VisionTek Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3
VisionTek
9 Overall Score
vs
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
XFX
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
VisionTek Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3
No customer feedback yet
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
88 out of 100 high confidence 32 reviews
The XFX RX 7900 XT is overwhelmingly praised for its excellent 1440p and 4K gaming performance, often beating the RTX 4080 in rasterized titles. Users highlight its superior cooling, quiet operation, and substantial overclocking headroom, with many noting it runs cool even under heavy load. While some mention it's a poor value compared to the XTX and note occasional coil whine or driver concerns, the overall sentiment is highly positive, with most calling it a powerful and reliable upgrade.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p and 4K performance
- Superior cooling and thermals
- Quiet operation
- Great overclocking headroom
- Good value for 4K gaming
Cons
- Poor value compared to XTX
- Occasional coil whine
- Large physical size
- Driver issues reported by some
- Radeon Software lacks ShadowPlay counterpart
Performance 18
Cooling 14
Value for money 8
Overclocking 7
Noise level 6
Build quality 5
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 4k
Budget
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| VisionTek Radeon HD 5450 | XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon HD 5450 | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | — | RDNA 3 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 14★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 512 MB | 20 GB★ |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | No data | |
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 96★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 2.6110000610351562★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 2.6110000610351562★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 11★ | 257 |
| Recommended PSU | 250★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | None | — |
| Cooler | Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 2★ |
| HDMI | 0 | 1★ |
| USB-C | 0 | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 5670 x 1080 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 170★ | 276 |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 3 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.45 kg★ | 1.90 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 Ultimate |
Pros & Cons
VisionTek Radeon HD 5450 1GB DDR3
- Strong affordability (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average compute (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average vram (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average ai (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average rt (5th percentile)5th %ile
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming 20GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong ai (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong rt (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (31st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming
Scores 87 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 36 specs.