Customers recognize the AMD Radeon R5 220 Core Edition as a budget-friendly graphics card that delivers good performance and is easy to install. Positive feedback frequently highlights its compatibility with older systems and ability to support multiple monitors, improving resolution and providing convenient HDMI connectivity. While some users noted the absence of a fan, the overall experience is largely positive due to its ease of use and effectiveness in enhancing visual capabilities. The card's affordability is also a consistently praised aspect.
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent replacement Video Card
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Purchased to replace a dead video card on an older Dell desktop (Inspiron 530). This card works well even on desktops with weaker power supplies. Was using an Nvidia card but it wouldn't boot up after a couple years use. Plugged this one in, installed the drivers, and it solved my boot problems. It won't be great for intense gaming, but if you use your computer for web-browser gaming, emails, etc., this works fantastic.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great resolution bright clear colors for graphics.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Love the resolutions this card provides for graphics and pictures.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A good improvement
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I bought this card to upgrade and replace a older Radeon 4550 1 GB card. After installation it took almost 8 minutes to install the software and the drivers, but patience endures, and it was worth the wait. It made a decent improvement in an old Dell Optiplex 740 tower that I picked up at a local flea market for $40. However I did upgrade the CPU from a 2.4 GHZ, and the ram up from 3 GB to 8 GB First. The new card brought my Windows Experience Index up from 4.8 to 5.7. Not bad. Good performance without any lag. The Dell runs more quiet now, as well. I'm not a big gamer so it suits my needs.
The Dell Optiplex specs are: AMD AthlonX2 5600+ Socket AM2 running @ 2.9 GHZ, Foxconn OTT798 motherboard, 8 GB of total Ram, 2 Seagate 500GB IDE hard drives, 1 of them loaded with Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit. The second for large file storage. Only problem I have ran into is that I can't upgrade my hard drives to SSD. The Motherboard does not support AHCI for SSD's in the BIOS. It's ok..... no complaints here.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Installation, Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Work out well
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This video card installed easily and performed as expected, good price
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Product
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I needed a replacement for my computer because I use 2 monitors. If you are looking for something simple like this, then this is the way to go. There is no physical fan, so there is no noise from it at all. My previous one the fan began to grind and the sound was distracting. This gets the job done in my opinion.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great video card
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This video card saved a computer from being recycled. I figured I would try and add this video card to see if it would bring it back to life and make it faster. It did both.
Great product at a good price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics card, Installation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Graphics card
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My older HP desktop was going "blue screen" on me, I found out through reinstalling my windows 10 that the restall never finished.. The reason why is because the original graphics card was over heating and turning off screen and not letting me finish the install. This new card is better than the original and very easy to install and set up. More than I need for high res and speed.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics card, Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good graphic card, serves my purpose.
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It appears to be a good graphic card, it has worked well for my system. I'm not a heavy gamer, however, the games that I do play work well.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Upgraded 4 machines with this card
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I bought 4 of these cards. 2 went into home built computers with AMD Phenom II processors and on board ATI 3300 graphics. The cards were dropped into the PCI-e 2.0 slots and were recognized without any surprises. The included drivers worked, but I downloaded the newest versions from ATI. These machines dual boot either into Vista Ultimate 64 bit or Windows 10 Pro 64 bit. Big improvement in web surfing and video playback. The other 2 cards went into a Dell i3 and an HP i3. These both had Intel on board graphics, Windows Home 64 bit, and ZERO available power connections. That made it necessary to use cards that do not need a 6 or 8 pin power lead. The box the cards come in says they are PCI-e 3.0, as are the 2 i3 machines. Again, they worked fine after installation. Also, I now can run my 32" monitor on the HDMI connection while using my 27" monitor on the DVI.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Installation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good replacement for unsupported ATI Video card
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Had a Dell PC with an ATI Radeon HD3450. A Windows 10 upgrade disabled the ATI driver and replaced it with a generic Microsoft Video Driver that does NOT support dual monitor support. ATI no longer has drivers for the ATI video card for Windows 10. Replaced the ATI card because I needed dual monitor support. This card installed without problem. Drivers were available for Windows 10 with dual monitor support. Since the pc is only used for office applications, this low cost video card was exactly what I needed.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for lite gamming
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Bought this graphics card for my son’s slim pc and it fit perfectly upgraded his internal one to this one and he now is gamming at full 1080p with dual monitors and so far no lagging its running very smooth. And best buy had it at a great price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty cool cheap graphics card
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Actually this works really well for that older pc that everyone seems to have around the house that they never part with. For me, it’s a windows 7 pro hp desktop that I use as a OTA DVR. Works well for that purpose especially after installation of this graphics card. It really added to the otherwise anemic performance of a well worn computer. Funny this card has as much VRAM as my computer has RAM!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Installation, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Inexpensive and easy
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I was re-tasking a PC and needed to connect a second monitor. This card was the right price for getting the second monitor connected for increased productivity without breaking-the-bank. Card inserted easily and the driver loaded from the CD easily. Perfect.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great card
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Easy to install simple plug and play. Excellent results.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Installation
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Fan
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Workd well for my needs
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Since i do not need a video card for high speed this card works well. Replaced a video card whose fan failed. One advantage of this one, it has no fan. installed easily and works my two monitors. At around $50 is a good buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Graphics card
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Helped with the latest windows update
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The graphics on my computer after the latest windows update were stretched out horizontally, and I was told that I needed a new graphics card. this card worked out great.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Installation, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Video Card
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This was a great video card that was inexpensive, easy to install, and provided the second and third monitor's I needed for an installation.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works fine
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The onboard graphics card on my Windows 10 computer craped out with a Windows update. This was an easy inexpensive and effective way to solve my problem and it seems to produce a better picture on my monitor.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Graphics card
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good video card
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
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This video card improved my resolution. Easy to set up and provides nice quality.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great little card
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This is a great little card for the price. I had tested on one comp before actually returning it to the store for no reason other than it didn't fit my sons build.