FireStream 9250 vs Radeon R7 260X

In this comparison between FireStream 9250 and Radeon R7 260X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FireStream 9250 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 260X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FireStream 9250 Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FireStream 9250 has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
  • FireStream 9250 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 260X has 3 GB more memory, than FireStream 9250.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
ultra / 1080p 1−2 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than FireStream 9250.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9250 Radeon R7 260X
Architecture TeraScale GCN 2.0
Code name RV770 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 June 2008 8 October 2013
Pipelines 800 896
Core clock speed 625 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 6.3
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
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