Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 512MB PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Passive cooled.
Low profile.
Single slot.

Cons:

Fairly high price.
Extremely limited 3D Performance.

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Last revision on May 15, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Passive cooled
Low profile
Single slot
Minimal power draw
Improvements to HDMI audio
7.1 ch HDMI audio with Dolby
40 nm GPU
Support for DirectX 11
ArcSoft SimHD included

Reviewers Didn't Like

Fairly high price
Extremely limited 3D Performance
No performance upgrade over last generation
No GDDR5 memory
No support for CUDA/PhysX

Expert reviews and ratings

First of all, let it be clear that this is not a gaming card. While it may be sufficient for older titles at modest resolution, it simply can not handle current games. What this card excels in however is regular desktop use and media playback at...

By techPowerUp! on February 19, 2010

Gaming was a big focus in this review and while it did okay the performance really wasn't there to consider this a good gaming card despite the price range. The Sapphire Radeon HD5450 showed its ability to handle newer games to the point of being...

By Ninjalane on February 09, 2010

Graphics cards aren't just for gaming, and though the HD 5450 has its uses, older cards can do most these jobs for less....

By Expert Reviews on February 04, 2010

Until now ATI had been very successful with its 5000 series launches. Each product released offered exceptional performance and the pricing for the various models made them very attractive. The feature-set was also very impressive, giving us the...

By HardwareHeaven on February 04, 2010

At the factory clock speed the two 5550s were nearly indistinguishable, and although the Sapphire card over-clocked slightly better, there's not much advantage to this when you're talking about the mainstream market. The 5450 came in...

By TechEye on May 31, 2010

The Sapphire ATI HD5450 video card brings relief to all those currently using integrated video instead of a separate discrete video card looking for the latest features and support. The requirements are reasonable with a 400Watt PSU , 1GB of system...

By PCWizKid's Tech Talk on April 08, 2010

Finally, the Radeon HD 5450 presents no interest for gamers. But despite its weak 3D rendering capabilities, this card has a full-featured video processor and supports HDMI 1.3a, which may make it preferable...

By X-bit Labs on March 18, 2010

Remember that we said this was a preview. We are still looking over the card and want to save our final judgment for when we can fully resolve how this card performs. What we can tell you, though, is that this is a good entry level card. The target...

By HardwareLogic on February 04, 2010

As a video card for the enthusiast gamer this does not fit the bill. On the other hand such a gamer will not likely spend $50 to buy a video card but there are other markets than the hardcore gamer. The Home Theater PC owner with a low-profile case...

By Motherboards.org on February 04, 2010

The Sapphire Radeon 5450 is a budget graphics card, no question. Priced around the $50 mark, it's not intended for anyone who has aspirations of anything resembling serious gaming. For people on a very tight budget, however, it has a very attractive...

By Pureoverclock on February 04, 2010

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