PC Graphics

[dlwmacgregor]

Is is possible to use an HD6450 and an RX-580 in the same PC at the same time?

Thank you.

[pokester]

That is a pretty vague question. To what end? What are you trying to do? One of those cards is a legacy card and no longer supported under new drivers, so why would you want to?

[dlwmacgregor]

Sounds pretty specific to me.

This is not for me it is for someone else on another  forum (tomshardware) who has 2 cards and is using the RX-580 and 2 of its HDMI ports for 2 of his monitors and has a 3rd VGA monitor and wanted to know if he could use the HD6450 in his PC at the same time.

I found out the answer and told him to use an active DVI to VGA converter cable from his RX-580 and that the HD6450 would not work at the same time because of the drivers.

I am a 30-year tech support person myself but I had never come across this particular issue.

[pokester]

Glad your found your answer.

Specific would have been I want to use the card to drive another monitor.

That RX 580 is very capable of driving all 3 monitors by itself and adding a second card would be pointless IMHO  just to add a third monitor especially being a legacy card with no current drivers. I would recommend to that someone else to get the correct Display port or HDMI to VGA adaptor depending on the other 2 connections being used.

Good luck.

[dlwmacgregor]

Apparently he is using the 2 HDMI ports and wants to use his other GPU for his VGA monitor.

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I recommended that he buy an active adapter converter.

Thanks for the input.