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ATI Radeon HD 5850 worth keeping?

mmurley
By mmurley
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I have a project computer - a Dell Optiplex that I case-swapped into a Corsair case, etc.  I wanted a HDMI graphics card - but I'm not a "gamer" really (my last game was Hearts of Iron III which isn't really a graphics hog! 🤣).

 

So I put a ATI Radeon HD 5850 1G in it - my other choices in the parts box are a Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G or a Nvidia GeForce GT 730 2GB (but it's DP and DVI - no HDMI).

 

Reading around the internet I think the 5850 is the better card (even if it's old tech)?

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If it works for you it is a good card.

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If it fulfills your needs, keep it, if not, get a 750Ti or a 980Ti on the used market. I wouldn't go for either of those Nvidia cards you listed. 

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