HP Pavilion Gaming 15 - GPU upgrade question

[Archaic954]

Model Number: 15-EC0013DX

RAM: 8GB DDR4 2400Mhz

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX1050 (discreet)

The question is this;

Can I reliably upgrade the nvidia GPU to something with a little more oomph? If so, what should I be looking at specifically in terms of the laptop? I've already upgraded to 32BG of DDR4 ram, so thats out. Ive got a 256gb SSD in it as well. 

I just want to know if its possible to upgrade that GPU,especially since Cyberpunk is coming and I definitely want to play it without any issues.

[praveen196]

@Archaic954 Welcome to HP Community!

I understand that you would like to upgrade the Graphics card.

(HP does not recommend upgrades as the device is equipped with parts that perform at its optimal performance and also, the upgradeable parts listed in HP articles are purely for your ease, though the decision to upgrade will be at your own discretion)

I have checked the manual.

Internal graphics

AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 10 Graphics (Ryzen 7 processor)

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics (Ryzen 5 processor)

External graphics

NVIDIA® Quadro® P620, 4 GB DDR5 Supports HD Decode, DX12, and HDMI 1.4b, HDCP 2.3 via DisplayPort™ up to 4 K @ 60 Hz and via HDMI up to 4 K @ 30 Hz Supports

NVIDIA GC OFF Supports hybrid graphics Supports Open GL 4.6/Open CL 2.2/Vulkan 1.1 HDMI v2.0 with HDCP2.2: up to 4096 × 2160 @ 60 Hz (connect to GPU) Supports FreeSync Supports a maximum of three independent displays with integrated graphics; Max resolution = 4096 × 2304 @ 60 Hz (supports HDMI out)

I would suggets you check the specification of the graphics card and if that meets your product specification. Then you can upgrade the graphics card.

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