Radeon R7 265
AMD graphics card · Radeon 200 series · launched February 2014
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Radeon R7 265 launched at $149 in 2014. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $208 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 40% rise over 12 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2014 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | AMD |
|---|---|
| Series | Radeon 200 series |
| Launched | February 2014 |
| Launch price | $149 |
| Architecture | GCN 1 |
| Chip | Radeon R7 265 (Pitcairn Pro) |
| Memory | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit |
| Core clock | 900 MHz |
| FP32 compute | 1.84 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 150 W (TBP) |
| Transistors | 2.8 billion |
| Die size | 212 mm² |
| Process | 28 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 3.0 ×16 |
| Tier | 60-class |
The AMD 60-class over time
AMD graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon HD 4650 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| Radeon HD 4670 | 2008 | $79 | $121 | — |
| Radeon HD 3610 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| Radeon HD 5670 | 2010 | $99 | $150 | — |
| Radeon HD 6670 | 2011 | $99 | $146 | — |
| Radeon HD 5610 | 2011 | — | — | — |
| Radeon R7 260X | 2013 | $139 | $197 | — |
| Radeon R7 260 | 2013 | $109 | $155 | — |
| Radeon R7 265 | 2014 | $149 | $208 | — |
| Radeon R7 360 | 2015 | $109 | $152 | — |
| Radeon RX 460 | 2016 | $109 | $150 | — |
| Radeon RX 560 | 2017 | $99 | $134 | — |
| Radeon RX 560 XT | 2019 | — | — | — |
| Radeon RX 5600 XT | 2020 | $279 | $357 | 645 |
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | 2021 | $379 | $463 | 1,105 |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 2021 | $329 | $402 | 972 |
Compare with
- Radeon HD 7790 · 2013 · $150
- Radeon R7 260X · 2013 · $139
- Radeon R7 370 · 2015 · $149
- Radeon R9 270 · 2013 · $179
- Radeon R9 370X · 2015 · $179
- GeForce GTX 750 · 2014 · $119 · 87
- GeForce GTX 750 Ti · 2014 · $149 · 103
- GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost · 2013 · $169
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