Radeon R7 A265 vs R9 M280X

Place in the ranking	872	822
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Saturn	Opal
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 February 2015 (9 years ago)	9 January 2014 (10 years ago)

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 cores	896	384
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	825 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	61.60	19.80
Floating-point processing power	1.971 TFLOPS	0.6336 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	56	24

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	Not Listed	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8

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	Not Listed	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	Not Listed	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	28.8 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

No outputs

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.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
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.

R9 M280X 2.11

R7 A265 2.58
+22.3%

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.

R9 M280X 813

R7 A265 993
+22.1%

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	28 −7.1%	30−35 +7.1%
4K	20 −20%	24−27 +20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−20%

6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	13 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−20%

6−7
+20%

1440p
High Preset

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

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−20%

6−7
+20%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1