FireStream 9250 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5830

When choosing between FireStream 9250 and Mobility Radeon HD 5830, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between FireStream 9250 and Mobility Radeon HD 5830.

Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Mobility Radeon HD 5830 here:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9250 Mobility Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 24 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3, GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FireStream 9250 has 525% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FireStream 9250 and Mobility Radeon HD 5830 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FireStream 9250 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5830 - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5830 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 125 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.
  • FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 1186 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5830.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 4−5
ultra / 1080p 1−2 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 16−18
medium / 1080p 5−6 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than FireStream 9250.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9250 Mobility Radeon HD 5830
Architecture TeraScale Terascale 2
Code name RV770 Broadway
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 June 2008 7 January 2010
Pipelines 800 800
Core clock speed 625 MHz 500 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 20.00
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
Laptop size large
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