Graphics card comparison
Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon R7 265
AMD
Radeon R9 270
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 13 Nov 2013
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VS
AMD
Radeon R7 265
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 13 Feb 2014
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Radeon R9 270113%
- Radeon R7 265100%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- Radeon R9 270112%
- Radeon R7 265100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 270
- 12% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Mantle
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R7 265
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Mantle
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 270
The Radeon R9 270 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon R9 270 | Radeon R7 265 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Curacao (Curacao PRO) | Pitcairn (Pitcairn PRO) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 212 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 2,800 million | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 1280 | 1024 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 16 |
| Core clock | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon R9 270 | Radeon R7 265 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon R9 270 | Radeon R7 265 |
|---|
| TDP | 150 watts | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 13 Nov 2013 | 13 Feb 2014 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon R9 27028.80 GP/s
- Radeon R7 26529.60 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon R9 27072.00 GT/s
- Radeon R7 26559.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon R9 270179.00 GB/s
- Radeon R7 265179.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon R9 2702304.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R7 2651894.40 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- Radeon R9 2707820
- Radeon R7 2656900
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Battlefield 4
DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO
- Radeon R9 27049
- Radeon R7 26544
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
- Radeon R9 27051
- Radeon R7 26546
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA
- Radeon R9 27031
- Radeon R7 26527
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- Radeon R9 27051
- Radeon R7 26545
FPS (higher is better)
Medal Of Honor Warfighter
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA
- Radeon R9 27043
- Radeon R7 26539
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Last Light
DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal
- Radeon R9 27036
- Radeon R7 26531
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- Radeon R9 27032
- Radeon R7 26529
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- Radeon R9 27037
- Radeon R7 26532
FPS (higher is better)