FireStream 9250 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with FireStream 9250, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
12.73
+358%

M1 8-Core GPU outperforms FireStream 9250 by a whopping 358% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking432847
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.43
Architectureno dataTeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameno dataRV770
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date10 November 2020 (5 years ago)16 June 2008 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8800
Core clock speed1278 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistorsno data956 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40
L1 Cacheno data160 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data993 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data63.55 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data10.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD28
+367%
6−7
−367%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+414%
14−16
−414%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+414%
14−16
−414%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+367%
9−10
−367%
Fortnite 75−80
+369%
16−18
−369%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+370%
10−11
−370%
Valorant 110−120
+367%
24−27
−367%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+414%
14−16
−414%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+414%
35−40
−414%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Dota 2 85−90
+372%
18−20
−372%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+367%
9−10
−367%
Fortnite 75−80
+369%
16−18
−369%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+390%
10−11
−390%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+370%
10−11
−370%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+386%
7−8
−386%
Valorant 110−120
+367%
24−27
−367%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Dota 2 85−90
+372%
18−20
−372%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+367%
9−10
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+358%
12−14
−358%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+370%
10−11
−370%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+386%
7−8
−386%
Valorant 110−120
+367%
24−27
−367%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+369%
16−18
−369%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+362%
21−24
−362%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+419%
21−24
−419%
Valorant 130−140
+404%
27−30
−404%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+417%
6−7
−417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 27−30
+367%
6−7
−367%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Valorant 70−75
+400%
14−16
−400%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 45−50
+370%
10−11
−370%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and FireStream 9250 compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 367% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.73 2.78
Recency 10 November 2020 16 June 2008
Chip lithography 5 nm 55 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 357.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the FireStream 9250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while FireStream 9250 is a workstation one.

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