Radeon R7 A265 vs Radeon R9 380X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 380X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon R7 A265 stacks up against Radeon R9 380X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 A265

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 A265	Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP)		190 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 A265 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A265.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R7 A265 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 830 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	12−14	60−65
medium / 1080p	3−4	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	3−4	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	12−14	100−110
medium / 1080p	4−5	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Battlefield 5 is 914% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	250−260
medium / 768p	85−90	220−230
ultra / 1080p	35−40	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	10−11	70−75
high / 768p	60−65	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 206% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	70−75	120−130
medium / 768p	45−50	110−120
ultra / 1080p	18−20	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Dota 2 is 150% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	80−85
medium / 1080p	3−4	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Far Cry 5 is 1275% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	45−50	180−190
medium / 1080p	8−9	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Fortnite is 526% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	3−4	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	14−16	100−110
medium / 1080p	6−7	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Forza Horizon 4 is 875% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	40−45	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	3−4	70−75
ultra / 1080p	2−3	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Grand Theft Auto V is 418% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	1−2	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	3−4	65−70
medium / 1080p	2−3	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Metro Exodus is 1950% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	55−60	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	4−5	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 950% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	8−9	130−140
medium / 768p	7−8	85−90
high / 1080p	3−4	45−50
ultra / 1080p	3−4	24−27
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1360% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	50−55
high / 768p	30−33	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 A265	Radeon R9 380X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Opal	Antigua
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 January 2014	19 November 2015
Pipelines	384	2048
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock	825 MHz	970 MHz
Transistor count	950 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.80	124.2
Floating-point performance	633.6 gflops	3,973 gflops
Length		221 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.58 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		175 Sol/s
Compute units		32
Form factor		full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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Radeon R7 A265 vs Radeon R9 380X

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