AMD FireStream 9250 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940A

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Combined performance score

GeForce 940A
2.85

FireStream 9250 outperforms GeForce 940A by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking748733
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM108RV770
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years old)16 June 2008 (15 years old)

Technical specs

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 cores384800
Core clock speed1029 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate17.9825.00
Floating-point performance863.2 gflops1,000.0 gflops

Size and 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 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1986 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s63.55 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.0no 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 940A 2.85
FireStream 9250 3.00
+5.3%

FireStream 9250 outperforms GeForce 940A by 5% in our combined 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 940A 1106
FireStream 9250 1164
+5.2%

FireStream 9250 outperforms GeForce 940A by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.85 3.00
Recency 13 March 2015 16 June 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce 940A and FireStream 9250. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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