What is the 'new' 5450/6450 now?

[jrichrds]

For a long time, the AMD Radeon HD 5450/6450 were the cheapo fanless older solutions for getting support for certain things (like dual-link DVI for 1440p resolution) that integrated graphics didn't provide. Are there any newer replacements for these two...possibly something that uses less power with better performance?

 

[escrow4]

Probably this:

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gt-930-launch-q1-2016-maxwell-kepler-fermi/

But you could just pick up a GT 710. No HEVC support, but H.264 is fine. You are correct though, it really is time for a $50 GPU with a modern hardware decode block and at least three outputs.

EDIT: Also a 6450 is slower than a Skylake iGPU so low end cards may well be heading to extinction.

 

[Raduque]

I'd buy an R5 230 for that. Had one in my HTPC and it worked great, but the motherboard's ram slots died, so the card is in my server now.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I'd buy an R5 230 for that.

There was a thread on here where one of those R5 230 cards wouldn't boot on some OEM branded SFF box, but a 5450/6450 would. If that problem is common, I don't know if I would recommend that card.

But you're right, it's way past time for a passively-cooled, single-slot low-profile ready card, with modern decode blocks, and HDMI2.0 outputs. (Some Maxwell v2 mobile GPU-derived card? I don't recall ever actually seeing a GT930 at Newegg.)

 

[jrichrds]

Probably this:

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gt-930-launch-q1-2016-maxwell-kepler-fermi/

But you could just pick up a GT 710. No HEVC support, but H.264 is fine. You are correct though, it really is time for a $50 GPU with a modern hardware decode block and at least three outputs.

EDIT: Also a 6450 is slower than a Skylake iGPU so low end cards may well be heading to extinction.

I was thinking more $9.99-after-rebate GPU, lol, as that's what the 5450 and 6450 have been going on sale at for 5+ years now. I hate resorting to these cards in newer builds with better iGPUs because the onboard HDMI or DVI can't handle >1080p resolution. If you get one of those 27" Korean 1440p monitors with just dual-link DVI connection but aren't a gamer, your budget options are limited as almost no motherboard comes with a dual-link DVI connection.

 

[mohit9206]

GT 710
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...=BESTMATCH&Description=gt+710&N=-1&isNodeId=1

 

[Mondozei]

A 6450 is slower than a Skylake iGPU so low end cards may well be heading to extinction.

This is the real answer to OP's question.