AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 vs AMD FireStream 9250

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 and AMD FireStream 9250 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

AMD FireStream 9250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 48% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 625 MHz
84.7x more texture fill rate: 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 25 GTexel / s
5.1x more pipelines: 2x 2048 vs 800
7.6x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,789 gflops vs 1,000.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 2x 3 GB vs 1 GB
2.8x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 1986 MHz

Launch date	31 August 2012 vs 16 June 2008
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 625 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 25 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 2048 vs 800
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops vs 1,000.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 3 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 1986 MHz

Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9250

3.3x lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 500 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 500 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
GPU 2: AMD FireStream 9250

Name	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	AMD FireStream 9250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	17.707
PassMark - G3D Mark		1165
PassMark - G2D Mark		465

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	AMD FireStream 9250
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	New Zealand	RV770
Launch date	31 August 2012	16 June 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$899
Place in performance rating	330	328
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	625 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops	1,000.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	2x 2048	800
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	25 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	500 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	956 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	292 mm
Supplementary power connectors	3x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 3 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	2x 264.0 GB / s	63.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	1986 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3