AMD Radeon R7 250X vs ATI FireMV 2200

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250X and ATI FireMV 2200 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R7 250X

ATI FireMV 2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250X

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
29.3x more texture fill rate: 38 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 110 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 128 MB
4.1x more memory clock speed: 1625 MHz vs 392 MHz
63x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2269 vs 36
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 637 vs 259

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 February 2014 vs 1 January 2006
Texture fill rate	38 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz vs 392 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2269 vs 36
PassMark - G2D Mark	637 vs 259

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2200

5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250X
GPU 2: ATI FireMV 2200

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2269

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

637

259

Name	AMD Radeon R7 250X	ATI FireMV 2200
PassMark - G3D Mark	2269	36
PassMark - G2D Mark	637	259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	32.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	638.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	151.963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 250X	ATI FireMV 2200
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Rage 9
Code name	Cape Verde	RV370
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	13 February 2014	1 January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$99
Place in performance rating	664	667
Price now	$260.70
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	11.25
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,216 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	640
Stream Processors	640
Texture fill rate	38 GTexel / s	1.296 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	107 million
Core clock speed		324 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DMS-59
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	210 mm	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12	9.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	3.136 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	392 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync