FireStream 9250 vs Radeon HD 6990
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9250 and Radeon HD 6990, 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 Radeon HD 6990, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9250
Main Specs
FireStream 9250
Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
375 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 150% more power consumption, than FireStream 9250.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6990 has 1 GB more memory, than FireStream 9250.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FireStream 9250 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 205 MHz higher, than FireStream 9250.
FireStream 9250 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3014 MHz higher, than FireStream 9250.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
1−2
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
5−6
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 280% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
7−8
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
7−8
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Battlefield 5 is 255% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9250 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
120−130
210−220
medium / 768p
95−100
170−180
ultra / 1080p
45−50
95−100
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−33
high / 768p
70−75
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 80% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
80−85
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9250 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
50−55
90−95
ultra / 1080p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Dota 2 is 73% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
3−4
18−20
ultra / 1080p
3−4
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
35−40
medium / 1080p
4−5
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Far Cry 5 is 280% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
10−12
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
18−20
QHD / 1440p
3−4
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
95−100
medium / 1080p
14−16
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Fortnite is 147% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
8−9
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
20−22
50−55
medium / 1080p
10−11
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Forza Horizon 4 is 181% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
50−55
85−90
medium / 768p
−
75−80
high / 1080p
8−9
30−33
ultra / 1080p
3−4
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Grand Theft Auto V is 109% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
2−3
9−10
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
7−8
27−30
medium / 1080p
4−5
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Metro Exodus is 325% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
100−110
4K / 2160p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Minecraft is 26% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 82% more, than FireStream 9250.
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
7−8
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 183% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
16−18
55−60
medium / 768p
12−14
30−35
high / 1080p
6−7
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−12
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 212% more, than FireStream 9250.
low / 768p
80−85
100−110
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
35−40
high / 768p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990 in World of Tanks is 48% more, than FireStream 9250.
Full Specs
FireStream 9250
Radeon HD 6990
Architecture
TeraScale
TeraScale 3
Code name
RV770
Antilles
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
8 March 2011
Pipelines
800
1536
Core clock speed
625 MHz
830 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
79.68
Floating-point performance
1,000.0 gflops
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1986 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
63.55 GB/s
160.0 GB/s
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
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24 Mh/s
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