GeForce GTX 275 vs Radeon R7 265

Place in performance ranking	404	676
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.72	0.35
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	GT200B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)	15 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$249
Current price	$242 (1.6x MSRP)	$82 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 265 has 391% better value for money than GTX 275.

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	240
CUDA cores	no data	240
Core clock speed	no data	633 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	219 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	59.20	50.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,894 gflops	673.9 gflops

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	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	210 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
SLI options	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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	896 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1134 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	127.0 GB/s

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	Two Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
DisplayPort support	-	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

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	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.0
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.37	3.67
Recency	13 February 2014	15 January 2009
Cost	$149	$249
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	896 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	219 Watt