750 Ti, a card that promises to be more than another rebadge. The GTX ...
The Radeon R7 A265 was a graphics card by AMD, launched in January 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Opal graphics processor, in its Opal XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0.

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