Radeon R7 M265 vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 outperforms Radeon R7 M265 by a whopping 654% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 399 | 957 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.62 | 0.04 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | Opal XT / Mars |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 September 2013 (10 years ago) | 7 January 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
| Current price | $270 (0.4x MSRP) | $585 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 780 Rev. 2 has 3950% better value for money than R7 M265.
Detailed specifications
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 | 2304 | 384 |
| Compute units | no data | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 863 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 902 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 173.2 | 23.52 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,156 gflops | 633.6 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and Radeon R7 M265 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | no data |
| Mantle | no data | + |
| CUDA | 3.5 | no data |
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 | 100−110
+614%
| 14
−614%
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Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.63 | 1.41 |
| Recency | 10 September 2013 | 7 January 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
The GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M265 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is a desktop card while Radeon R7 M265 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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