Radeon R7 M265DX vs HD Graphics (Haswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Haswell) and Radeon R7 M265DX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R7 M265DX outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1223 | 1117 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT1 | Topaz |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 12 October 2014 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 10 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 940 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 22.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.7219 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
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).
| Interface | no data | IGP |
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 type | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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 HD | 6
−50%
| 9−10
+50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−45.2%
|
45−50
+45.2%
|
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18−20
+38.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−45.2%
|
45−50
+45.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−38.5%
|
18−20
+38.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−45.2%
|
45−50
+45.2%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Haswell) and R7 M265DX compete in popular games:
- R7 M265DX is 50% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 1.20 |
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 12 October 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
HD Graphics (Haswell) has a 27% more advanced lithography process.
R7 M265DX, on the other hand, has a 52% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
The Radeon R7 M265DX is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Haswell) in performance tests.
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