FireStream 9250 vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9250 and Quadro 5000M, 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 Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5000M 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 Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9250 Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FireStream 9250 has 50% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000M.
  • FireStream 9250 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5000M has 1 GB more memory, than FireStream 9250.
  • FireStream 9250 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 220 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 786 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 10−11
ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 21−24
medium / 1080p 5−6 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than FireStream 9250.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9250 Quadro 5000M
Architecture TeraScale Fermi
Code name RV770 Fermi
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 27 July 2010
Pipelines 800 320
Core clock speed 625 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 16.20
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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