AMD Radeon R7 265
The AMD Radeon R7 265 is a graphics card released on February 13, 2014, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 179.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 925 MHz and a 150 W board power rating. It supports DirectX 12.
Depth: 20 recorded fields
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
Theoretical throughput
Texture fill rate (59.2 GTexel/s) is calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon R7 265 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Pitcairn Pro graphics processor, is manufactured on a 28 nm process, contains 2,800 million transistors and has a die size of 212 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon R7 265 64 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.
The AMD Radeon R7 265 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon R7 265 runs at a base clock of 900 MHz and boosts to 925 MHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon R7 265 is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 179.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon R7 265 has a board power rating of 150 W.
Market
The AMD Radeon R7 265 was released on February 13, 2014 and launched at a price of $149.
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon R7 265 supports DirectX 12.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon R7 265. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon R7 265. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon R7 265.
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon R7 265 offers outputs HDMI, Dual Link DVI, VGA.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon R7 265 have?
The AMD Radeon R7 265 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 179.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon R7 265 use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon R7 265 has a board power rating of 150 W.
When was the AMD Radeon R7 265 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The AMD Radeon R7 265 was released on February 13, 2014 and launched at a price of $149.
Corrections to this record
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- Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Pitcairn -> GCN 1. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).
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