Radeon R7 A265 vs Radeon R9 M295X

In this comparison between Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 M295X 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 R7 A265 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M295X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X 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 R9 M295X here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 A265 Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R7 A265 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R7 A265 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R7 A265 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 2 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 M295X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

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 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 A265 Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 3
Code name Opal Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 9 January 2014 16 October 2014
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 725 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.80 92.54
Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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