Radeon R7 M265 vs GeForce GTX 1050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 with Radeon R7 M265, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.24
+829%

GTX 1050 outperforms R7 M265 by a whopping 829% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4011016
Place by popularity13not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.80no data
Power efficiency11.94no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP107Topaz
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)20 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores640384
Compute unitsno data6
Core clock speed1290 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate58.2023.52
Floating-point processing power1.862 TFLOPS0.7526 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs4024

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0 x8
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mmno data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)300 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI-no data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s32 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

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-+
GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.2.131-
Mantle-+
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 1050 11.24
+829%
R7 M265 1.21

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

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.

GTX 1050 5028
+831%
R7 M265 540

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.

GTX 1050 8571
+355%
R7 M265 1882

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.

GTX 1050 32463
+426%
R7 M265 6175

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.

GTX 1050 6797
+409%
R7 M265 1336

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.

GTX 1050 40922
+387%
R7 M265 8402

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 HD44
+214%
14
−214%
1440p22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
4K23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.48no data
1440p4.95no data
4K4.74no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Atomic Heart 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Battlefield 5 56
+2700%
2−3
−2700%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Fortnite 70−75
+1675%
4−5
−1675%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+643%
7−8
−643%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+850%
4−5
−850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
Valorant 100−110
+215%
30−35
−215%
Atomic Heart 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Battlefield 5 43
+2050%
2−3
−2050%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+871%
7−8
−871%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250
+733%
30−33
−733%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Dota 2 124
+629%
16−18
−629%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Fortnite 53
+1225%
4−5
−1225%
Forza Horizon 4 49
+600%
7−8
−600%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+850%
4−5
−850%
Grand Theft Auto V 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Metro Exodus 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
+322%
9
−322%
Valorant 100−110
+215%
30−35
−215%
Battlefield 5 36
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Dota 2 112
+559%
16−18
−559%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+386%
7−8
−386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+233%
6−7
−233%
Valorant 28
−21.4%
30−35
+21.4%
Fortnite 42
+950%
4−5
−950%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 90−95
+1050%
8−9
−1050%
Grand Theft Auto V 7 0−1
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+638%
12−14
−638%
Valorant 130−140
+2520%
5−6
−2520%
Battlefield 5 27
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Fortnite 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Atomic Heart 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 24
+60%
14−16
−60%
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Valorant 65−70
+843%
7−8
−843%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 47
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Fortnite 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

This is how GTX 1050 and R7 M265 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 is 214% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 is 1000% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 is 1050% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 is 5200% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 M265 is 21% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 is ahead in 43 tests (98%)
  • R7 M265 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.24 1.21
Recency 25 October 2016 20 May 2014
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

GTX 1050 has a 828.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

R7 M265, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M265 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop card while Radeon R7 M265 is a notebook one.

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