Radeon R7 265 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Place in the ranking	159	436
Place by popularity	33	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.76	5.06
Power efficiency	19.31	4.79
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	TU116	Pitcairn
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	22 February 2019 (5 years ago)	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 Ti has 785% better value for money than R7 265.

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 cores	1536	1024
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	169.9	59.20
Floating-point processing power	5.437 TFLOPS	1.894 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	96	64

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 support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	210 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DDMA audio	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	7.5	-

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 1660 Ti 33.47
+222%

R7 265 10.39

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 1660 Ti 16024
+207%

R7 265 5220

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	103 +243%	30−35 −243%
1440p	60 +233%	18−20 −233%
4K	37 +270%	10−12 −270%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.71	4.97
1440p	4.65	8.28
4K	7.54	14.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

78
+225%

24−27

−225%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	86 +258%	24−27 −258%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +252%	21−24 −252%
Battlefield 5	130 +225%	40−45 −225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95 +252%	27−30 −252%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +238%	21−24 −238%
Far Cry 5	104 +247%	30−33 −247%
Far Cry New Dawn	112 +273%	30−33 −273%
Forza Horizon 4	231 +230%	70−75 −230%
Hitman 3	70−75 +233%	21−24 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +222%	45−50 −222%
Metro Exodus	134 +235%	40−45 −235%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +240%	35−40 −240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	171 +242%	50−55 −242%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +243%	35−40 −243%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	122 +249%	35−40 −249%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +244%	16−18 −244%
Battlefield 5	121 +246%	35−40 −246%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85 +254%	24−27 −254%
Cyberpunk 2077	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
Far Cry 5	82 +242%	24−27 −242%
Far Cry New Dawn	79 +229%	24−27 −229%
Forza Horizon 4	218 +235%	65−70 −235%
Hitman 3	70−75 +233%	21−24 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +222%	45−50 −222%
Metro Exodus	114 +226%	35−40 −226%
Red Dead Redemption 2	89 +230%	27−30 −230%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	127 +263%	35−40 −263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +233%	21−24 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +243%	35−40 −243%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +231%	16−18 −231%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 +257%	14−16 −257%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 +233%	21−24 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +229%	14−16 −229%
Far Cry 5	61 +239%	18−20 −239%
Forza Horizon 4	97 +223%	30−33 −223%
Hitman 3	70−75 +233%	21−24 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	102 +240%	30−33 −240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +267%	30−33 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 +244%	18−20 −244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +243%	35−40 −243%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

97
+223%

30−33

−223%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75 +257%	21−24 −257%
Far Cry New Dawn	54 +238%	16−18 −238%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +242%	12−14 −242%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	36 +260%	10−11 −260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	52 +225%	16−18 −225%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +238%	8−9 −238%
Far Cry 5	41 +242%	12−14 −242%
Forza Horizon 4	202 +237%	60−65 −237%
Hitman 3	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75 +257%	21−24 −257%
Metro Exodus	65 +261%	18−20 −261%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 +225%	24−27 −225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +229%	14−16 −229%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +248%	50−55 −248%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65
+261%

18−20

−261%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	36 +260%	10−11 −260%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +222%	9−10 −222%
Hitman 3	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +226%	50−55 −226%
Metro Exodus	46 +229%	14−16 −229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +258%	12−14 −258%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +257%	7−8 −257%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 +280%	5−6 −280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 +257%	7−8 −257%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry 5	20 +233%	6−7 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	51 +264%	14−16 −264%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 +258%	12−14 −258%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

44
+267%

12−14

−267%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti and R7 265 compete in popular games:

GTX 1660 Ti is 243% faster in 1080p
GTX 1660 Ti is 233% faster in 1440p
GTX 1660 Ti is 270% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.47	10.39
Recency	22 February 2019	13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti has a 222.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 265 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.