Upgrade from Quadro K2100M

[fostertom]

Can I upgrade from the Quadro K2100M card in my zBook 15 (has i7-4800MQ)? It has to be Quadro still, not GeForce, but I need the fastest poss, for photogrammetry solving.

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

K2100M is the top video card offered on the Zbook G2 by HP. MXM video cards are very complex to deal with. They are not strictly industry standard like desktop video cards. The Zbook 17 G2 used a K3100M which is about 17% stronger than the K2100M and also can use a K5100M which has 8 gigs of video RAM or a K4100M

NVIDIA Quadro K5100M 781701-001 NVIDIA Quadro K4100M 781702-001 NVIDIA Quadro K3100M 781703-001

On the Zbook 17 G2  these have different heatsinks for the video card. 

NVIDIA Quadro K2100M NVIDIA N15P-Q3 graphics board 785224-001:

It does not appear these NXM cards are interchangeable. 

[fostertom]

Thanks a lot for clear answer. In other similar posts someone comes along who has tried an unauthorised upgrade - I will watch to see if that happens here. A K5100M would be fantastic.