R7 265 benchmark with i7-6800K 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. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R7 265 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

R7 265 benchmark with i7-6800K 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 Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz ($419.99)
CPU Impact on FPS + 0.1 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 54.3 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 38.7 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 34.1 FPS
Average 4K Performance 25.3 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 5.2
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 7.6
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 8.8
4K Cost Per Frame $ 12.4
Series R7 265
Variant AMD Radeon R7 265
Overall Combination Score 68/100 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
26.4 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. It is a close call between the R7 265 and its rival GTX 650 Ti Boost by a small margin.

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
26.4 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. It is a close call between the R7 265 and its rival GTX 650 Ti Boost by a small margin.

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
61.9 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. The R7 265's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the RX 560. It is a close call between the R7 265 and its rival GTX 650 Ti Boost by a small margin.

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
38
43.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
27
30.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
24
27.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
19
21.5
2023 Forspoken
22
24.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
17
19.6
2023 Dead Space
27
30.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
32
35.9
2023 Armored Core VI
32
35.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
15
17.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
29
32.7
2023 Remnant II
17
19.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
22
25.5
2023 Atomic Heart
22
25.5
2023 Starfield
12
13.7
2022 Elden Ring
29
33.1
2022 God of War
28
31.5
2022 Overwatch 2
48
54.0
2022 F1 22
32
36.3
2022 Dying Light 2
31
34.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
31
34.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
47
53.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
35
39.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
28
31.8
2021 Halo Infinite
22
25.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
38
42.8
2021 Hitman 3
40
44.9
2021 Far Cry 6
37
42.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
40
45.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
41
45.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
23
26.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
16
18.0
2020 Valorant
85
95.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
38
42.3
2020 Death Stranding
43
47.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
29
33.1
2020 Godfall
42
46.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
23
26.4
2019 Apex Legends
46
51.5
2019 Anthem
31
35.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
44
49.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
56
62.4
2019 Metro Exodus
27
30.9
2019 World War Z
52
58.2
2019 Gears of War 5
38
42.8
2019 F1 2019
46
52.2
2019 GreedFall
42
47.6
2019 Borderlands 3
31
35.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
55
61.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
24
26.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
35
39.9
2018 Just Cause 4
38
42.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
40
45.4
2018 Strange Brigade
58
64.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
50
56.5
2017 For Honor
65
72.5
2017 Project CARS 2
48
53.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
57
63.5
2016 Dishonored 2
36
40.8
2015 Rocket League
161
179.9
2015 Need For Speed
54
60.3
2015 Project CARS
52
58.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
87
97.7
2013 Bioshock Infinite
74
82.9
2013 Company of Heroes 2
50
56.0
2013 Crysis 3
66
73.6
2013 GRID 2
84
94.3
2013 Metro: Last Light
55
61.9
2013 Total War: Rome 2
51
57.3
2013 Battlefield 4
58
65.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
117
130.9
2009 League of Legends
199
221.9
2008 Crysis: Warhead
69
77.4

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
26
32.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
18
23.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
21.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
13
16.9
2023 Forspoken
13
16.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
14.5
2023 Dead Space
17
21.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
23
29.7
2023 Armored Core VI
23
29.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
12.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
18
23.4
2023 Remnant II
10
13.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
15
19.6
2023 Atomic Heart
15
18.8
2023 Starfield
9
12.4
2022 Elden Ring
21
26.7
2022 God of War
21
27.5
2022 Overwatch 2
37
47.4
2022 F1 22
18
23.4
2022 Dying Light 2
18
23.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
20
25.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
31
39.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
21
27.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
22
27.7
2021 Halo Infinite
18
22.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
23
29.8
2021 Hitman 3
26
33.3
2021 Far Cry 6
26
32.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
26
33.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
25
31.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
18
23.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
12
16.1
2020 Valorant
63
79.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
27
34.0
2020 Death Stranding
30
38.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
19
24.3
2020 Godfall
26
32.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
19
24.7
2019 Apex Legends
31
39.9
2019 Anthem
22
28.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
31
39.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
35
44.2
2019 Metro Exodus
19
24.7
2019 World War Z
35
44.2
2019 Gears of War 5
25
32.2
2019 F1 2019
30
38.5
2019 GreedFall
28
35.7
2019 Borderlands 3
20
25.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
37
46.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
17
22.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
25
32.2
2018 Just Cause 4
26
32.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
26
33.1
2018 Strange Brigade
37
47.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
33
42.5
2017 For Honor
36
45.4
2017 Project CARS 2
31
39.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
46
58.1
2016 Dishonored 2
28
35.4
2015 Rocket League
70
87.6
2015 Need For Speed
38
48.2
2015 Project CARS
36
45.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
53
67.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
89
112.0
2009 League of Legends
108
135.3

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
26
34.7
2019 Anthem
18
24.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
25
32.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
27
36.3
2019 Metro Exodus
16
21.9
2019 World War Z
28
37.8
2019 Gears of War 5
21
28.6
2019 F1 2019
26
34.3
2019 GreedFall
21
27.8
2019 Borderlands 3
16
21.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
30
40.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
15
20.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
21
28.6
2018 Just Cause 4
20
27.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
20
26.9
2018 Strange Brigade
30
39.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
29
38.9
2017 For Honor
28
37.3
2017 Project CARS 2
29
38.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
43
57.3
2016 Dishonored 2
25
34.1
2015 Rocket League
54
71.1
2015 Need For Speed
33
43.5
2015 Project CARS
32
42.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
41
54.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
86
113.4
2009 League of Legends
80
105.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
17
25.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
10
15.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
10
15.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
9.5
2023 Forspoken
6
8.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
5
7.8
2023 Dead Space
6
9.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
12
17.7
2023 Armored Core VI
12
17.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
6.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
9
13.7
2023 Remnant II
5
7.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7
10.4
2023 Atomic Heart
8
12.4
2023 Starfield
6
8.7
2022 Elden Ring
11
16.3
2022 God of War
15
21.9
2022 Overwatch 2
25
37.0
2022 F1 22
12
17.7
2022 Dying Light 2
12
17.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
13
19.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
20
28.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
12
17.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
15
22.1
2021 Halo Infinite
11
16.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
14
20.2
2021 Hitman 3
15
21.5
2021 Far Cry 6
13
18.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
13
19.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
15
21.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
11
16.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
13.1
2020 Valorant
49
70.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
13
19.6
2020 Death Stranding
17
24.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
9
13.7
2020 Godfall
11
17.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
17.1
2019 Apex Legends
17
25.3
2019 Anthem
11
16.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
22.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
23.8
2019 Metro Exodus
11
16.3
2019 World War Z
18
27.1
2019 Gears of War 5
15
21.5
2019 F1 2019
18
25.8
2019 GreedFall
11
16.3
2019 Borderlands 3
9
14.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
20
29.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
15.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
21.5
2018 Just Cause 4
12
18.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
17.3
2018 Strange Brigade
19
27.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
21
30.7
2017 For Honor
17
24.7
2017 Project CARS 2
23
33.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
34
49.9
2016 Dishonored 2
20
28.9
2015 Rocket League
31
45.4
2015 Need For Speed
23
33.6
2015 Project CARS
23
33.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
24
34.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
71
102.3
2009 League of Legends
43
61.8
R7 265 with i7-6800K at 1080p and High Quality settings
R7 265 with i7-6800K at 1440p and High Quality settings
R7 265 with i7-6800K 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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