R7 265 benchmark with Core i5-13600K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium 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. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R7 265 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

R7 265 benchmark with Core i5-13600K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium 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 Intel Core i5-13600K ($319)
CPU Impact on FPS + 3.7 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 88.0 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 63.7 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 55.9 FPS
Average 4K Performance 41.8 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 4.6
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 6.8
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 8.0
4K Cost Per Frame $ 11.3
Series R7 265
Variant AMD Radeon R7 265
Overall Combination Score 84/100 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)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
54.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
52.9 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
52.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
52.1 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
51.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
47.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
46.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
44.7 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
43.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
40.7 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
40.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
40.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
43.6 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
37.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
36.9 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
35.5 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
34.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
31.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
30.5 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
29.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
29.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
25.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
22.0 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
21.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
20.7 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 7.3%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. The R7 265 averaged 43.617271749976 fps in , topping the GTX 650 Ti Boost by a good margin.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
54.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
52.9 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
52.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
52.1 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
51.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
47.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
46.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
44.7 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
43.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
40.7 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
40.4 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
40.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
43.6 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
37.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
36.9 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
35.5 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
34.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
31.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
30.5 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
29.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
29.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
25.6 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
22.0 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
21.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
20.7 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 7.3%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. The R7 265 averaged 43.617271749976 fps in , topping the GTX 650 Ti Boost by a good margin.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti $ 169
122.3 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
118.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
117.6 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
116.4 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
115.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
106.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
103.7 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
100.1 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
97.6 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
91.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
91.3 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 $ 99
91.3 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
98.2 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
84.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
83.7 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
80.3 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
78.7 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 $ 79
70.6 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
69.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
68.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
68.0 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 $ 79
58.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
50.4 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
49.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
47.8 FPS

The R7 265 sits between the RX 560 and the HD 7850, falling slower than RX 560 by 1.5% and faster than HD 7850 by 6.9%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. The R7 265 averaged 98.20626563879 fps in , topping the GTX 650 Ti Boost by a good margin.

Game Performance at Medium Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
62
69.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
45
50.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
40
45.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
32
36.4
2023 Forspoken
36
41.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
29
33.0
2023 Dead Space
45
50.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
52
58.6
2023 Armored Core VI
52
58.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
26
29.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
48
53.7
2023 Remnant II
29
33.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
38
42.3
2023 Atomic Heart
38
42.3
2023 Starfield
21
23.5
2022 Elden Ring
48
54.4
2022 God of War
46
51.9
2022 Overwatch 2
77
86.6
2022 F1 22
53
59.4
2022 Dying Light 2
50
56.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
50
56.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
76
85.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
58
64.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
47
52.4
2021 Halo Infinite
37
41.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
62
69.5
2021 Hitman 3
65
72.5
2021 Far Cry 6
61
68.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
66
73.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
66
74.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
39
43.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
27
30.5
2020 Valorant
131
146.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
61
68.8
2020 Death Stranding
69
77.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
48
54.4
2020 Godfall
67
75.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
39
43.6
2019 Apex Legends
74
82.8
2019 Anthem
51
57.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
71
79.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
89
99.1
2019 Metro Exodus
45
50.9
2019 World War Z
83
92.8
2019 Gears of War 5
62
69.5
2019 F1 2019
75
83.9
2019 GreedFall
69
76.7
2019 Borderlands 3
51
57.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
88
98.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
40
44.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
58
64.9
2018 Just Cause 4
62
69.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
66
73.4
2018 Strange Brigade
92
102.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
81
90.4
2017 For Honor
102
114.0
2017 Project CARS 2
77
86.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
90
100.6
2016 Dishonored 2
59
66.4
2015 Rocket League
236
262.6
2015 Need For Speed
86
95.8
2015 Project CARS
83
92.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
135
150.3
2013 Bioshock Infinite
116
129.3
2013 Company of Heroes 2
80
89.5
2013 Crysis 3
104
115.6
2013 GRID 2
130
145.4
2013 Metro: Last Light
88
98.2
2013 Total War: Rome 2
82
91.3
2013 Battlefield 4
92
103.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
177
196.8
2009 League of Legends
284
316.6
2008 Crysis: Warhead
109
121.3

