FireStream 9250 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) with FireStream 9250, including specs and performance data.

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
2014
2.82
+1.4%

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms FireStream 9250 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking837847
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.43
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameKaveri SpectreRV770
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date14 January 2014 (12 years ago)16 June 2008 (17 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 cores512800
Core clock speed720 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistorsno data956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40
L1 Cacheno data160 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 KB

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data993 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data63.55 GB/s
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 Connectorsno data1x DVI

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A

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 HD18
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Fortnite 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Valorant 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+8%
50−55
−8%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Dota 2 29
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Fortnite 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Valorant 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Dota 2 26
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Valorant 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Valorant 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Valorant 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and FireStream 9250 compete in popular games:

  • R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 13% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.82 2.78
Recency 14 January 2014 16 June 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) has a 1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and FireStream 9250.

Be aware that Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop graphics card while FireStream 9250 is a workstation one.

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