Radeon R7 265 vs GeForce GTX 780

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon R7 265, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
20.79
+99.5%

GTX 780 outperforms R7 265 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking265438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.835.28
Power efficiency5.704.76
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK110Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 265 has 9% better value for money than GTX 780.

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 cores23041024
Core clock speed863 MHzno data
Boost clock speed900 MHz925 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate173.259.20
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS1.894 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs19264

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm210 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s179.2 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
DDMA audiono data+
Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126-
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. 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.

GTX 780 20.79
+99.5%
R7 265 10.42

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 780 10460
+100%
R7 265 5220

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 HD54
+100%
27−30
−100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.025.52

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.79 10.42
Recency 23 May 2013 13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 780 has a 99.5% higher aggregate performance score.

R7 265, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 265 in performance tests.


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