Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon R7 265 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
Combined performance score
Radeon R7 265 outperforms GeForce GTX 570 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 408 | 401 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 10.61 | 1.65 |
Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
GPU code name | GF110 | Pitcairn |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Design | no data | reference |
Release date | 7 December 2010 (13 years old) | 13 February 2014 (10 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $149 |
Current price | $12.99 (0x MSRP) | $242 (1.6x MSRP) |
GTX 570 has 543% better value for money than R7 265.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 | 1024 |
CUDA cores | 480 | no data |
Core clock speed | 732 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | no data | 925 MHz |
Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 2,800 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 150 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 43.9 billion/sec | 59.20 |
Floating-point performance | 1,405.4 gflops | 1,894 gflops |
Size and 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 | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 | PCIe 3.0 |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) | 210 mm |
Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | Two 6-pin | 1 x 6-pin |
SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 4 GB |
Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1900 MHz (3800 data rate) | 1400 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 152.0 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 | Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
Multi monitor support | + | no data |
Eyefinity | no data | 1 |
HDMI | + | + |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
DisplayPort support | no data | - |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
AppAcceleration | no data | - |
CrossFire | no data | 1 |
Enduro | no data | - |
FreeSync | no data | 1 |
HD3D | no data | - |
PowerTune | no data | - |
TrueAudio | no data | - |
ZeroCore | no data | - |
DDMA audio | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX® 12 |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | N/A | no data |
Mantle | no data | - |
CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Radeon R7 265 outperforms GeForce GTX 570 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Radeon R7 265 outperforms GeForce GTX 570 by 19% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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 | 80
+0%
| 80−85
+0%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+13.3%
|
30−33
−13.3%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+4.2%
|
24−27
−4.2%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
Hitman 3 | 24−27
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+6.3%
|
16−18
−6.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+4.8%
|
21−24
−4.8%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+13.3%
|
30−33
−13.3%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+4.2%
|
24−27
−4.2%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
Hitman 3 | 24−27
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+6.3%
|
16−18
−6.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 21−24
+4.8%
|
21−24
−4.8%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+13.3%
|
30−33
−13.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+4.2%
|
24−27
−4.2%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+6.3%
|
16−18
−6.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+6.3%
|
16−18
−6.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+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 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
This is how GTX 570 and R7 265 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- R7 265 is 0% faster than GTX 570
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 10.13 | 10.33 |
Recency | 7 December 2010 | 13 February 2014 |
Cost | $349 | $149 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 4 GB |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 219 Watt | 150 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 570 and Radeon R7 265. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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