AMD Radeon R9 285
VS
AMD Radeon R7 M265
AMD Radeon R9 285
VS
AMD Radeon R7 M265

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon R9 285  vs  AMD Radeon R7 M265.

208
Place in performance rating
803
0.05
Value for money (0-100)
no data
GCN 3.0
Architecture
GCN
Tonga
Code name
Topaz
Desktop
Type
Laptop
2 September 2014 (7 years ago)
Release date
7 January 2014 (7 years ago)
$249
Launch price (MSRP)
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$385 (1.5x MSRP)
Price now
$585
13.04
Value for money
0.06
Tonga
GPU code name
Opal XT / Mars
Desktop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon R9 285  vs  AMD Radeon R7 M265 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1792
Pipelines
384
918 MHz
Core clock speed
825 MHz
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Boost Clock
825 MHz
5,000 million
Transistor count
1,550 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
190 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
102.8
Texture fill rate
23.52
3,290 gflops
Floating-point performance
633.6 gflops
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Compute units
6
1792
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
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Boost clock speed
825 MHz
5,000 million
Number of transistors
1,550 million
190 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon R9 285 and AMD Radeon R7 M265 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
221 mm
Length
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2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
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Laptop size
medium sized
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Bus support
PCIe 3.0 x8

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon R9 285 vs AMD Radeon R7 M265.

GDDR5
Memory type
DDR3
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
5500 MHz
Memory clock speed
1000 MHz
176.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
32 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon R9 285 vs AMD Radeon R7 M265.

2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
No outputs
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HDMI
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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AppAcceleration
-
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FreeSync
1
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HD3D
+
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PowerTune
+
no data
TrueAudio
-
no data
ZeroCore
+
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Enduro
-
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DualGraphics
1
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Switchable graphics
1
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Zero Core
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon R9 285 and AMD Radeon R7 M265 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_0)
DirectX
DirectX® 11
4.6
OpenGL
4.4
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Shader Model
6.3
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OpenCL
Not Listed
no data
Mantle
+

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon R9 285 and AMD Radeon R7 M265 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon R9 285 or AMD Radeon R7 M265 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R7 M265
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R7 M265
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R7 M265
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R7 M265
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R7 M265
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 285

Cheaper ($385 (1.5x MSRP) vs $585)

More pipelines (1792 vs 384)

More memory bandwidth (176.0 GB/s vs 32 GB/s)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 M265

3.69% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)

So, AMD Radeon R9 285 or AMD Radeon R7 M265?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R7 M265 .

AMD Radeon R9 285 versus AMD Radeon R7 M265 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.3 Out of 7 Hitesti Score
3.5 Out of 13 Hitesti Score