FireStream 9250 vs GRID K2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9250 and GRID K2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FireStream 9250 stacks up against GRID K2, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9250

Main Specs

  FireStream 9250 GRID K2
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • GRID K2 has 50% more power consumption, than FireStream 9250.
  • FireStream 9250 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GRID K2 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID K2 has 3 GB more memory, than FireStream 9250.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and GRID K2 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K2 is 120 MHz higher, than FireStream 9250.
  • FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GRID K2 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K2 is 3014 MHz higher, than FireStream 9250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
ultra / 1080p 1−2 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than FireStream 9250.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9250 GRID K2
Architecture TeraScale Kepler
Code name RV770 GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 11 May 2013
Pipelines 800 1536
Core clock speed 625 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 95.36
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 2x 2,289 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 114 Mh/s
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