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Can I upgrade my graphics card and other internals on my 2018 15” MacBook Pro with Touch Bar to turn it into a gaming computer? I tried Apex Legends running on Parallels and the game just crashes.

Posted on Mar 7, 2020 11:27 AM

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Posted on Mar 7, 2020 11:31 AM

No. All is soldered to the logic board—


you may however be able to run a eGPU, you will have to verify—


ref:

Use an external graphics processor with your Mac https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544

Use Blackmagic eGPU with your Mac https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208897


eGPUs rely on the VRAM installed on the card, not the system RAM. It's your software that relies on system RAM.

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Mar 7, 2020 11:31 AM in response to Hank Scorpio is not my name

No. All is soldered to the logic board—


you may however be able to run a eGPU, you will have to verify—


ref:

Use an external graphics processor with your Mac https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544

Use Blackmagic eGPU with your Mac https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208897


eGPUs rely on the VRAM installed on the card, not the system RAM. It's your software that relies on system RAM.

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