Arc A770 vs Radeon R7 265

Place in performance ranking	404	193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.72	11.47
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Alchemist
GPU code name	Pitcairn	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$329
Current price	$242 (1.6x MSRP)	$597 (1.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A770 has 567% better value for money than R7 265.

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	1024	4096
Core clock speed	no data	2100 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	59.20	614.4
Floating-point performance	1,894 gflops	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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	512.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
Mantle	-	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.

R7 265 10.37

Arc A770 25.85
+149%

Arc A770 outperforms Radeon R7 265 by 149% based on our aggregate 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%

R7 265 5220

Arc A770 32666
+526%

Arc A770 outperforms Radeon R7 265 by 526% 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	40−45 −173%	109 +173%
1440p	24−27 −179%	67 +179%
4K	16−18 −163%	42 +163%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−163%

40−45
+163%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −171%	65 +171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −163%	92 +163%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −183%	85−90 +183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −181%	55−60 +181%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −179%	65−70 +179%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −175%	33 +175%
Hitman 3	18−20 −189%	50−55 +189%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −154%	203 +154%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −162%	144 +162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −152%	65−70 +152%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −153%	304 +153%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −155%	102 +155%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −167%	56 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −163%	79 +163%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −183%	85−90 +183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −181%	55−60 +181%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −179%	65−70 +179%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −178%	110−120 +178%
Hitman 3	18−20 −189%	50−55 +189%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −155%	100−110 +155%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −158%	129 +158%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −152%	65−70 +152%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−105 −158%	258 +158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −161%	196 +161%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −170%	70−75 +170%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −150%	45 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −167%	72 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −163%	40−45 +163%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −181%	55−60 +181%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −156%	23 +156%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −169%	121 +169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −154%	216 +154%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −167%	72 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −174%	74 +174%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−152%

65−70
+152%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −172%	45−50 +172%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −166%	133 +166%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −150%	40 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −150%	60 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −183%	16−18 +183%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −173%	82 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −150%	15 +150%
Hitman 3	12−14 −158%	30−35 +158%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −150%	100 +150%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −160%	91 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −163%	158 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −150%	60 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −181%	59 +181%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−169%

40−45
+169%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Hitman 3	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −172%	49 +172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −170%	73 +170%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −150%	30 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −171%	38 +171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −167%	8 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −171%	65 +171%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −167%	56 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −164%	37 +164%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−175%

21−24

+175%

This is how R7 265 and Arc A770 compete in popular games:

Arc A770 is 173% faster in 1080p
Arc A770 is 179% faster in 1440p
Arc A770 is 163% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.37	25.85
Recency	13 February 2014	12 October 2022
Cost	$149	$329
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt