Radeon R7 A265 vs Radeon RX Vega 5

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon RX Vega 5, 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 RX Vega 5, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 A265

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Radeon RX Vega 5 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 5 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 RX Vega 5 here:

Radeon RX Vega 5 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon R7 A265	Radeon RX Vega 5
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Radeon R7 A265 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - in Laptops.
Radeon R7 A265 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - with Vega.
Radeon R7 A265 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 5 - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	12−14
ultra / 1080p	0−1	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	27−30
medium / 1080p	3−4	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	3−4	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	4−5	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Battlefield 5 is 328% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A265 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon RX Vega 5.
low / 768p	110−120	190−200
medium / 768p	85−90	160−170
ultra / 1080p	35−40	85−90
QHD / 1440p	−	50−55
4K / 2160p	10−11	30−33
high / 768p	60−65	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 96% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	70−75	100−110
medium / 768p	45−50	85−90
ultra / 1080p	18−20	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Dota 2 is 80% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	2−3	14−16
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	10−11	35−40
medium / 1080p	3−4	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Far Cry 5 is 425% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	16−18
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	90−95
medium / 1080p	8−9	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Fortnite is 186% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	3−4	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	6−7	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Forza Horizon 4 is 287% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	40−45	75−80
medium / 768p	−	70−75
high / 1080p	3−4	24−27
ultra / 1080p	2−3	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Grand Theft Auto V is 137% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	1−2	8−9
ultra / 1080p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	3−4	24−27
medium / 1080p	2−3	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Metro Exodus is 650% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	55−60	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	24−27	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 64% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	4−5	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 325% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	8−9	45−50
medium / 768p	7−8	30−33
high / 1080p	3−4	16−18
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−11
4K / 2160p	0−1	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 420% more, than Radeon R7 A265.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
high / 768p	30−33	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 5 in World of Tanks is 57% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 A265	Radeon RX Vega 5
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Vega
Code name	Opal	Vega
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	9 January 2014	7 January 2020
Pipelines	384	320
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock	825 MHz	1400 MHz
Transistor count	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	19.80
Floating-point performance	633.6 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
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Radeon R7 A265 vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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