R7 M340 vs R7 M265

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Combined performance score

R7 M265
1.43

R7 M340 outperforms R7 M265 by 20% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking948885
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.03no data
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameOpal XT / MarsMeso Pro DDR3
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2014 (10 years old)16 June 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$585 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384320
Compute units66
Core clock speed825 MHz1021 MHz
Boost clock speed825 MHz1021 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rate23.5217.16
Floating-point performance633.6 gflops549.1 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M265 and Radeon R7 M340 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s16 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinityno data1

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration--
Enduro--
FreeSync11
HD3D++
PowerTune++
DualGraphics11
TrueAudio--
ZeroCore++
Switchable graphics11

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 11DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCLNot ListedNot Listed
Vulkanno 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 M265 1.43
R7 M340 1.71
+19.6%

R7 M340 outperforms R7 M265 by 20% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R7 M265 553
R7 M340 663
+19.9%

R7 M340 outperforms R7 M265 by 20% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 M265 6175
+13.8%
R7 M340 5427

R7 M265 outperforms R7 M340 by 14% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 M265 1882
R7 M340 2148
+14.1%

R7 M340 outperforms R7 M265 by 14% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 M265 1336
+10.6%
R7 M340 1209

R7 M265 outperforms R7 M340 by 11% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 M265 8402
+36.5%
R7 M340 6153

R7 M265 outperforms R7 M340 by 37% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD14
+0%
14
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+28.6%
7
−28.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how R7 M265 and R7 M340 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R7 M340 is 0% faster than R7 M265

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 M265 is 28.6% faster than the R7 M340.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 M340 is 200% faster than the R7 M265.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M265 is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • R7 M340 is ahead in 9 tests (28%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (69%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.43 1.71
Recency 7 January 2014 16 June 2015

The Radeon R7 M340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M265 in performance tests.


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