FireStream 9250 vs GRID M60 8Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9250 and GRID M60 8Q, 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 M60 8Q, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9250
GRID M60 8Q

Main Specs

  FireStream 9250 GRID M60 8Q
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 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
 
  • GRID M60 8Q has 50% more power consumption, than FireStream 9250.
  • FireStream 9250 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GRID M60 8Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 7 GB more memory, than FireStream 9250.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and GRID M60 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 68 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GRID M60 8Q - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 3026 MHz higher, than FireStream 9250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 20−22
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 380% more, than FireStream 9250.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9250 GRID M60 8Q
Architecture TeraScale Maxwell 2.0
Code name RV770 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 30 August 2015
Pipelines 800 2048
Core clock speed 625 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 150.8
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.1 6.4
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2