Radeon R7 265 vs HD 7870

Place in performance ranking	372	402
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.73	1.67
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Pitcairn XT	Pitcairn
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	5 March 2012 (12 years old)	13 February 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$412.83	$149
Current price	$200 (0.5x MSRP)	$242 (1.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7870 has 63% 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	1280	1024
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	925 MHz
Number of transistors	2800 Million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.00	59.20
Floating-point performance	no data	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	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	210 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin

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	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	1
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	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_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
Mantle	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:

900p	84 +20%	70−75 −20%
Full HD	66 +20%	55−60 −20%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20
+28.6%

14−16

−28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Hitman 3	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Hitman 3	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +20%	30−33 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 +25%	16−18 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Hitman 3	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

This is how HD 7870 and R7 265 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

HD 7870 is 20% faster than R7 265

1080p resolution:

HD 7870 is 20% faster than R7 265

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	11.97	10.33
Recency	5 March 2012	13 February 2014
Cost	$412.83	$149
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	150 Watt