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November 22nd, 2021 11:00
XPS 8940, is the VisionTek Radeon 5450 compatible?
Is the VisionTek Radeon 5450 compatible with Dell XPS 8940 Desktop? I'm not looking to create a gaming system, just improve graphics over the onboard GPU.
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DELL-Chris M
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November 22nd, 2021 11:00
It is a descent mid level video card for general PC usage and should work fine. Read through the online XPS 8940 Service Manual for installation instructions.
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November 22nd, 2021 12:00
Chris M is correct. HD 5450 will work in this modern XPS 8940.
Re: I'm not looking to create a gaming system, just improve graphics over the onboard GPU.
not sure whether it will be improvement or detriment. seems if you replace UHD630 w HD5450 you would be intentionally downgrading video performance significantly, unless I am missing something here.
The integrated UHD630 of XPS8940 is 500% faster than HD5450.
Using UHD630 you can smoothly stream/play 4k video, not with the old HD5450.
UserBenchmark: AMD Radeon HD 5450 vs Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
some video card spec
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November 22nd, 2021 12:00
I would Recommend an RX560 instead. 5450 is a legacy card and only supports directx 11. Wont work with WINDOWS11.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/accessories/apd/ab651985/