Radeon RX 6800M vs R7 265

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 265 with Radeon RX 6800M, including specs and performance data.

R7 265
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
10.42

RX 6800M outperforms R7 265 by a whopping 231% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking438150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.28no data
Power efficiency4.7616.30
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code namePitcairnNavi 22
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 February 2014 (10 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores10242560
Core clock speedno data2116 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz2390 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate59.20382.4
Floating-point processing power1.894 TFLOPS12.24 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs64160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone

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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s384.0 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 DisplayPortNo outputs
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 Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan-1.3

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 10.42
RX 6800M 34.49
+231%

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
RX 6800M 34199
+555%

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 HD30−35
−263%
109
+263%
1440p21−24
−243%
72
+243%
4K12−14
−267%
44
+267%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.97no data
1440p7.10no data
4K12.42no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 123
+0%
123
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
+0%
109
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110
+0%
110
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90
+0%
90
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 211
+0%
211
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 98
+0%
98
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 172
+0%
172
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180
+0%
180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+0%
109
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
+0%
69
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 94
+0%
94
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 63
+0%
63
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 51
+0%
51
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 127
+0%
127
+0%
Metro Exodus 83
+0%
83
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 145
+0%
145
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+0%
93
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 56
+0%
56
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 77
+0%
77
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50
+0%
50
+0%

This is how R7 265 and RX 6800M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800M is 263% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800M is 243% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800M is 267% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.42 34.49
Recency 13 February 2014 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 145 Watt

RX 6800M has a 231% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 3.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 265 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 265 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 6800M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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