FAMAS vs M249

Damage

The FAMAS deals less damage (20) than the M249 (24).

The FAMAS fires slower (666 RPM) than the M249 (750 RPM).

The FAMAS deals less damage per second (222) than the M249 (300).

The FAMAS loses more damage due to distance (3.8 %) than the M249 (2.9 %).

The FAMAS has lower armour penetration (70 %) than the M249 (80 %).

Accuracy and mobility

The FAMAS is more accurate (8.2) than the M249 (9.7).

The FAMAS less movement penalty (12 %) than the M249 (22 %).

Economy

The FAMAS is cheaper ($ 1950) than the M249 ($ 5200).

The FAMAS earns the same kill reward ($ 300) as the M249 ($ 300).

Other attributes

The FAMAS has a smaller clip (25) than the M249 (100).

The FAMAS has less ammunition in reserve (90) than the M249 (200).

The FAMAS reloads faster (3.3 s) than the M249 (5.7 s).

The FAMAS deploys faster (1 s) than the M249 (1.1 s / 1 s - No Reserve).

Closing thoughts

The FAMAS is the Counter-Terrorist budget rifle option. It gives you everything you would expect from a rifle but does not excel at any of it.

In practice, players also tend to perform poorly with it unless they are experienced as its recoil pattern is trickier than many other weapons.

The FAMAS does have a more burst mode which will fire 3 rounds in succession. This mode is more accurate, but the gaps between bursts reduces the overall rate of fire significantly which results in reduced damage per second and less flexibility.

The M249 behaves like a rifle, but gives up accuracy and movement speed in exchange for higher armour penetration and rate of fire, which results in extremely high damage per second. Coupled with a huge magazine capacity, the main drawback is its high $5200 price tag.