GeForce RTX 4060 vs FireStream 9250

FireStream 9170 FireStream 9250 FireStream 9270 FireStream 9350 FireStream 9370
VS
RTX 4050 RTX 4060 RTX 4060 Ti RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB RTX 4070 RTX 4070 SUPER RTX 4070 Ti RTX 4070 Ti SUPER RTX 4080 RTX 4080 SUPER RTX 4090 RTX 4090 D

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FireStream 9250 with GeForce RTX 4060, including specs and performance data.

FireStream 9250
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
3.02

RTX 4060 outperforms FireStream 9250 by a whopping 1608% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FireStream 9250 FireStream 9250
RTX 4060 RTX 4060

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking77049
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Power efficiency1.3931.05
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameRV770AD107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8003072
Core clock speed625 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors956 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate25.00236.2
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs4096
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed993 MHz2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/s272.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FireStream 9250 3.02
RTX 4060 51.59
+1608%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FireStream 9250 1164
RTX 4060 19904
+1610%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD8−9
−1725%
146
+1725%
1440p4−5
−1750%
74
+1750%
4K2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.05
1440pno data4.04
4Kno data6.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
+0%
217
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
+0%
190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 112
+0%
112
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+0%
129
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+0%
70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how FireStream 9250 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 1725% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 1750% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 2200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.02 51.59
Recency 16 June 2008 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4060 has a 1608.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1000% more advanced lithography process, and 30.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the FireStream 9250 in performance tests.

Be aware that FireStream 9250 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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