R7 265 benchmark with Core i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K ($410)
CPU Impact on FPS + 2.9 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 86.2 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 62.3 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 54.9 FPS
Average 4K Performance 41.2 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 4.7
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 7.0
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 8.1
4K Cost Per Frame $ 11.5
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
42.8 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 42.824261306433 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
42.8 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 42.824261306433 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
96.5 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 96.484266309461 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
61
68.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
45
50.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
39
44.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
31
35.5
2023 Forspoken
36
40.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
29
32.5
2023 Dead Space
45
50.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
51
57.6
2023 Armored Core VI
51
57.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
26
29.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
47
52.9
2023 Remnant II
29
32.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
37
41.5
2023 Atomic Heart
37
41.5
2023 Starfield
20
22.9
2022 Elden Ring
48
53.4
2022 God of War
45
50.9
2022 Overwatch 2
76
85.1
2022 F1 22
52
58.1
2022 Dying Light 2
49
55.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
49
55.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
75
83.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
57
63.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
46
51.4
2021 Halo Infinite
36
41.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
61
68.3
2021 Hitman 3
64
71.3
2021 Far Cry 6
60
67.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
65
72.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
65
72.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
38
42.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
26
29.9
2020 Valorant
129
144.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
60
67.6
2020 Death Stranding
68
76.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
48
53.4
2020 Godfall
66
74.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
38
42.8
2019 Apex Legends
73
81.5
2019 Anthem
50
56.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
69
77.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
87
97.3
2019 Metro Exodus
45
50.1
2019 World War Z
81
91.0
2019 Gears of War 5
61
68.3
2019 F1 2019
74
82.4
2019 GreedFall
67
75.3
2019 Borderlands 3
50
56.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
86
96.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
39
43.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
57
63.7
2018 Just Cause 4
61
67.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
64
72.0
2018 Strange Brigade
90
100.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
79
88.6
2017 For Honor
100
111.9
2017 Project CARS 2
76
84.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
88
98.8
2016 Dishonored 2
58
65.2
2015 Rocket League
232
258.2
2015 Need For Speed
84
94.1
2015 Project CARS
81
91.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
132
147.6
2013 Bioshock Infinite
114
127.1
2013 Company of Heroes 2
79
88.0
2013 Crysis 3
102
113.5
2013 GRID 2
128
142.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
86
96.5
2013 Total War: Rome 2
80
89.7
2013 Battlefield 4
91
101.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
174
193.6
2009 League of Legends
280
311.5
2008 Crysis: Warhead
107
119.1

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
40
50.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
29
37.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
27
34.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
21
27.0
2023 Forspoken
21
27.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
18
23.5
2023 Dead Space
27
34.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
37
46.8
2023 Armored Core VI
37
46.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
16
21.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
29
37.2
2023 Remnant II
17
22.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
25
31.3
2023 Atomic Heart
24
30.2
2023 Starfield
16
20.1
2022 Elden Ring
33
42.3
2022 God of War
34
43.4
2022 Overwatch 2
58
72.5
2022 F1 22
29
37.2
2022 Dying Light 2
29
37.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
31
39.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
49
61.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
34
42.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
34
43.6
2021 Halo Infinite
29
36.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
37
47.0
2021 Hitman 3
41
51.9
2021 Far Cry 6
40
50.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
42
52.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
39
49.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
29
36.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
20
25.8
2020 Valorant
94
118.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
42
53.2
2020 Death Stranding
47
59.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
30
38.5
2020 Godfall
41
51.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
31
39.1
2019 Apex Legends
49
61.6
2019 Anthem
35
44.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
48
60.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
54
67.8
2019 Metro Exodus
31
39.1
2019 World War Z
54
67.8
2019 Gears of War 5
40
50.4
2019 F1 2019
47
59.9
2019 GreedFall
44
55.7
2019 Borderlands 3
32
40.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
57
71.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
28
35.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
40
50.4
2018 Just Cause 4
40
50.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
41
51.6
2018 Strange Brigade
58
72.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
52
65.4
2017 For Honor
55
69.7
2017 Project CARS 2
49
61.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
70
88.0
2016 Dishonored 2
44
55.2
2015 Rocket League
103
129.3
2015 Need For Speed
58
73.7
2015 Project CARS
56
70.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
80
100.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
129
162.3
2009 League of Legends
154
193.2

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
40
53.9
2019 Anthem
29
38.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
39
51.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
42
56.2
2019 Metro Exodus
26
34.7
2019 World War Z
44
58.6
2019 Gears of War 5
34
44.9
2019 F1 2019
40
53.4
2019 GreedFall
33
43.6
2019 Borderlands 3
25
33.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
47
62.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
24
31.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
34
44.9
2018 Just Cause 4
32
42.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
32
42.3
2018 Strange Brigade
46
61.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
45
60.1
2017 For Honor
43
57.9
2017 Project CARS 2
45
60.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
65
86.4
2016 Dishonored 2
40
53.2
2015 Rocket League
80
106.1
2015 Need For Speed
50
66.9
2015 Project CARS
49
64.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
62
82.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
124
163.8
2009 League of Legends
116
153.6

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
27
39.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
25.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
25.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
10
15.4
2023 Forspoken
9
14.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
8
12.7
2023 Dead Space
10
15.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
19
28.2
2023 Armored Core VI
19
28.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
10.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
22.0
2023 Remnant II
8
12.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
17.0
2023 Atomic Heart
14
20.1
2023 Starfield
9
14.1
2022 Elden Ring
18
26.1
2022 God of War
24
34.7
2022 Overwatch 2
40
57.1
2022 F1 22
19
28.2
2022 Dying Light 2
19
28.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
21
31.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
31
45.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
19
28.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
24
35.0
2021 Halo Infinite
18
26.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
22
31.9
2021 Hitman 3
23
34.1
2021 Far Cry 6
20
29.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
21
31.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
23
34.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
18
26.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
14
21.0
2020 Valorant
73
105.2
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
21
31.1
2020 Death Stranding
27
38.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
15
22.0
2020 Godfall
19
27.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
19
27.3
2019 Apex Legends
27
39.6
2019 Anthem
18
26.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
24
35.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
26
37.4
2019 Metro Exodus
18
26.1
2019 World War Z
29
42.6
2019 Gears of War 5
23
34.1
2019 F1 2019
28
40.4
2019 GreedFall
18
26.1
2019 Borderlands 3
16
22.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
32
46.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
16
24.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
23
34.1
2018 Just Cause 4
20
29.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
19
27.6
2018 Strange Brigade
30
43.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
33
47.8
2017 For Honor
27
38.8
2017 Project CARS 2
36
52.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
52
75.5
2016 Dishonored 2
31
45.2
2015 Rocket League
48
69.2
2015 Need For Speed
36
52.1
2015 Project CARS
36
52.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
37
53.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
103
148.4
2009 League of Legends
64
92.6
R7 265 with Core i7-11700K at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
R7 265 with Core i7-11700K at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
R7 265 with Core i7-11700K 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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