GeForce RTX 4060 vs Radeon R7 265

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 265 and GeForce RTX 4060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 265
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
10.45

RTX 4060 outperforms R7 265 by a whopping 393% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking43753
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.2498.57
Power efficiency4.8030.83
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code namePitcairnAD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 1781% better value for money than R7 265.

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 cores10243072
Core clock speedno data1830 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate59.20236.2
Floating-point processing power1.894 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs6496
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length210 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s272.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 265 10.45
RTX 4060 51.51
+393%

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 265 5220
RTX 4060 28111
+439%

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 HD27−30
−407%
137
+407%
1440p12−14
−475%
69
+475%
4K8−9
−400%
40
+400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.52
−153%
2.18
+153%
1440p12.42
−187%
4.33
+187%
4K18.63
−149%
7.48
+149%
  • RTX 4060 has 153% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 has 187% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 has 149% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%
Elden Ring 148
+0%
148
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+0%
54
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 272
+0%
272
+0%
Metro Exodus 165
+0%
165
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Elden Ring 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 217
+0%
217
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 158
+0%
158
+0%
Metro Exodus 118
+0%
118
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190
+0%
190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Elden Ring 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 46
+0%
46
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 89
+0%
89
+0%
Elden Ring 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 38
+0%
38
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

This is how R7 265 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 407% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 475% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.45 51.51
Recency 13 February 2014 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4060 has a 392.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 30.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 265 in performance tests.


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