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
41
51.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
29
37.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
27
34.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
21
27.3
2023 Forspoken
21
27.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
19
23.8
2023 Dead Space
27
34.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
37
47.0
2023 Armored Core VI
37
47.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
16
21.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
29
37.4
2023 Remnant II
17
22.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
25
31.6
2023 Atomic Heart
24
30.5
2023 Starfield
16
20.4
2022 Elden Ring
34
42.6
2022 God of War
35
43.9
2022 Overwatch 2
58
73.2
2022 F1 22
29
37.4
2022 Dying Light 2
29
37.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
32
40.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
49
62.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
34
43.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
35
44.1
2021 Halo Infinite
29
36.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
37
47.3
2021 Hitman 3
41
52.4
2021 Far Cry 6
41
51.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
42
53.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
39
49.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
29
36.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
20
26.1
2020 Valorant
95
119.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
42
53.7
2020 Death Stranding
47
59.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
31
39.1
2020 Godfall
41
51.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
31
39.6
2019 Apex Legends
49
62.3
2019 Anthem
36
45.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
49
61.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
54
68.5
2019 Metro Exodus
31
39.6
2019 World War Z
54
68.5
2019 Gears of War 5
40
50.9
2019 F1 2019
48
60.3
2019 GreedFall
44
56.2
2019 Borderlands 3
32
41.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
57
72.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
28
36.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
40
50.9
2018 Just Cause 4
41
51.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
41
52.1
2018 Strange Brigade
58
73.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
52
65.9
2017 For Honor
56
70.2
2017 Project CARS 2
49
62.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
71
88.8
2016 Dishonored 2
44
55.7
2015 Rocket League
104
130.4
2015 Need For Speed
59
74.4
2015 Project CARS
56
71.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
81
101.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
131
163.8
2009 League of Legends
155
194.9

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
41
54.4
2019 Anthem
29
38.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
39
51.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
43
56.7
2019 Metro Exodus
26
35.0
2019 World War Z
44
59.1
2019 Gears of War 5
34
45.2
2019 F1 2019
40
53.9
2019 GreedFall
33
44.1
2019 Borderlands 3
25
34.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
47
62.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
24
32.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
34
45.2
2018 Just Cause 4
32
43.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
32
42.8
2018 Strange Brigade
47
62.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
46
60.6
2017 For Honor
44
58.4
2017 Project CARS 2
46
60.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
66
87.3
2016 Dishonored 2
40
53.7
2015 Rocket League
81
106.9
2015 Need For Speed
51
67.3
2015 Project CARS
49
65.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
63
83.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
125
165.3
2009 League of Legends
117
155.0

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
28
40.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
25.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
25.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
10
15.7
2023 Forspoken
10
14.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
8
12.7
2023 Dead Space
10
15.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
19
28.5
2023 Armored Core VI
19
28.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
10.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
22.3
2023 Remnant II
8
12.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
17.0
2023 Atomic Heart
14
20.1
2023 Starfield
10
14.4
2022 Elden Ring
18
26.1
2022 God of War
24
35.0
2022 Overwatch 2
40
57.6
2022 F1 22
19
28.5
2022 Dying Light 2
19
28.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
21
31.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
31
45.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
19
28.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
24
35.3
2021 Halo Infinite
18
26.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
22
32.2
2021 Hitman 3
24
34.4
2021 Far Cry 6
21
30.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
21
31.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
24
34.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
18
26.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
14
21.3
2020 Valorant
74
106.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
21
31.3
2020 Death Stranding
27
39.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
15
22.3
2020 Godfall
19
27.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
19
27.6
2019 Apex Legends
28
40.2
2019 Anthem
18
26.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
25
35.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
26
37.7
2019 Metro Exodus
18
26.1
2019 World War Z
29
42.8
2019 Gears of War 5
24
34.4
2019 F1 2019
28
41.0
2019 GreedFall
18
26.1
2019 Borderlands 3
16
23.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
32
46.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
17
24.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
24
34.4
2018 Just Cause 4
20
29.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
19
27.9
2018 Strange Brigade
30
43.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
33
48.3
2017 For Honor
27
39.1
2017 Project CARS 2
36
52.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
53
76.2
2016 Dishonored 2
31
45.5
2015 Rocket League
48
69.7
2015 Need For Speed
36
52.6
2015 Project CARS
36
52.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
37
53.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
104
149.5
2009 League of Legends
65
93.2
R7 265 with Core i5-13600K at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
R7 265 with Core i5-13600K at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
R7 265 with Core i5-13600K at 4K and Medium 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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