FireStream 9250 vs Quadro FX 5800

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FireStream 9250 and Quadro FX 5800. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FireStream 9250 and Quadro FX 5800. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FireStream 9250 Quadro FX 5800
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 189 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 26% more power consumption, than FireStream 9250.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro FX 5800 has 3 GB more memory, than FireStream 9250.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Quadro FX 5800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 15 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • FireStream 9250 and Quadro FX 5800 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9250 is 386 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 5−6 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 5800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than FireStream 9250.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9250 Quadro FX 5800
Architecture TeraScale Tesla 2.0
Code name RV770 GT200B
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 11 November 2008
Pipelines 800 240
Core clock speed 625 MHz 610 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 48.80
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 622.1 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.1 4.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 1.3
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