FireStream 9250 vs Radeon HD 6950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9250 and Radeon HD 6950, 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 Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9250
Main Specs
FireStream 9250
Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
500 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
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 233% more power consumption, than FireStream 9250.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6950 has 1 GB more memory, than FireStream 9250.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 736 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
1−2
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
27−30
medium / 1080p
5−6
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 240% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
7−8
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
18−20
45−50
medium / 1080p
7−8
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 211% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9250 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
120−130
200−210
medium / 768p
95−100
170−180
ultra / 1080p
45−50
90−95
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−33
high / 768p
70−75
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 74% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
80−85
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9250 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
90−95
ultra / 1080p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 65% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
3−4
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
14−16
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
4−5
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 280% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
6−7
18−20
QHD / 1440p
3−4
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
90−95
medium / 1080p
14−16
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 129% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
20−22
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−11
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 172% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
50−55
80−85
medium / 768p
−
70−75
high / 1080p
8−9
27−30
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 90% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
2−3
9−10
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
7−8
27−30
medium / 1080p
4−5
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 325% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
100−110
4K / 2160p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 26% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
50−55
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 64% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
7−8
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 166% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
16−18
50−55
medium / 768p
12−14
30−35
high / 1080p
6−7
16−18
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
80−85
100−105
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
high / 768p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 44% more, than FireStream 9250.
Full Specs
FireStream 9250
Radeon HD 6950
Architecture
TeraScale
TeraScale 3
Code name
RV770
Cayman
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
14 December 2010
Pipelines
800
1408
Core clock speed
625 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
70.40
Floating-point performance
1,000.0 gflops
2,252.8 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1986 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
63.55 GB/s
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)
244 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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