ATI Radeon 9250 vs GeForce GTX 970M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	354	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code name	GM204	RV280
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	1 March 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1280	no data
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	924 MHz	240 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	36 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	no data
Texture fill rate	83.04	0.96
Floating-point performance	2.657 gflops	no data

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	3.2 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, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	8.1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	1.4
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 October 2014	1 March 2004
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	150 nm

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