AMD Radeon HD 5450 2GB GDDR3
Its fanless, passive cooling and 19W TDP make this a completely silent, low-profile card that fits into compact desktops without needing external power. The 2GB GDDR3 memory and multi-monitor support via HDMI, DVI, and VGA provide a simple way to add dual displays to older systems. This is best for office users and home theater PC builders who need basic display output and zero noise on legacy Windows 7 through 10 machines.
GPU Radeon HD 5450
VRAM 2GB GDDR3
Boost Clock 650 MHz
TDP 19 W
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class consumer
14 Overall Score
Price CA$76
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average compute (1st percentile)
- Below average vram (4th percentile)
- Below average rt (4th percentile)
- Below average raster (5th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon HD 5450 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 80 |
| Base Clock | 650 |
| Boost Clock | 650 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 136 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 19 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Passive |
| Fans | 0 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express x16 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.6 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | AMD Radeon HD 5450 | MSI Gaming X RTX 3050 6G | HP 20X24AA | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD | ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A | ASRock Challenger A750 CL SE 8GO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon HD 5450 | GeForce RTX 3050 | RTX A4000 | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 3050 | Arc A750 |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR3 | 6GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 650 | 1507 | - | 1477 | 1477 | 2200 |
| Tdp W | 19 | 70 | 140 | 81 | 70 | 225 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 96 | - | 96 | 96 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon HD 5450 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 20.4 | 7.4 | 17.1 | 74 | 97.9 |
| MSI Gaming X RTX 3050 6G Compare | 18 | 29.3 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 18.9 | 72.2 | 43.3 | 91.1 | 51.8 | 95.6 | 81 |
| HP 20X24AA Compare | 66.9 | 35.7 | 63.3 | 42.6 | 36 | 34.5 | 16.9 | 92.2 | 37.2 | 27.8 | 19.6 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD Compare | 18 | 29.3 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 18.9 | 53.1 | 55.8 | 82.9 | 51.8 | 95.6 | 80.3 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A Compare | 17.6 | 35.3 | 21.7 | 26.4 | 18.9 | 89.6 | 55.8 | 98.5 | 70.2 | 26.9 | 79.6 |
| ASRock Challenger A750 CL SE 8GO Compare | 25.6 | 31.8 | 41.2 | 27.5 | 0 | 72.2 | 55.8 | 19.1 | 74.6 | 65.3 | 85.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$76
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall13.9
- AI/LLM3.4
- Budget67.8
- Gaming 4k6.4
- Ray Tracing6.1
- Workstation6.3
- Gaming 1080p12.9
- Gaming 1440p10.1
- Content Creation5.2
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