FireStream 9250 vs GeForce 930MX

Place in performance ranking	701	736
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	N16S-GMR	RV770
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Current price	$1808	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	800
Core clock speed	952 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	1020 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.48	25.00
Floating-point performance	783.4 gflops	1,000.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 930MX and FireStream 9250 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1986 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	63.55 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 930MX 3.34
+11%

FireStream 9250 3.01

GeForce 930MX outperforms FireStream 9250 by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce 930MX 1289
+10.7%

FireStream 9250 1164

GeForce 930MX outperforms FireStream 9250 by 11% in Passmark.

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 HD

17
+21.4%

14−16

−21.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8
+14.3%

7−8

−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Hitman 3	8 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	6 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+14.3%

7−8

−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+16.7%

6−7

−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

This is how GeForce 930MX and FireStream 9250 compete in popular games:

GeForce 930MX is 21% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.34	3.01
Recency	10 March 2016	16 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	150 Watt