HIS Radeon HD 5450 Silence GDDR3 1GB PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

1
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Completely silent, Eyefinity support, 7.1 Audio, Low profile brackets included, Low power consumption
Passive cooled, Lowprofile, single slot, Minimal power draw, Improvements to HDMI audio. 7.1 ch HDMI audio with Dolby, DTS, Native HDMI, 40 nm GPU, Support for DirectX 11
Inexpensive, Direct X 11 Support, Low Power Requirement, Runs Silently

Cons:

Terrible gaming performance
High Price, Low 3D performance, No GDDR5 memory, No support for CUDA/PhysX

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Last revision on August 15, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Completely silent, Eyefinity support, 7.1 Audio, Low profile brackets included, Low power consumption
Passive cooled, Lowprofile, single slot, Minimal power draw, Improvements to HDMI audio. 7.1 ch HDMI audio with Dolby, DTS, Native HDMI, 40 nm GPU, Support for DirectX 11
Inexpensive, Direct X 11 Support, Low Power Requirement, Runs Silently

Reviewers Didn't Like

Terrible gaming performance
High Price, Low 3D performance, No GDDR5 memory, No support for CUDA/PhysX
Poor Performance, 64bit Memory Bandwidth

Expert reviews and ratings

The HIS HD5450 Silence is a great card and this version is specifically targeting an audience with only PCIe 1x slot support. The vanilla version at half the price will be a more sensible option for a semi modern media center, but we appreciate HIS...

By Kitguru.net on January 19, 2011

How do we rate a card that has such a narrow target audience? For those who have no other way to upgrade the graphics on their computers than to get a PCI x1 video card, the HIS HD5450 Silence is a great choice. It provides access to modern features...

By Bjorn3D on December 17, 2010

The HIS Radeon HD 5450 is being what it is - an entry-level graphics card from this generation, suited as a step up from clumsy integrated graphics which can't handle Windows Aero UI, common 3D applications such as Google Earth, Cooliris/Piclens,...

By techPowerUp! on April 08, 2010

While the HIS HD 5450's marketing might appear to position it at a number of different audiences, its actual suitability is restricted to a much narrower user-base than that. If you're looking to get any decent games coverage, we really would...

By PCWorld India on February 16, 2010

When we first reviewed the 5450 we stated that in the sub £40 price range this GPU was well worth buying however above this point it hits a price range where other cards could outperform it in games. As this model...

By HardwareHeaven on February 09, 2010