Radeon RX 7900 XT vs R7 M265

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M265 with Radeon RX 7900 XT, including specs and performance data.

R7 M265
2014
4 GB DDR3
1.42

RX 7900 XT outperforms R7 M265 by a whopping 5199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking100512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.26
Power efficiencyno data17.27
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTopazNavi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date20 May 2014 (10 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3845376
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed900 MHz1387 MHz
Boost clock speed825 MHz2394 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt
Texture fill rate23.52804.4
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPS51.48 TFLOPS
ROPs8192
TMUs24336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data276 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB20 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s800.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.2
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 1.42
RX 7900 XT 75.25
+5199%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R7 M265 545
RX 7900 XT 28928
+5208%

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.

R7 M265 1882
RX 7900 XT 75896
+3933%

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.

R7 M265 6175
RX 7900 XT 142489
+2208%

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.

R7 M265 1336
RX 7900 XT 63712
+4669%

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.

R7 M265 8402
RX 7900 XT 259707
+2991%

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
−1364%
205
+1364%
1440p2−3
−6600%
134
+6600%
4K1−2
−8700%
88
+8700%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.39
1440pno data6.71
4Kno data10.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1867%
170−180
+1867%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5825%
237
+5825%
Elden Ring 1−2
−22900%
230
+22900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−5750%
110−120
+5750%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−2011%
190
+2011%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2550%
106
+2550%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−6344%
580
+6344%
Metro Exodus 0−1 163
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1871%
130−140
+1871%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−5750%
110−120
+5750%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1967%
186
+1967%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2275%
95
+2275%
Dota 2 2−3
−8950%
181
+8950%
Elden Ring 1−2
−29300%
290−300
+29300%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−900%
110
+900%
Fortnite 6−7
−4917%
300−350
+4917%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−5367%
492
+5367%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−8550%
173
+8550%
Metro Exodus 0−1 161
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1333%
210−220
+1333%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1871%
130−140
+1871%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−1833%
170−180
+1833%
World of Tanks 30−33
−830%
270−280
+830%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−5750%
110−120
+5750%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1767%
168
+1767%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−2125%
89
+2125%
Dota 2 2−3
−9100%
184
+9100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1182%
140−150
+1182%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−4611%
424
+4611%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1333%
210−220
+1333%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 0−1 200−210
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1844%
170−180
+1844%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 90−95
World of Tanks 8−9
−6350%
500−550
+6350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1278%
124
+1278%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2950%
61
+2950%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−3100%
160−170
+3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5633%
170−180
+5633%
Valorant 7−8
−4843%
300−350
+4843%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−994%
175
+994%
Elden Ring 0−1 110−120
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1067%
175
+1067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−5125%
200−210
+5125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1067%
175
+1067%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−9000%
90−95
+9000%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2900%
30
+2900%
Dota 2 16−18
−856%
153
+856%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−10400%
100−110
+10400%
Valorant 1−2
−20000%
200−210
+20000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+0%
159
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 325
+0%
325
+0%
Metro Exodus 141
+0%
141
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+0%
173
+0%

This is how R7 M265 and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 1364% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 6600% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 8700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 29300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is ahead in 44 tests (77%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (23%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 75.25
Recency 20 May 2014 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RX 7900 XT has a 5199.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M265 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M265 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 XT is a desktop one.


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