FirePro V5900 vs Radeon R7 250X

In this comparison between FirePro V5900 and Radeon R7 250X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5900 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 250X has 6% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V5900 and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro V5900 is 20 mm longer, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 10−12
ultra / 1080p 2−3 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 1.0
Code name Cayman Cape Verde
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 May 2011 13 February 2014
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 38.00
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 230 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 152 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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