Radeon R7 265 vs GeForce GTX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon R7 265, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 570
2010
1280 MB GDDR5, 219 Watt
10.17

R7 265 outperforms GTX 570 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking440432
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.075.06
Power efficiency3.324.95
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGF110Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years ago)13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 265 has 144% better value for money than GTX 570.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4801024
Core clock speed732 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data925 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate43.9259.20
Floating-point processing power1.405 TFLOPS1.894 TFLOPS
ROPs4032
TMUs6064

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm210 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1 x 6-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB4 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1900 MHz (3800 data rate)1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth152.0 GB/s179.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 570 10.17
R7 265 10.39
+2.2%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 570 4390
R7 265 5220
+18.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD74
−1.4%
75−80
+1.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+4.6%
65−70
−4.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+4.6%
65−70
−4.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+4.6%
65−70
−4.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+10%
40−45
−10%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how GTX 570 and R7 265 compete in popular games:

  • R7 265 is 1% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.17 10.39
Recency 7 December 2010 13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 150 Watt

R7 265 has a 2.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 46% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon R7 265.


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