Is installing an older graphics card better than none at all?

[db1978]

I have a Shuttle SH67H3 with an Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge Processor (6M Cache, 3.10 GHz) which only has integrated Intel HD Graphics 2000. I have an old XFX Radeon HD 4350 1GB PCI-E X16 card I took out of a Shuttle SG31G2. Would there be any improvement in using this older graphics card? I don't use it for heavy duty gaming, and I have a dual display setup (DVI 1280x1024 monitor and sometimes either VGA or HDMI to a TV). The model # of the card is HD435X-ZAHD-435X-ZAHR like this one... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150510 It's also a dual boot setup with Windows 10 Home and Ubuntu Gnome 15.10. I'm sure Windows will have no problem recognizing the card, but Ubuntu may be a problem. I can reinstall Ubuntu to get the card set up correctly if I have to.

 

[Neur0nauT]

Yeah it would benefit. It'll give you dual display output and take some of the strain off the CPU if you are running anything that required video processing. i.e. Youtube, basic gaming etc. Do it!

 

[db1978]

I went ahead and put the card in, it shows up in the bios OK. I booted into Windows and it automatically installed the drivers. FurMark benchmarking dropped from a score of 281 on the integrated GPU to 228 with the Radeon card, but fullscreen 1080 video still looks fine. Then I rebooted into Ubuntu and was surprised, it automatically detected the card and installed the drivers. Fullscreen 1080 video looks even better. CPU use is lower in both OS's. This also fixed a problem with the video being slightly offset after switching between computers using a KVM switch. All in all it's a success for what I need it for. Thanks...