Upgraded graphics card but there's no real improvment

Jonathon_

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Jul 29, 2013
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I upgraded my graphics card today from a Radeon HD 5830 to a Radeon HD 7850. Upon testing, however, I can barely see a difference which is quite frustrating. I've upgraded my drivers etc.

I'm not quite sure what to do now, any help?

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System Information
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Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 01/17/11 10:36:12 Ver: 08.01
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 3375MB used, 13003MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6819)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6819&SUBSYS_E221174B&REV_00
Display Memory: 4095 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2030 MB
Shared Memory: 2065 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: G225HQV
Monitor Id: ACR0234
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1191 (English)
Driver Version: 12.104.0.0
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 3/29/2013 03:37:02, 1155264 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2B59-11CF-5C70-2BC2BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x6819
SubSys ID: 0xE221174B
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem39.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_R575B:12.104.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_6819
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
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D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
DXVA-HD: Not Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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EVR Power Information
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Quality Flags: 2576
Enabled:
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Allow scaling
Decode Power Usage: 100
Balanced Flags: 1424
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Decode Power Usage: 50
PowerFlags: 1424
Enabled:
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Decode Power Usage: 0