I'm not real computer knowledgeable but I'll give as much as I can. I've never really understood how to tell what kind of graphics card is an upgrade or if my pc will allow me to upgrade it.Thank you!
For my graphics card Crucial Scan simply says
Graphics card: PCI Express x16
External connector: 15-hole connector
I pulled this off DXDiag. Not sure if you need more info or not
Card name: AMD Radeon(TM) R5 Graphics
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9851)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Full Device
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 14393) (14393.rs1_release.160805-1735)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: 500-424
BIOS: 80.04
Processor: AMD A8-6410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (4 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7870MB RAM
Page File: 5286MB used, 4503MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.14393.0000 64bit Unicode
For my graphics card Crucial Scan simply says
Graphics card: PCI Express x16
External connector: 15-hole connector
I pulled this off DXDiag. Not sure if you need more info or not
Card name: AMD Radeon(TM) R5 Graphics
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9851)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Full Device
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 14393) (14393.rs1_release.160805-1735)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: 500-424
BIOS: 80.04
Processor: AMD A8-6410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (4 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7870MB RAM
Page File: 5286MB used, 4503MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.14393.0000 64bit Unicode