FireStream 9250 vs Radeon HD 6870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FireStream 9250 and Radeon HD 6870. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FireStream 9250 and Radeon HD 6870. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FireStream 9250 Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 0% more power consumption, than FireStream 9250.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FireStream 9250 and Radeon HD 6870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 936 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 10−12
ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 12−14 24−27
medium / 1080p 5−6 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than FireStream 9250.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9250 Radeon HD 6870
Architecture TeraScale Terascale 2
Code name RV770 RV940 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 June 2008 22 October 2010
Pipelines 800 1120
Core clock speed 625 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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