AMD FireStream 9250 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

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Combined performance score

GTX 295
3.07
+2.3%

GeForce GTX 295 outperforms FireStream 9250 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking720733
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.15no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGT200BRV770
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years old)16 June 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$500 no data
Current price$200 (0.4x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores240800
CUDA cores480no data
CUDA cores per GPU240no data
Core clock speed576 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)289 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate92.2 billion/sec25.00
Floating-point performance2x 596.2 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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 8-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1792 MB1 GB
Standard memory config per GPU896 MBno data
Memory bus width896 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz1986 MHz
Memory bandwidth223.8 GB/s63.55 GB/s
Memory interface width per GPU448 Bitno data

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIHDMI1x DVI
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)128bitno data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/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.

GTX 295 3.07
+2.3%
FireStream 9250 3.00

GeForce GTX 295 outperforms FireStream 9250 by 2% 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%

GTX 295 1190
+2.2%
FireStream 9250 1164

GeForce GTX 295 outperforms FireStream 9250 by 2% 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 3.07 3.00
Recency 8 January 2009 16 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 150 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 295 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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