TechSpot – It’s self-evident how AMD has kept us busy over the last few months, showing us new generation GPUs aiming at all possible price points. From the performance-oriented HD 5850/5870, to the mainstream HD 5770  and the extreme dual-GPU powered HD 5970.

The budget models had to wait a bit longer. Just last week we took a look at AMD’s latest GPU entry and their most affordable Radeon HD 5000 series graphics card yet. The Radeon HD 5450 is available already for $45-60, aiming to replace the HD 4350 which currently retails for as little as $35. As we quickly discovered, you shouldn’t expect to play graphically intensive games with a card in this price point. With that out of the equation, the only added benefit the saw this card proposing over a modern IGP is the ability to run a triple monitor setup on the cheap with AMD’s Eyefinity, and for HTPC users, HDMI bit streaming support which is built in every HD 5000 series GPU.