Mac :: MacBook Video Card And Graphics?
Oct 4, 2009
I'm not exactly hardware savvy, so please bear with me.I've been looking into some cool video games for my MacBook (white, couple of years old, Leopard), and it appears I need a new video card/graphics/whatever. I think it's GeForce or something.I've heard in the past that the video card/graphics could not be upgraded in the Macs. Not sure if this is true or if it has changed.Is there any possible way on Earth that I could send the MacBook into a shop and get the video card/graphics updated? It doesn't have to be Apple; a genuine third party would do.
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Sep 21, 2009
As you can see in the title. What is the Best Graphics Card for HD Video Editing?
Obviously it should be compatible with the mac.
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Mar 4, 2009
I got my early 2008 2.8 Octo mainly for photoshop and photo editing. I added 8gb ram and a couple of 1TB hd's.
Now I want to do some video editing in Final Cut Pro in the near future. Is my stock 2600 card good enough or should I get a better card?
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Mar 3, 2009
If I bought the cheapest iMac at base model right now, in a month or two could I buy more RAM for it? Then could I later buy a better video/graphics card and get that put in And could I have these things done by official Apple peoples. Not that I care much - I'd just like to know if official people do this.
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Jun 11, 2010
Recently my 20" iMac has been showing some strange graphic problems when starting up, it doesn't happen all the time. Its hard to explain, what it looks like so I was able to capture a video of it on my iPhone, it happens near the end of the boot cycle; Here's a link to the video; [URL:...] I've tried clearing the PRAM etc and no luck. The iMac will be two years old this August, I don't have AppleCare. Do you think the video card is dying?
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Sep 26, 2009
Basically, I wanted to just go on a simple game of Runescape with a friend of mine, and on High detail it was lagging... Now I'm sorry, but I have run High Detail on a freakin 4 year old dell with a 128mb internal gfx card and it hasn't lagged.
Is there a way I can check which graphics card is being used? Is there a way I can force it to use the 9600M GT?
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Mar 28, 2009
Is it possible to update the graphics card in an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz macbook? Unfortunately it has the old GMA 950 graphics card in it.
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Apr 21, 2009
I am not that good with computers. Ok, so my question is: how do I install a new graphics card into my macbook, without buying a new computer? I have the older white macbook. I was thinking of putting in the new NIVIDA GeForce 9400.
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Sep 16, 2009
Regardless of wether the computer is set for High Performance or Better energy Savings in System Prefs, its always seems to default to 9600M. It worked fine for about a month before the problem developed. The problem itself isn't that recent but it was over summer and didn't bother me a lot because I was at home a lot, but now that I am at College, having a computer that can hit 8 hours of battery life instead of ~2 would be really good.
I went to system Profiler to make sure that the OS could still detect the 9400 and it does. The problem developed under Leopard and continued into Snow Leopard. All software is up to date and all Firmware updates have been applied.
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Apr 15, 2010
Do you guys think that the next revision of the MBP (late 2010/early 2011) will keep using the GeForce GT 330M? Looking back on the MBP's history, it seems that they usually keep using the same graphics card for two revisions. I hope this doesn't hold true because I'm planning to upgrade later this year hehe :PI hope Apple starts implementing better GPUs on their laptops once Steam and other famous gaming platforms/games make it to OSX.
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Jun 5, 2010
Is there a way to switch on-the-fly graphic card settings between the 9400m and the 9600m without logging on and off?
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Feb 5, 2012
I have a MacBook Pro 15" 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 (Mid-2010). I have auto graphics switching turned on in the Energy Saver prefs. But it never switches. It stays on the nVidia card all the time.
I have tried switching to Text Edit, Mail, BBEdit, and other non-graphics intensive apps. It stays on nVidia. It stays on nVidia even when I unplug and use battery power.
I can manually change it to Intel, and it works fine. When I change it back to auto switching, it stays on nVidia continuously.
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MacBook Pro 15, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 (Mid 2010)
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May 21, 2012
Can i upgrade my graphics card on my mac.
