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SharpShark17
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Q: Do all Macbook Pro computers have a discrete graphics card integrated?

I've been looking into Apple's Macbook Pro, and I have seen that they have a discrete graphics card. Now, my question is, do all Macbook Pro's have a discrete Graphics card, and how do I switch it? Two years ago I bought a Macbook Pro (13 inch.) Retina Display (Mid 2012), with Apple's Yosemite Update. Does my computer have another discrete graphics card? How can I switch it with Yosemite. Please answer.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Aug 31, 2015 7:31 PM

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Q: Do all Macbook Pro computers have a discrete graphics card integrated?

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  • by cabakroll,

    cabakroll cabakroll Aug 31, 2015 7:36 PM in response to SharpShark17
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    Aug 31, 2015 7:36 PM in response to SharpShark17

    not all macbook pro have discrete gpu, only top models

    your model don’t have it, only integrated

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Aug 31, 2015 7:39 PM in response to SharpShark17
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    Aug 31, 2015 7:39 PM in response to SharpShark17

    Most of the 13" models do NOT have a discrete graphics processor. I believe yours has:

    an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics processor that shares memory with the system

    ... that is built into the CPU chip.

     

    Readers could help you better if you posed a problem and laid out your symptoms. Asking really narrow questions as above strongly limits what you can learn.