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Published: Feb 11, 2010 Author: Niko Lupala Editor: Amber Lupala Provider: ATI Share this article:

Introduction

Today we are taking a look at a HTPC aimed videocard from ATI. We got a sample of their brand new 5450 card that is a low profile card which should be able to play heavy HD material and also have the Eyeinfinity feature. So lets get started and have a closer look at how this can perform.

About ATI:

Check out their website, http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/Corporate/AboutAMD/0,,51_52,00.html

Specifications:

Process     40nm
Transistors     627M
Engine Clock     650 MHz
Stream Processors     400
Compute Performance     520 GFLOPS
Texture Units     20
Texture Fillrate     13 GTexels/s
ROPs     8
Pixel Fillrate     5.2 Gpixel/s
Z/Stencil     20.8 GSamples/s
Memory Type     DDR3
Memory Clock     900 MHz
Memory Data Rate     1.8 Gbps
Memory Bandwidth     28.8 GB/s
Maximum Board Power     42.7W
Idle Board Power     9.69W

The Product:

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This card is a fan free videocard which means it should suit quite well for HTPC computers or silent setups. It has a big red heatsink on it although the question is will it be able to keep the card cool and stable?

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The heatsink is well mounted with four screws on the bottom of the card, this makes it very easy to change GPU cooler if you want something more effective. The card we got has a D-sub, Displayport, and DVI connector.