Radeon PRO W7900 vs FireStream 9250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FireStream 9250 and Radeon PRO W7900, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FireStream 9250
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
3.02

PRO W7900 outperforms FireStream 9250 by a whopping 2428% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking77012
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data16.63
Power efficiency1.4018.04
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameRV770Navi 31
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores8006144
Core clock speed625 MHz1855 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2495 MHz
Number of transistors956 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt295 Watt
Texture fill rate25.00958.1
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS61.32 TFLOPS
ROPs16192
TMUs40384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 x16
Lengthno data280 mm
Width1-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-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 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed993 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth63.55 GB/s864.0 GB/s

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 DVI3x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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
PRO W7900 76.35
+2428%

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
PRO W7900 29456
+2431%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.02 76.35
Recency 16 June 2008 13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 295 Watt

FireStream 9250 has 96.7% lower power consumption.

PRO W7900, on the other hand, has a 2428.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon PRO W7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the FireStream 9250 in performance tests.


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