My 2010 MacBook Pro keeps crashing

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Hi, Ive had this computer nearly six years with no problems but in the last few day it has started to crash around every hour. It is a 15in mid 2010 MacBook pro with 8gb of memory and running OSX El Capitan 10.11.6. When it crashes the user is doing different tasks. This is the panic report from this mornings crash Any advice in what may be causing the problem would be appreciated.Anonymous UUID:       EA32FD66-A904-7C5E-30C4-61225E11CB9DMon Sep  5 10:07:48 2016*** Panic Report ***panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9568ebd5): "GPU Panic: [&lt;None&gt;] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff912ee7a000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4/n"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphic sControl-3.12.8/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address0xffffff911db0ac60 : 0xffffff80124dab52 0xffffff911db0ace0 : 0xffffff7f9568ebd5 0xffffff911db0adc0 : 0xffffff7f931eefa4 0xffffff911db0ae80 : 0xffffff7f932bbadd 0xffffff911db0aec0 : 0xffffff7f932bbb48 0xffffff911db0af40 : 0xffffff7f93540a23 0xffffff911db0b0b0 : 0xffffff7f932dfb79 0xffffff911db0b0d0 : 0xffffff7f931f5cfd 0xffffff911db0b180 : 0xffffff7f931f3690 0xffffff911db0b380 : 0xffffff7f931f5141 0xffffff911db0b450 : 0xffffff7f94b5f6c0 0xffffff911db0b530 : 0xffffff7f94b5c9ef 0xffffff911db0b5b0 : 0xffffff7f94b5d597 0xffffff911db0b630 : 0xffffff7f94b5ddbb 0xffffff911db0b770 : 0xffffff7f94b5e817 0xffffff911db0b8a0 : 0xffffff7f94b9064f 0xffffff911db0b8e0 : 0xffffff7f94b913ba 0xffffff911db0b920 : 0xffffff7f94b8ad0a 0xffffff911db0ba90 : 0xffffff7f94b8b601 0xffffff911db0bad0 : 0xffffff7f94b86e49 0xffffff911db0bb00 : 0xffffff7f94b6a30b 0xffffff911db0bb50 : 0xffffff8012ae2352 0xffffff911db0bb80 : 0xffffff8012ae2fca 0xffffff911db0bbe0 : 0xffffff8012ae0037 0xffffff911db0bd20 : 0xffffff8012597f90 0xffffff911db0be30 : 0xffffff80124df2c3 0xffffff911db0be60 : 0xffffff80124c28f8 0xffffff911db0bea0 : 0xffffff80124d26a5 0xffffff911db0bf10 : 0xffffff80125b8eca 0xffffff911db0bfb0 : 0xffffff80125ecd86       Kernel Extensions in backtrace:         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B687 0D8B]@0xffffff7f93198000-&gt;0xffffff7f9340dfff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[5447B943-A94D-3BD4-A60F-98B24D19CE93]@0xffffff 7f92d2c000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[4EB2843C-C821-3AD0-B333-575FD6ED6FB1]@0xff ffff7f93188000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[A360453D-2050-3C49-A549-AC0DD5E87917]@0 xffffff7f93141000         com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[56199CA6-3C8D-3EBB-B5EF-7B1B467 8ACF9]@0xffffff7f93418000-&gt;0xffffff7f936c5fff            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6 870D8B]@0xffffff7f93198000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[5447B943-A94D-3BD4-A60F-98B24D19CE93]@0xffffff 7f92d2c000         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.12.8)[3186B630-FFF4-32C9-BAB9-DCD0C9DB6BA2]@ 0xffffff7f95680000-&gt;0xffffff7f95693fff            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.12.8)[C57F5F56-2229-365F-9765-F24AA4687 584]@0xffffff7f95678000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[5D7574C3-8E90-3873-BAEB-D979FC215A7D]@0xfffff f7f92fb3000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[5447B943-A94D-3BD4-A60F-98B24D19CE93]@0xffffff 7f92d2c000            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[A360453D-2050-3C49-A549-AC0DD5E87917]@0 xffffff7f93141000            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[C49819CE-729A-36B2-9AC1-744A43DC23 6F]@0xffffff7f9567b000         com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[07CD2F70-A8DD-32EA-85C0-90433204BDAC]@0xffffff7f94 b2f000-&gt;0xffffff7f94bfafff            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[5447B943-A94D-3BD4-A60F-98B24D19CE93]@0xffffff 7f92d2c000            dependency: com.apple

Ptaxey · Answer

The cause of this kernel panic is the graphics card fail. The series of MacBook Pro 15-inch, 2010-2011 with the discrete GPU had a problem with defective graphics card. It is most likely your case. Apple had a replacement program where the defective logic board was replaced with the new one for free. It lasted for 3 years, but unfortunately now it has ended already MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) intermittent black screen or loss of video Quality Program has ended - Apple SupportThere is a similar thread for you to get more information What should I do when the intermittent black screen or loss of video Quality Program has ended?Anyway, I believe the best solution is to take your computer to the specialist for the investigation.