Radeon Pro 555 vs Radeon R7 A265

In this comparison between Radeon Pro 555 and Radeon R7 A265 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon Pro 555 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 A265 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 555 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro 555 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 555 Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro 555 and Radeon R7 A265 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Radeon Pro 555 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro 555 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
  • Radeon Pro 555 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A265 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 3280 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 1−2
ultra / 1080p 9−10 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 20−22 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 555 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 555 Radeon R7 A265
Architecture Polaris GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 21 Opal
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 5 June 2017 9 January 2014
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 855 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 40.80 19.80
Floating-point performance 1,306 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.6 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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