Radeon RX 6700 XT vs R7 265

Place in performance ranking	404	46
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.72	23.15
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	Navi 22
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$479
Current price	$242 (1.6x MSRP)	$685 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 1246% 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	2560
Core clock speed	no data	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	59.20	413.0
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	267 mm
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	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	384.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	no data	1.2
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

RX 6700 XT 51.49
+397%

RX 6700 XT outperforms R7 265 by 397% 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

RX 6700 XT 35504
+580%

RX 6700 XT outperforms R7 265 by 580% 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	30−35 −403%	151 +403%
1440p	16−18 −438%	86 +438%
4K	10−12 −400%	50 +400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119

−362%

550−600
+362%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −365%	400−450 +365%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	169 −373%	800−850 +373%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −388%	800−850 +388%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −350%	450−500 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 −355%	450−500 +355%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −385%	500−550 +385%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −380%	600−650 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −380%	850−900 +380%
Hitman 3	138 −371%	650−700 +371%
Horizon Zero Dawn	359 −387%	1750−1800 +387%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −365%	600−650 +365%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −395%	550−600 +395%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	342 −382%	1650−1700 +382%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −382%	550−600 +382%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −365%	400−450 +365%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	144 −386%	700−750 +386%
Battlefield 5	160−170 −388%	800−850 +388%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −350%	450−500 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 −344%	400−450 +344%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −385%	500−550 +385%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −380%	600−650 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −380%	850−900 +380%
Hitman 3	111 −395%	550−600 +395%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 −393%	1050−1100 +393%
Metro Exodus	73 −379%	350−400 +379%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 −395%	550−600 +395%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	281 −380%	1350−1400 +380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	223 −393%	1100−1150 +393%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −382%	550−600 +382%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85−90 −365%	400−450 +365%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	125 −380%	600−650 +380%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 −350%	450−500 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	85 −371%	400−450 +371%
Far Cry 5	100−110 −385%	500−550 +385%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 −380%	850−900 +380%
Horizon Zero Dawn	193 −392%	950−1000 +392%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240 −379%	1150−1200 +379%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	127 −372%	600−650 +372%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 −376%	400−450 +376%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−395%

550−600
+395%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 −372%	500−550 +372%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 −396%	600−650 +396%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −391%	280−290 +391%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 −359%	500−550 +359%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −388%	400−450 +388%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 −382%	270−280 +382%
Far Cry 5	137 −374%	650−700 +374%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −387%	550−600 +387%
Hitman 3	83 −382%	400−450 +382%
Horizon Zero Dawn	145 −383%	700−750 +383%
Metro Exodus	123 −388%	600−650 +388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	173 −391%	850−900 +391%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −382%	400−450 +382%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 −384%	300−310 +384%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90
−349%

400−450

+349%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −391%	270−280 +391%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 −389%	230−240 +389%
Hitman 3	48 −379%	230−240 +379%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 −393%	350−400 +393%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 −391%	280−290 +391%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 −373%	350−400 +373%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −374%	180−190 +374%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 −379%	230−240 +379%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −386%	170−180 +386%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −380%	120−130 +380%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −385%	160−170 +385%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 −361%	350−400 +361%
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 −382%	400−450 +382%
Metro Exodus	76 −361%	350−400 +361%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 −386%	170−180 +386%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
−390%

240−250

+390%

This is how R7 265 and RX 6700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is 403% faster in 1080p
RX 6700 XT is 438% faster in 1440p
RX 6700 XT is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.37	51.49
Recency	13 February 2014	3 March 2021
Cost	$149	$479
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	230 Watt