R7 265 benchmark with Phenom 9600B 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at High 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 9600B 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 9600B 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at High 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 9600B Quad-Core ($147.19)
CPU Impact on FPS -12.1 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -40.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 33.6 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 24.0 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 20.9 FPS
Average 4K Performance 15.7 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 9.0
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 13.2
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 15.4
4K Cost Per Frame $ 21.3
Series R7 265
Variant AMD Radeon R7 265
Overall Combination Score 60/100 Good

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)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
36.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
35.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
35.0 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
34.7 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
34.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
31.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
30.6 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
29.5 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
28.6 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
26.7 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
26.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
26.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
13.5 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
24.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
24.2 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
23.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
22.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
20.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
19.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
19.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
19.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
16.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
14.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
13.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
13.3 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 7.6%. 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)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
36.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
35.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
35.0 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
34.7 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
34.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
31.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
30.6 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
29.5 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
28.6 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
26.7 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
26.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
26.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
13.5 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
24.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
24.2 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
23.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
22.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
20.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
19.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
19.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
19.4 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
16.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
14.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
13.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
13.3 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 7.6%. 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)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
85.5 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
82.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
82.0 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
81.1 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
80.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
73.6 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
71.7 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
69.1 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
67.2 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
62.7 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
62.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
62.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
31.8 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
57.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
57.1 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
54.7 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
53.5 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
47.7 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
46.7 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
45.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
45.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
39.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
33.4 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
33.1 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
31.6 FPS

The R7 265 sits between the RX 560 and the HD 7850, falling slower than RX 560 by 1.6% and faster than HD 7850 by 7.3%. 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 High Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
10
22.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
15.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
13.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
11.0
2023 Forspoken
5
12.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
9.9
2023 Dead Space
7
15.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
18.2
2023 Armored Core VI
8
18.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
8.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
16.7
2023 Remnant II
4
9.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
12.9
2023 Atomic Heart
6
12.9
2023 Starfield
3
6.9
2022 Elden Ring
7
16.9
2022 God of War
7
16.1
2022 Overwatch 2
12
27.7
2022 F1 22
8
18.4
2022 Dying Light 2
8
17.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
17.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
12
27.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
9
20.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
7
16.3
2021 Halo Infinite
5
12.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
10
21.9
2021 Hitman 3
10
23.0
2021 Far Cry 6
10
21.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
10
23.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
11
23.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
13.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
9.1
2020 Valorant
23
49.2
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
10
21.7
2020 Death Stranding
11
24.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
16.9
2020 Godfall
11
24.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
13.5
2019 Apex Legends
12
26.4
2019 Anthem
8
17.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
11
25.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
14
32.0
2019 Metro Exodus
7
15.7
2019 World War Z
13
29.8
2019 Gears of War 5
10
21.9
2019 F1 2019
12
26.7
2019 GreedFall
11
24.3
2019 Borderlands 3
8
17.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
14
31.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
13.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
20.4
2018 Just Cause 4
10
21.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
23.2
2018 Strange Brigade
15
33.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
29.1
2017 For Honor
17
37.3
2017 Project CARS 2
12
27.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
15
32.7
2016 Dishonored 2
9
20.8
2015 Rocket League
44
94.3
2015 Need For Speed
14
30.9
2015 Project CARS
13
29.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
23
50.6
2013 Bioshock Infinite
20
42.8
2013 Company of Heroes 2
13
28.8
2013 Crysis 3
17
38.0
2013 GRID 2
22
48.7
2013 Metro: Last Light
14
31.8
2013 Total War: Rome 2
13
29.3
2013 Battlefield 4
15
33.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
31
68.1
2009 League of Legends
54
116.8
2008 Crysis: Warhead
18
39.9

