Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) vs R7 265

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 265 and Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 265
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
10.37
+278%

R7 265 outperforms R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by a whopping 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking404767
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.73no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code namePitcairnKaveri Spectre
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)14 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data
Current price$242 (1.6x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1024384
Core clock speedno data720 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate59.20no data
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 x16no data
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1400 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
Eyefinity1no data
HDMI+no data
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 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
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
+278%
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 2.74

R7 265 outperforms R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 278% 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
+271%
R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 1406

R7 265 outperforms R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 271% 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 HD50−55
+257%
14
−257%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

This is how R7 265 and R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compete in popular games:

  • R7 265 is 257% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.37 2.74

The Radeon R7 265 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.


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