Radeon R7 265 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	170	437
Place by popularity	69	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.24
Power efficiency	28.09	4.80
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GA106	Pitcairn
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3840	1024
Core clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	171.0	59.20
Floating-point processing power	10.94 TFLOPS	1.894 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	120	64
Tensor Cores	120	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	30	no data

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	1750 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 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	No outputs	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 Ultimate (12_2)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2	-
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.65
+212%

R7 265 10.45

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+295%

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	98 +227%	30−35 −227%
1440p	65 +261%	18−21 −261%
4K	42 +250%	12−14 −250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.97
1440p	no data	8.28
4K	no data	12.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +261%	18−20 −261%
Cyberpunk 2077	103 +243%	30−33 −243%
Elden Ring	110−120 +217%	35−40 −217%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +244%	27−30 −244%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +261%	18−20 −261%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +238%	24−27 −238%
Forza Horizon 4	195 +225%	60−65 −225%
Metro Exodus	94 +213%	30−33 −213%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +219%	21−24 −219%
Valorant	130−140 +225%	40−45 −225%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +244%	27−30 −244%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +261%	18−20 −261%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +219%	21−24 −219%
Dota 2	124 +254%	35−40 −254%
Elden Ring	151 +236%	45−50 −236%
Far Cry 5	80 +233%	24−27 −233%
Fortnite	150−160 +236%	45−50 −236%
Forza Horizon 4	158 +216%	50−55 −216%
Grand Theft Auto V	121 +246%	35−40 −246%
Metro Exodus	78 +225%	24−27 −225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +235%	55−60 −235%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +250%	16−18 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +217%	35−40 −217%
Valorant	101 +237%	30−33 −237%
World of Tanks	270−280 +226%	85−90 −226%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +244%	27−30 −244%
Counter-Strike 2	61 +239%	18−20 −239%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +228%	18−20 −228%
Dota 2	124 +254%	35−40 −254%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +230%	27−30 −230%
Forza Horizon 4	140 +250%	40−45 −250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +235%	55−60 −235%
Valorant	172 +213%	55−60 −213%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	75 +213%	24−27 −213%
Elden Ring	81 +238%	24−27 −238%
Grand Theft Auto V	75 +213%	24−27 −213%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +218%	55−60 −218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40 +233%	12−14 −233%
World of Tanks	210−220 +223%	65−70 −223%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +250%	18−20 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +233%	9−10 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +270%	10−11 −270%
Far Cry 5	121 +246%	35−40 −246%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +237%	30−33 −237%
Metro Exodus	85 +215%	27−30 −215%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +231%	16−18 −231%
Valorant	141 +213%	45−50 −213%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Dota 2	73 +248%	21−24 −248%
Elden Ring	42 +250%	12−14 −250%
Grand Theft Auto V	73 +248%	21−24 −248%
Metro Exodus	31 +244%	9−10 −244%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +243%	30−33 −243%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +214%	7−8 −214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 +248%	21−24 −248%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +260%	10−11 −260%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +220%	5−6 −220%
Dota 2	95 +217%	30−33 −217%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +229%	14−16 −229%
Fortnite	40−45 +258%	12−14 −258%
Forza Horizon 4	60 +233%	18−20 −233%
Valorant	62 +244%	18−20 −244%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and R7 265 compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 227% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 261% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 250% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.65	10.45
Recency	12 January 2021	13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 212.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 265 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R7 265 is a desktop one.

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