Graphics upgrade

[lcphotography04]

i have the HP probook 450 g4 and it comes with the integrated graphics along with the NVIDIA GeForce 930m graphics card. I have installed an ssd and now boot from that and have all my games on it. I have also got 16gb of ram and I was wondering if there was a way to upgrade the NVIDIA graphics card in the laptop as I want to play more games at higher quality as I'm not ready to build a PC yet.. TIA for your help

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The GPU is an integral part of the motherboard, and cannot be changed unless the motherboard is replaced with one listed in your notebook's service manual that may come with better graphics.  You probably would also need to buy a different heat sink.

The cost of the parts alone (if you could find them), would most likely exceed the cost you originally paid for your notebook.

Since your notebook already has the nVidia graphics, you probably already have the best one offered by HP for your notebook.

[lcphotography04]

Thanks for your reply. I was looking at replacing it with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950m, you are obviously more knowledgeable on the details, would you be able to tell me if that would be a good replacement?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Unfortunately, that would not be possible.

Below is the link to the service manual.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05270979

The only graphics offered was the Nvidia GeForce 930MX with 2 GB dedicated video memory.

The only options were the motherboard with the 930MX graphics and different processors...i3-7100, i5-7200, i7-7500.