RussianSensation
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As you can see your 6450 is ranked number 17.
Great chart by Tom's. 6450 isn't ranked 17th though, I am pretty sure you meant 17th tier! 6450 is only about as fast as an X1800XL (ah that brings memories), a card that came out in October of 2005.
The Witcher 2 is one of the best looking games on the PC (if not the best), and pretty much crushes any videocard at Ultra Quality. At HQ, you need an HD6850 or so to get 30fps average.
This Performance Review ranks the cards specifically for this game:
http://gamegpu.ru/RPG/Rollevye/The-Witcher-2-Assassins-of-Kings-versii-1.2-tect-GPU.html
This game seems to run faster on AMD GPUs at competing price points. I would say HD5770 is a starting point for ~ $100 on Newegg.com. This game loves GPU power -- the faster the better. HD6950 and you are playing it comfortably on HQ.