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
7
16.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
5
12.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
5
11.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
8.7
2023 Forspoken
4
8.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
7.4
2023 Dead Space
5
11.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
15.1
2023 Armored Core VI
7
15.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
6.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
12.0
2023 Remnant II
3
6.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
9.9
2023 Atomic Heart
4
9.5
2023 Starfield
2
6.2
2022 Elden Ring
6
13.7
2022 God of War
6
14.1
2022 Overwatch 2
11
24.3
2022 F1 22
5
12.0
2022 Dying Light 2
5
12.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
6
12.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
9
20.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
6
13.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
6
14.1
2021 Halo Infinite
5
11.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
7
15.3
2021 Hitman 3
7
17.1
2021 Far Cry 6
7
16.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
17.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
7
16.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
5
11.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
8.2
2020 Valorant
19
41.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
8
17.5
2020 Death Stranding
9
19.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
12.4
2020 Godfall
7
16.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
5
12.7
2019 Apex Legends
9
20.4
2019 Anthem
6
14.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
9
20.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
10
22.6
2019 Metro Exodus
5
12.7
2019 World War Z
10
22.6
2019 Gears of War 5
7
16.5
2019 F1 2019
9
19.8
2019 GreedFall
8
18.2
2019 Borderlands 3
6
13.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
11
23.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
11.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
7
16.5
2018 Just Cause 4
7
16.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
7
16.9
2018 Strange Brigade
11
24.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
10
21.7
2017 For Honor
10
23.2
2017 Project CARS 2
9
20.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
13
29.8
2016 Dishonored 2
8
18.0
2015 Rocket League
21
45.4
2015 Need For Speed
11
24.7
2015 Project CARS
11
23.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
16
34.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
27
58.2
2009 League of Legends
33
70.6

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
8
17.9
2019 Anthem
5
12.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
7
16.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
8
18.6
2019 Metro Exodus
5
11.2
2019 World War Z
9
19.4
2019 Gears of War 5
6
14.7
2019 F1 2019
8
17.7
2019 GreedFall
6
14.3
2019 Borderlands 3
5
10.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
9
20.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
4
10.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
6
14.7
2018 Just Cause 4
6
13.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
13.7
2018 Strange Brigade
9
20.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
9
20.0
2017 For Honor
8
19.2
2017 Project CARS 2
9
20.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
13
29.5
2016 Dishonored 2
8
17.5
2015 Rocket League
17
36.8
2015 Need For Speed
10
22.3
2015 Project CARS
10
21.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
13
27.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
27
59.1
2009 League of Legends
25
55.0

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
6
12.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
3
8.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
3
8.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
2
4.9
2023 Forspoken
2
4.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
1
3.9
2023 Dead Space
2
4.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
4
8.9
2023 Armored Core VI
4
8.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
3.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
3
6.9
2023 Remnant II
1
3.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2
5.3
2023 Atomic Heart
2
6.2
2023 Starfield
2
4.4
2022 Elden Ring
3
8.2
2022 God of War
5
11.2
2022 Overwatch 2
8
19.0
2022 F1 22
4
8.9
2022 Dying Light 2
4
8.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
4
9.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
6
14.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
4
8.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
5
11.2
2021 Halo Infinite
3
8.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
4
10.4
2021 Hitman 3
5
11.0
2021 Far Cry 6
4
9.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
4
9.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
5
11.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
3
8.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
6.7
2020 Valorant
17
36.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
4
9.9
2020 Death Stranding
5
12.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
3
6.9
2020 Godfall
4
8.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
4
8.7
2019 Apex Legends
6
12.9
2019 Anthem
3
8.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
5
11.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
5
12.0
2019 Metro Exodus
3
8.2
2019 World War Z
6
13.9
2019 Gears of War 5
5
11.0
2019 F1 2019
6
13.3
2019 GreedFall
3
8.2
2019 Borderlands 3
3
7.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
7
15.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
3
7.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
5
11.0
2018 Just Cause 4
4
9.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
4
8.9
2018 Strange Brigade
6
14.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
7
15.7
2017 For Honor
5
12.7
2017 Project CARS 2
8
17.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
12
25.6
2016 Dishonored 2
6
14.9
2015 Rocket League
10
23.2
2015 Need For Speed
8
17.3
2015 Project CARS
8
17.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
8
17.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
24
53.2
2009 League of Legends
14
31.8
R7 265 with Phenom 9600B at 1080p and High Quality settings
R7 265 with Phenom 9600B at 1440p and High Quality settings
R7 265 with Phenom 9600B at 4K and High 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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