can i upgrade the graphics card in the mid 2011 mac mini with 2.3ghz

THE GPU is not upgradeable since it is soldered onto the logic board/main board.

No additional slot for any kind of cards.

Stdefan

fabianfromrosedale wrote:

I really need help with this bcause i dont want to shell out a few hundred dollars on a new graphics card and find out that it wont even work

It should be obvious from the diminutive size of the Mac mini that it has effectively no upgrade options internally - which is traditionally where video cards are located.

The latest Mac mini the 2011 model, has however a Thunderbolt interface. This supports two 10Gbps data channels which are effectively PCI-E interfaces. It has therefore been proposed that in theory a manufacturer could make an external video card which would connect via Thunderbolt. After all normal internal video cards use PCI-E as the interface bus.

At this point I have not heard of any video cards for Thunderbolt.

If you are finding your current Mac mini is not up to the job, then I suggest your best option is to sell it on eBay and buy the current top model Mac mini with its AMD Radeon HD 6630M chip. Historically it is possible to get quite a good price selling a secondhand Mac.

John Lockwood wrote: Historically it is possible to get quite a good price selling a secondhand Mac.

Yes, in fact when Windozers complain about the "High Cost of Macs", I remind them that the resale value alone negates this "drawback". 😍