AMD FireStream 9250 vs ATI FireGL V7600

Comparative analysis of AMD FireStream 9250 and ATI FireGL V7600 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9250

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 600 MHz
  • 3.5x more texture fill rate: 25 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
  • 3.3x more pipelines: 800 vs 240
  • 3.5x better floating-point performance: 1,000.0 gflops vs 288 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 24% higher memory clock speed: 1986 MHz vs 1600 MHz
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1165 vs 616
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 16 June 2008 vs 6 November 2007
Core clock speed 625 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate 25 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 800 vs 240
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops vs 288 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1165 vs 616

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V7600

  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 127 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 488 vs 465
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 127 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 488 vs 465

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FireStream 9250
GPU 2: ATI FireGL V7600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1165
616
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
465
488
Name AMD FireStream 9250 ATI FireGL V7600
PassMark - G3D Mark 1165 616
PassMark - G2D Mark 465 488

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FireStream 9250 ATI FireGL V7600

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale TeraScale
Code name RV770 R600
Launch date 16 June 2008 6 November 2007
Place in performance rating 305 302
Type Desktop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $999

Technical info

Core clock speed 625 MHz 600 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops 288 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 800 240
Texture fill rate 25 GTexel / s 7.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 127 Watt
Transistor count 956 million 720 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Length 254 mm

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 63.6 GB / s 51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1986 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3