Radeon R7 265 vs R7 370

Place in performance ranking	377	402
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.38	1.68
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Trinidad (Pitcairn)	Pitcairn
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	reference
Release date	5 May 2015 (8 years ago)	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$149
Current price	$378 (2.5x MSRP)	$242 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 265 has 22% better value for money than R7 370.

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	1024
Boost clock speed	975 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	62.40	59.20
Floating-point performance	1,997 gflops	1,894 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	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	152 mm	210 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1 x 6-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	975 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	1
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	-

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	1	1
Enduro	-	-
FreeSync	1	1
HD3D	-	-
PowerTune	-	-
TrueAudio	+	-
ZeroCore	-	-
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	+

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	+	-

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 370 11.67
+12.9%

R7 265 10.34

R7 370 outperforms R7 265 by 13% based on our aggregated 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 370 5961
+14.2%

R7 265 5220

R7 370 outperforms R7 265 by 14% 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	47 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
1440p	41 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
4K	20 +25%	16−18 −25%

FPS 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 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Hitman 3	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
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 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%

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 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Hitman 3	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
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	35 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%

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 +14.3%	35−40 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
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	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
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	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%