Radeon Pro Vega II vs R7 265

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 265 with Radeon Pro Vega II, including specs and performance data.

R7 265
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
10.37

Pro Vega II outperforms R7 265 by a whopping 289% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking40493
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.72no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 5.1 (2018−2021)
GPU code namePitcairnVega 20
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $2,199
Current price$242 (1.6x MSRP)$9999 (4.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 265 and Pro Vega II have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores10244096
Core clock speedno data1574 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1720 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million13,230 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt475 Watt
Texture fill rate59.20440.3
Floating-point performance1,894 gflopsno 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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Apple MPX
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotQuad-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit4096 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz1612 MBps
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s825.3 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt
Eyefinity1no 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
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no 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.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkanno data1.3
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.37 40.39
Recency 13 February 2014 3 June 2019
Cost $149 $2199
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 475 Watt

The Radeon Pro Vega II is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 265 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 265 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro Vega II is a workstation one.


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