After Moving PC, Graphics Card Recognized by System but No Longer Active

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Hi! My PC runs Windows 7 and two display adapters: an AMD Radeon HD 6670 and integrated Intel HD Graphics. I recently moved my PC between apartments, and since moving my AMD card no longer seems to work, but is still recognized by my system. Aside from physically moving the PC, I cleaned the case's dust filters, but didn't touch any of the other internal systems. When moving the PC I didn't make any significant changes to my hardware or my software. My drivers appear to be up-to-date. I am confused about what exactly the problem is and I have no idea how to fix it.

When I say that my AMD card is still recognized, I mean that it still shows up in my device manager and system information. However, when I open a game (I tried this in Path of Exile) that gives me the option of switching between graphics cards, my AMD card does not appear as an option.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
 

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Alright, so here's an update. The problem still exists. I tried moving my GPU between PCI slots, and it still appears in my device manager but my computer does not use it. I uninstalled the GPU completely and reinstalled the most recent driver with no effect.

I did some forum searching and haven't found any solved identical cases, but I did see one guy who had a similar problem, and after buying a completely new graphics card, he still had the same problem and could only use his integrated graphics. I'd like to see if there are any other things I can try before getting a new card myself, but if there aren't I'll just have to try that as my next step.
 

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