Macbook pro 13" video card update

Joined
Sep 27, 2010
Messages
42
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Anyone know of any any video card upgrades to the new 13" macbook pro. Looks like they took out the upgraded car in the new macbook pro and stuck with the intel card only.
 

pigoo3

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
May 20, 2008
Messages
44,213
Reaction score
1,424
Points
113
Location
U.S.
Your Mac's Specs
2017 15" MBP, 16gig ram, 1TB SSD, OS 10.15
Video hardware in Apple laptops is soldered onto the logic board. Been like this for at least 12+ years.

If you want/need a video card upgrade...you have to buy a newer computer...or get a higher end model than what you have.

- Nick
 
Joined
Aug 30, 2009
Messages
156
Reaction score
12
Points
18
Location
Anchorage, AK
Your Mac's Specs
15" MacBook Pro (Late-2011), 2.4 GHz Core i7, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD
Very few laptops on the Windows side use a truly swappable graphics card, and them it's usual enthusiast machines like those from Alienware. The Intel HD3000 in the 2011 13" MBP lineup is comparable to the nVidia 320M it replaced, but both GPUs were integrated onto the motherboard instead of modular in nature. Even the ATI cards in the 15" and 17" MBPs are soldered onto the motherboard and can't be swapped out.

That being said, the upcoming MBP refresh should see increased performance across the board. The Intel HD4000 is the successor to the HD3000, and it is capable of running Skyrim at a playable framerate, which means it's a nice step up from the current crop of Intel integrated GPUs.
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top