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Graphics card at a glance:
The Sapphire HD 6450 offers a quiet and compact entry-level solution for South African users needing basic graphics performance for HD video, dual-display productivity, and light 3D rendering. With a passive heatsink design and support for modern features like DirectX 11, HDMI 1.4a, and OpenGL 4.1, this card is ideal for upgrading office PCs or HTPCs where silent operation and broad compatibility are key.
Equipped with 2 GB of DDR3 memory, 160 stream processors, and outputs including HDMI, DVI, and D-Sub, the HD 6450 is a versatile choice for casual users and professionals working with 2D/3D office and multimedia applications.
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6450
GPU CODE: SC-S64502GD3SL
Maximum digital resolution (pixels): 2560 x 1600
Stream processors (SP): 160
Engine clock (min ~ max MHz): 625 MHz
Video memory (size): 2 GB
Video memory (type): DDR3
Memory clock (MHz): 1333
Memory bus (bit): 64 bit
Bus Standard: PCI Express 2.0 x16
Over-clock-able: No
Dimension in cm: 19.0 x 2.2 x 9.4 cm
Slot: 1
PSU recommended: 400W
Power connector: -
Max. number of monitors: 2
Video ports: DVI, D-SUB, HDMI
Performance: Entry-level multimedia
Suggested uses: HD video playback, dual-display office use, web browsing, light 3D rendering, passive-cooled HTPC builds
Overview:
Packed with the latest GPU technologies, the Radeon HD 6450 graphics processor is a next-generation visual upgrade that delivers Eyefinity multi-display technology, HDMI 1.4a for stereoscopic (3D) displays as well as 2nd generation support for DirectX 11 for the most versatile solution for everyday computing.
Features:
D-Sub(VGA) The 15-pin VGA connector is common to most monitors and high definition television.You can connect your LCD or CRT monitor / TV with D-sub VGA connector.
Dual-Link DVI Equipped with the most popular Dual Link DVI (Digital Visual Interface), this card is able to display ultra high resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz.
HDMI 1.4a HDMI 1.4a builds on previous generations of HDMI connectivity with support for Deep Color, 7.1 High Bitrate Audio, and 3D Stereoscopic support, ensuring the highest quality Blu-ray and video experience possible from your PC.
40nm Process Technology Cutting edge manufacturing process allows for efficient, high performance parts which use less power than their predecessors.
PCI-Express 2.0 The latest PCI-Express 2.0 specification doubles data throughput from 2.5Gbps to 5Gbps allowing you to exploit the full performance potential of your graphics card.
Microsoft DirectX 11 Get intense gaming performance and unrivalled image quality with stunning 3D visual effects, realistic lighting and lifelike imagery with SAPPHIRE graphics cards supporting DirectX11. New features in DirectX®11 such as Hardware Tesselation, HDR Texture Compression, Multi-threading support and DirectCompute bring lifelike gaming and an experience never possible on a PC before.
OpenGL 4.1 Supports the latest OpenGL API (Application Programming Interface) to accelerate performance of applications outside of DirectX, i.e. Adobe Autodesk 2D/3D graphic design.
Shader Model 5.0 Supports the latest Shader Model 5.0 feature set including VTF (Vertex Texture Fetch) which is a key feature used extensively in many of the games that ship today. Without support for this feature the game will fall back to a lesser shader path resulting in the loss of cool, lifelike effects made possible by Shader Model 5.0
AMD Catalyst Control Center The AMD Catalyst Control Center software application gives you complete control over the performance and visual quality of your SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon based graphics card allowing for the best experience on your PC.
Dolby TrueHD and DTSHD Master Audio Support Support for copy protected, high bandwidth, 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI. Get a fully immersive, high definition audio experience with the latest Blu-ray movies. (Requires a DVI to HDMI dongle on some models, an HD capable monitor and a Blu-ray drive)
AMD PowerPlay Dynamically manage power efficiency and take control of your performance with AMD’s revolutionary AMD PowerPlay TM power management technology delivering high performance features when needed and conserving power when the demand on the graphics processor is low. This seemless technology dramatically reduces the overall power consumption allowing for break-through energy efficiency.
Enhanced Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD 3) Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p (and beyond !) display resolution. Enjoy a feature rich video experience with enhanced Unified Video Decoder 3 (UVD 3), offloading the bulk of the video decoding tasks from the CPU to the GPU allowing for a cooler, quieter and more balanced system.
Enhanced Internet Browser Applications Not just for video and games, the power of your GPU can now accelerate the latest versions of some Internet browsers (IE9/Mozzilla FireFox) utilising Direct 2D rendering for a faster and more responsive browsing experience including high quality image rendering and media playback.
Microsoft Office 2010 Take advantage of improved picture and media editing capabilities in Office 2010 as well as edit and share your content in real time. See more, and get more done. Enhanced productivity with accelerated GPU processing for Office applications.
Windows 7 support WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) Certified drivers and logos are available for all SAPPHIRE HD2000, HD3000, HD4000 and HD5000 series cards ensuring compatibility and reliability with Microsoft Windows 7.
AMD App Acceleration Use the power of your AMD Radeon GPU to speed up everyday applications like your web browser and Microsoft Office 2010 using AMD App Acceleration. Do more, and do it faster. Watch Blu-ray movies, online streaming video and other HD content using your AMD Radeon GPU and get smooth – high quality playback with amazing image quality.
System Requirements:
PCI Express based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard.
Certified power supplies are recommended.
1024MBMinimum of system memory.
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive.
DVD playback requires DVD drive.
Blu-ray / HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray / HD DVD drive.
For an AMD CrossFireX system, a second same AMD Radeon graphics card, an AMD CrossFireX Ready motherboard and one AMD CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect cable per graphics card (optional) are required.
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SC-S64502GD3SLSapphire HD6450 chipset 2Gb 64bit DDR3 Graphics Card is available for R2565. The product is sold by ComX Computers as new. Prices are valid today 2026-10-16 (before , by quote, while stocks last). The product is expected to be in stock, although this is not guaranteed.
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