Info:MacBookPro
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May 26, 2012
i have a black macbook (the old one) and i want to upgrade the ram and graphics card (which i dont have)
cuz i want to install autocad and 3ds max on my laptop is it possible? and do i need to take it to apple store for them to upgrade it?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jun 11, 2012
my mac has been perfect for years, but just today it started with this yellowish 'mask' on the text boxes and drop down menus and the safari page is almost entirely yellow what gives?? Are there known graphics card issues with the MacBook Pro? How can I get an update for the Graphics Card? I checked for updates and it says there are none.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jul 28, 2009
I have a first gen unibody mBP (2.53 GHz) with 9600 M GT graphics card.
My wife is buying a lenovo w500 laptop with ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 graphics card.
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Aug 1, 2009
What I have: MBP Penryn 2.4 Ghz, 2 GB, 200 HD, Matte. What I'm looking at: Unibody 15" MBP 2.53 Ghz, 4 GB, 250 HD, Glossy. Love the new trackpads on the MBP, not sure how I'll like the glossy screen. Would be doing some video work down the road (Canon HV40). Please tell me the difference between the performance of these graphics cards and lastly which one you would opt for.
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Mar 23, 2010
Under average useage (browsing the web, typing a letter, writing an email, editing photos in iPhoto, using Photoshop Elements etc.) what difference would the user see by switching to the 9600M GT card over the 9400M?
I ask cos, in the nine months I've owned this MBP, I had never bothered switching to my 9600. I've now done it and notice no difference whatsoever.
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Mar 21, 2012
Is it possible to change the graphics card in a 2007 MacBook pro? ( original one is faulty) .
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MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4 GHz), iOS 5.1
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Apr 2, 2012
i want to install a new graphics card on my 2011 macbook pro 13"
if not is there any way in which i can exchange my mac with a new one which has a better graphics card
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Apr 7, 2012
Is there any way to upgrade the graphics card in the 2009 MacBook Pro?
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May 13, 2012
I have a mid 2010 MacBook, and I recently upgraded my RAM to 8 GB. Given I have this awesome amount of RAM, I am curious if I can allocate some of this to my Nvidia 320M from 256 MB to 1 GB?
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MacBook (13-inch Mid 2010)
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May 17, 2012
Is there a way to set the 320m nVidea as the sole graphics processor for the macbook pro 13, with Snow leopard, or does it have to switch between the intel processor and the graphics card?
Info:MacBookPro
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Jun 12, 2012
i have an early 2011 MacBook Pro, and i want to update its graphics card, how can i do? can i connect a mobile graphics card? if yes, how?
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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May 13, 2010
trying to watch show on cwtv.com got this message. What the heck?
Your computer's video card is unable to render the video and controls.
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Dec 7, 2008
Searched and only found info on using a single external monitor, is it possible to run two off of a macbook (not pro) with some sort of external graphics card? It would be outputting to two 1680x1050 monitors. Currently have it with the single one and don't wanna just let my other monitor go to waste (use it for 360 so its off most of the time).
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Apr 30, 2009
Just wondering, how do you swap which graphics card on a MacBook Pro is being used by Windows. I know how to achieve this on OSX but not Windows.
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Dec 5, 2009
I've just myself a new 15inch MBP 2.8Ghz. I'm wondering if people know which graphics card Windows 7 will utilize under Bootcamp? I'm wondering because I think I'll be booting Windows for gaming.
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Dec 30, 2009
I like to keep my laptop cool, so I usually run on the integrated 9400 graphics chip. But lately I've been finding myself playing a lot of games on my unibody mbp. However, it gets kind of tedious to have to continually switch over to the "better performance" 9600M option in energy saver. Instead of opening energy saver, clicking "better performance" and then restarting, is there a simple applescript or shortcut I can just double click that will do all this for me? I'd like to just place that script on the desktop and call it "play games" or something." I know it's a small inconvenience, but does anyone have a solution? Or can anyone make a simple automator or applescript to handle this?
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Jul 16, 2010
I noticed with with gfxCardStatus that whenever my extermal 24 inch LCD is connected to my 2010 MBP i7 that it uses the Nvidia card regardless of what I select in the gfxCardStatus menu.
Based on the messages I see being logged to the console I am assuming this is normal behavior.
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