ATI Radeon 9250
AMD graphics card specifications and benchmark scores
At a Glance
AMDATI Radeon 9250 Specifications
ATI Radeon 9250 GPU Core
Shader units and compute resources
The ATI Radeon 9250 GPU core specifications define its raw processing power for graphics and compute workloads. Shading units (also called CUDA cores, stream processors, or execution units depending on manufacturer) handle the parallel calculations required for rendering. TMUs (Texture Mapping Units) process texture data, while ROPs (Render Output Units) handle final pixel output. Higher shader counts generally translate to better GPU benchmark performance, especially in demanding games and 3D applications.
ATI Radeon 9250 Clock Speeds
GPU and memory frequencies
Clock speeds directly impact the ATI Radeon 9250's performance in GPU benchmarks and real-world gaming. The base clock represents the minimum guaranteed frequency, while the boost clock indicates peak performance under optimal thermal conditions. Memory clock speed affects texture loading and frame buffer operations. The ATI Radeon 9250 by AMD dynamically adjusts frequencies based on workload, temperature, and power limits to maximize performance while maintaining stability.
AMD's ATI Radeon 9250 Memory
VRAM capacity and bandwidth
VRAM (Video RAM) is dedicated memory for storing textures, frame buffers, and shader data. The ATI Radeon 9250's memory capacity determines how well it handles high-resolution textures and multiple displays. Memory bandwidth, measured in GB/s, affects how quickly data moves between the GPU and VRAM. Higher bandwidth improves performance in memory-intensive scenarios like 4K gaming. The memory bus width and type (GDDR6, GDDR6X, HBM) significantly influence overall GPU benchmark scores.
ATI Radeon 9250 Theoretical Performance
Compute and fill rates
Theoretical performance metrics provide a baseline for comparing the ATI Radeon 9250 against other graphics cards. FP32 (single-precision) performance, measured in TFLOPS, indicates compute capability for gaming and general GPU workloads. FP64 (double-precision) matters for scientific computing. Pixel and texture fill rates determine how quickly the GPU can render complex scenes. While real-world GPU benchmark results depend on many factors, these specifications help predict relative performance levels.
Rage 7 Architecture & Process
Manufacturing and design details
The ATI Radeon 9250 is built on AMD's Rage 7 architecture, which defines how the GPU processes graphics and compute workloads. The manufacturing process node affects power efficiency, thermal characteristics, and maximum clock speeds. Smaller process nodes pack more transistors into the same die area, enabling higher performance per watt. Understanding the architecture helps predict how the ATI Radeon 9250 will perform in GPU benchmarks compared to previous generations.
AMD's ATI Radeon 9250 Power & Thermal
TDP and power requirements
Power specifications for the ATI Radeon 9250 determine PSU requirements and thermal management needs. TDP (Thermal Design Power) indicates the heat output under typical loads, guiding cooler selection. Power connector requirements ensure adequate power delivery for stable operation during demanding GPU benchmarks. The suggested PSU wattage accounts for the entire system, not just the graphics card. Efficient power delivery enables the ATI Radeon 9250 to maintain boost clocks without throttling.
ATI Radeon 9250 by AMD Physical & Connectivity
Dimensions and outputs
Physical dimensions of the ATI Radeon 9250 are critical for case compatibility. Card length, height, and slot width determine whether it fits in your chassis. The PCIe interface version affects bandwidth for communication with the CPU. Display outputs define monitor connectivity options, with modern cards supporting multiple high-resolution displays simultaneously. Verify these specifications against your case and motherboard before purchasing to ensure a proper fit.
AMD API Support
Graphics and compute APIs
API support determines which games and applications can fully utilize the ATI Radeon 9250. DirectX 12 Ultimate enables advanced features like ray tracing and variable rate shading. Vulkan provides cross-platform graphics capabilities with low-level hardware access. OpenGL remains important for professional applications and older games. CUDA (NVIDIA) and OpenCL enable GPU compute for video editing, 3D rendering, and scientific applications. Higher API versions unlock newer graphical features in GPU benchmarks and games.
ATI Radeon 9250 Product Information
Release and pricing details
The ATI Radeon 9250 is manufactured by AMD as part of their graphics card lineup. Release date and launch pricing provide context for comparing GPU benchmark results with competing products from the same era. Understanding the product lifecycle helps evaluate whether the ATI Radeon 9250 by AMD represents good value at current market prices. Predecessor and successor information aids in tracking generational improvements and planning future upgrades.
ATI Radeon 9250 Benchmark Scores
No benchmark data available for this GPU.
About ATI Radeon 9250
The ATI Radeon 9250 is an end-of-life graphics card from AMD, built around the RV280 chip. It uses the Rage 7 architecture and belongs to the Radeon R200 (9200) generation. The chip is fabricated on a 150 nm process at UMC, containing 36 million transistors on a 98 mm² die. The card was released on February 29, 2004, and connects through an AGP 8x interface. The database records a 50th-percentile ranking among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 0.
Benchmark Performance
The Radeon 9250 has no recorded benchmark results. The average benchmark score is 0, and the percentile versus all GPUs is 50. A zero average score in this database indicates an absence of measured workloads, not an output of zero frames. The 50th percentile, therefore, is a neutral placeholder rather than a validated performance position. Without benchmark entries, the most specific performance figures come from the fixed-function pipeline: 4 texture mapping units, 4 raster operation units, a pixel rate of 960.0 MPixel/s, and a texture rate of 960.0 MTexel/s.
