Radeon 660M vs FireStream 9250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FireStream 9250 with Radeon 660M, including specs and performance data.

FireStream 9250
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
2.78

660M outperforms FireStream 9250 by a whopping 177% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking847572
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Power efficiency1.4314.82
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameRV770Rembrandt+
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date16 June 2008 (17 years ago)3 January 2023 (3 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 cores800384
Core clock speed625 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors956 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0045.60
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS1.459 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4024
Ray Tracing Coresno data6
L0 Cacheno data96 KB
L1 Cache160 KB128 KB
L2 Cache256 KB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data8 MB

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed993 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVIPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FireStream 9250 2.78
Radeon 660M 7.70
+177%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FireStream 9250 1164
Samples: 2
Radeon 660M 3142
+170%
Samples: 11

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 HD8−9
−188%
23
+188%
4K4−5
−225%
13
+225%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 78
+0%
78
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 20
+0%
20
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Dota 2 56
+0%
56
+0%
Far Cry 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 32
+0%
32
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+0%
25
+0%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
15
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
15
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how FireStream 9250 and Radeon 660M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 660M is 188% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 660M is 225% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.78 7.70
Recency 16 June 2008 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 55 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 40 Watt

Radeon 660M has a 177% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 816.7% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 660M is our recommended choice as it beats the FireStream 9250 in performance tests.

Be aware that FireStream 9250 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 660M is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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