How is the AMD Radeon HD 8450G? None of the reviews of it that I read were positive. Better to replace it with something better?
1844463
Im not sure. I had the computer for a few hours and returned it because the system wasnt fast enough for me and kept on freezing.
1844464
I don't use this laptop for gaming or imaging purposes. But from what I gather, you generally want a dedicated graphics card if you want to game. This Radeon is built into the AMD A6-5350M CPU, so it's going to be slower. Just figure out what you want to use your laptop for before you buy it. I certainly didn't purchase this laptop for gaming.
1844465
First time I've had it and after almost six months of use I actually prefer it.
1844466
Works well enough for low to mid-range performance, but extended/gaming performance will suffer.
1844467
it's pretty good, but if you want to use this for serious gaming, you need to upgrade the processor.
1844468
We have used it commercially for 1-year, no issues at all. Very pleased with performance.
1927764
I use the Asus R290X DirectCU II card. Yes it was $600 but with Mantel enabled it runs BF4 on Ultra at 1440p with no problems at all online with 64 player servers. Not to mention the same brand card that Asus makes for the GTX 780Ti is about $100 or so more. I'm very happy with the graphics card though, it runs very cool with the Asus DirectCU and has no throttling at all. Its quiet as heck in the Uber mode compared to the stock 290/290X cooled cards. Those cards even throttle in Uber mode and are so loud.
333365
It should boost around 20-30%Here is a comparison of overall view.....http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-270-vs-Radeon-HD-6950
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If you're looking for a video card for gaming I'd recommend a card with higher specs. I use it for videos on my HTPC and light gaming, it performs as I need it to, but it lags.
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Hi! Yes, this is the best AMD card out there. There is a similarly spec'd nVidia card available if you prefer that vendor but this card is practically plug and play. The drivers are already on your machine. I use this card for games in both OSX and Windows as well.
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Yes, this is good for gaming. This is the "Black Edition" so the cpu/gpu can be overclocked. Just don't use the stock cooler that comes with it for overclocking. You can Hybrid Crossfire this APU with certain radeon cards like the 7750. I've played The Witcher in full hd so far and it can do Dead Rising 3 with few adjustments compared to my NVidia card.
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this is a business class gfx... don't expect ANY performance from this. if your Mom's 'puter breaks down, this is a great card. if you want anything above 25fps in a game, look for something in the 7000 series. i got a sapphire hd 7770 to replace my xfx 5750 that i had. works great.
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I was running this with an AMD FX 6100, 16GB of DDR3 1600 RAM, and ATI Radeon 7770 Gigahertz, and I was getting a lot of dropped frames and BSODs. I mostly blame the FX 6100. I have upgraded to the FX 8350. I would recommend, that if you're going to use and AMD FX CPU, get a MB with the 900 series chipset, fast quality RAM, and spend money on a good GPU. You get what you pay for with the GPU.
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I can only speak for the AMD Graphics Card version of this laptop. This laptop exceeds my expectation when it comes to games. With some graphics options twist you can get a really good experience and fps with your games. You won't be getting 60fps but a stable 30fps in a lot of games. You will see some lag if there is more going on but that quickly goes away. In regards to multimedia use this machine is a beast. You can do everything from gaming, movies, word-processing, and online use all at once, seriously. I do not know how the NVIDIA performs but I can say I am more than satisfied with how AMD's switchable graphics performs. I would recommend, if possible, to upgrade to a faster hard drive. I found that load times can take a little longer than you want them to but you will get used it. I would recommend looking at this version of the laptop which has a dedicated graphics card and may improve your gaming experience. http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V5-552G-X414-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B00DKFFLMY/ref=pd_sim_pc_5
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Actually, surprisingly good. Although, what you'll really want to partner with this is a good GPU... unless you're planning on focusing more on CPU intensive games like WoW, then you'll be okay with a middle of the road GPU. I've been playing Titanfall, Assassins Creed: Black flag, BF4, (as well as some older titles) and my fps is definitely playable and pleasing to the eyes (running everything 1080p and maxed settings). I have this CPU partnered with a GTX 760 2GB... soon to be an SLI setup. Hope that helps!
974621
I would not get hung up on cores (768), get hung up on how well it performs in most games at 1080p. If you can spend a bit more do it otherwise just settle on this card.
581589
That's a personal preference and experience based to be homest.I prefer ATI (AMD) cards so thats what i have in my build right now,a XFX R9 280,3gigs and its been performing like a champ so far.
1057581
I don't know,it never worked for me. I crapped canned it and got a Nvidia GTX 660. I am VERY happy with it. I got the ASUS OC edition. I had used ATI/AMD almost exclusively until this card. I got the ol shove it from AMD. I'll never buy AMD again. I would say skip this card.
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I bought this for a buddy about a year ago or so. It still works great he says. It's obviously not a high end gaming graphics card by any means, so if your planning on doing anything more than watching HD videos or playing some pretty weak games on it I'd recommend you get a better card.The thing about anything in a PC is you have to treat it right. You have to keep it cool & dust free if you want anything to last.Point of the story: Buy the card that fits your needs and treat it properly and it'll last. If you overburden it and let it overheat like crazy, it'll be dead within a couple years(or less). I bought this for a buddy about a year ago or so. It still works great he says. It's obviously not a high end gaming graphics card by any means, so if your planning on doing anything more than watching HD videos or playing some pretty weak games on it I'd recommend you get a better card.The thing about anything in a PC is you have to treat it right. You have to keep it cool & dust free if you want anything to last.Point of the story: Buy the card that fits your needs and treat it properly and it'll last. If you overburden it and let it overheat like... » Read More I bought this for a buddy about a year ago or so. It still works great he says. It's obviously not a high end gaming graphics card by any means, so if your planning on doing anything more than watching HD videos or playing some pretty weak games on it I'd recommend you get a better card.The thing about anything in a PC is you have to treat it right. You have to keep it cool & dust free if you want anything to last.Point of the story: Buy the card that fits your needs and treat it properly and it'll last. If you overburden it and let it overheat like crazy, it'll be dead within a couple years(or less). « Show Less
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I'm fairly happy with the card. I came from two AMD cards. I swing back in forth every few generations, so I have no loyalty other than "the card that p*sses me off the least". Overall, this card does very well. The adaptive VSYNC doesn't seem to work as advertised in all games. More importantly to me, under Windows 7 64 I have a few multi-monitor issues not present under my two AMD cards. The first is having a quick way to swap the configurations of three screens. (Mirror 2, Mirror 3, all independent, etc). The second is that the monitors don't all wake up properly once the computer wakes up, if you use the sleep feature. I bought this before the price fell and still felt that it was a good deal. I think it strikes a very good price to performance ration. Meaning that you can spend $600 to get a faster card, but the FPS per dollar isn't going to be as good. Also, you get PhysX with nVidia. Which I typically turn off, to be honest, as it really sucks down the FPS without adding much of value, in my opinion. Let me know if you have any specific questions.
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Don't waste money on the 270x it runs too hot. Then the 280x is still not worth it. I've had both. Nvidias 970 destroys them and the 290x
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Nvidia geforce gt 640 has twice the ram and a higher cuda count for just a little more. I bought the diamond card and was disappointed with it. Useless for modern gaming but decent for Blu ray.