The equality of the pixel and texture rates is structurally meaningful. The same rate suggests that pixel filling and texture fetching are balanced in this design. The database lists no shading units, no FP32 throughput, and no FP16 throughput. The only clock data provided is a memory clock of 200 MHz, with an effective data rate of 400 Mbps. There is no base or boost clock. As a result, shader-bound performance cannot be assessed; only the fill rates and memory bandwidth are available for analysis.
The process node of 150 nm and the transistor count of 36 million provide structural context, but they do not replace benchmark scores. The die size of 98 mm² and the resulting transistor density of 367.3K per square millimeter characterize the chip physically, yet no frame-rate data can be derived from them. The card's benchmark profile is therefore incomplete by design: the raw fill rates are present, while workload-specific results are absent. Any performance estimate must rely on these fill rates and on the memory subsystem figures, not on a measured score.
Ray Tracing and Feature Set
Ray tracing cores and tensor cores are both listed as null for the Radeon 9250. There is no hardware support for ray-traced effects or tensor-accelerated operations. The API list is DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.4; Vulkan is not present in the record. These are the only APIs recorded for this card. The absence of Vulkan means the card cannot be used in modern cross-platform graphics workloads that depend on that API.
The feature set includes one DVI output, one VGA output, and one S-Video output. The card occupies a single slot, requires no power connectors, and lists a suggested PSU of 200 W. The architecture is Rage 7, from the Radeon R200 (9200) generation. The chip is RV280. The predecessor is Radeon R100, and the successor is Radeon R300. The database stores no feature-level comparison between those generations. The DirectX 8.1 API level is the highest graphics API exposed in the record, and OpenGL 1.4 is the only OpenGL version listed. With no RT cores and no tensor cores, the card is restricted to the fixed-function and early programmable feature set available through those APIs.
Memory Subsystem
The memory subsystem is specified as 64 MB of DDR memory on a 64-bit bus. The memory clock is 200 MHz, with an effective data rate of 400 Mbps. These values combine to a memory bandwidth of 3.200 GB/s. The 64-bit bus width is a defining constraint: it limits how much data can be moved per clock cycle. The 64 MB capacity similarly limits the amount of geometry, texture, and frame data that can reside on the card. For high-resolution rendering, both capacity and bandwidth are likely to become bottlenecks.
The pixel rate of 960.0 MPixel/s and the texture rate of 960.0 MTexel/s draw on the same memory channel. At higher resolutions, the fixed bandwidth of 3.200 GB/s must be divided across a larger number of pixels and texels. The AGP 8x bus interface can exchange data with system memory, but it does not increase the local DDR bandwidth. The effective data rate of 400 Mbps over a 64-bit bus is what produces the 3.200 GB/s figure. Because the memory type is DDR, data transfers occur on both clock edges, while the physical memory clock remains 200 MHz. This memory configuration sets a clear expectation: lower-resolution rendering and smaller textures are within the 64 MB and 3.200 GB/s envelope; higher-resolution workloads will quickly exceed both the capacity and the bandwidth.
Who Should Consider It
The Radeon 9250 is suitable for systems that require a DirectX 8.1-compatible accelerator on an AGP 8x bus. The supported APIs are DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.4, and there is no Vulkan support. The pixel rate of 960.0 MPixel/s and the texture rate of 960.0 MTexel/s provide a baseline for legacy 3D rendering. The 64 MB memory size and the 3.200 GB/s bandwidth are consistent with low-resolution rendering, not with high-resolution, texture-heavy scenes.
The card draws no power connectors and lists a suggested PSU of 200 W, which makes installation straightforward in an older system. Its single-slot design keeps it compatible with compact chassis. The display outputs — one DVI, one VGA, and one S-Video — give basic connectivity for a digital display, an analog display, and an S-Video device. The end-of-life production status and the release date of February 29, 2004 place the card in an early-2000s product cycle. The absence of RT cores, tensor cores, FP32, and FP16 fields means the card is not aimed at compute or ray-traced workloads.
The average benchmark score of 0 and the 50th-percentile ranking provide no evidence of real-world performance, so any suitability assessment must rest on the API list and the fill-rate specifications. A user running legacy software that targets DirectX 8.1 on an AGP 8x motherboard is the intended audience. Anyone expecting modern API support, high-resolution rendering, or hardware-accelerated ray tracing should not look to this card, as the data does not support those use cases.
How It Compares
The nearestRivals array for the ATI Radeon 9250 is empty. The database stores no rival names, no rival scores, and no deltaPct values for this card. Consequently, no per-rival comparison exists. The only comparative ranking present is the 50th-percentile position among all GPUs, but because the average benchmark score is 0 and no benchmark results are recorded, that percentile cannot be tied to any measured rival.
The predecessor and successor listed are the Radeon R100 and the Radeon R300, respectively, but the database does not include performance deltas between these generations. The card's own performance indicators — 4 ROPs, 4 TMUs, 960.0 MPixel/s, 960.0 MTexel/s, and 3.200 GB/s — remain the only quantitative basis for positioning. In this record, the Radeon 9250 stands without a direct benchmark comparison. Its 50th percentile is a neutral data point, not a measured competitive outcome.
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