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AMD Radeon HD 5450 graphics-card review. £40 of value?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 4 February 2010, 05:00 3.25

Tags: Win7 - Radeon HD 5450 512MB, AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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Temps and power-draw

Temperatures

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The low power-draw and passive heatsink combine to keep temperatures very much in check. We're adamant that partners can get away with sleeker cooling that may not compromise the adjacent expansion slot.

Power-draw

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Power consumption, too, is good, as expected, as it almost matches the onboard IGP's.