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Hi,
I just bought a new video game that I assumed my Macbook would be able handle (Hearts of Iron 4), but it has an issue with the power of the graphics card. I want to look into upgrading my graphics card, but I'm not sure whether that's possible / how to do that with my laptop. Can you advise?
Thanks
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.6), graphics card
You need need to check the hardware requirements before to buy a software/game.
Changing the internal Graphic Card of a notebook is not possible. If you have the latest MacBook Pro you can use probably an external one.
You need need to check the hardware requirements before to buy a software/game.
Changing the internal Graphic Card of a notebook is not possible. If you have the latest MacBook Pro you can use probably an external one.
Ah bummer. The graphics card went obsolete in 1 year.
Yes, I now realize I need need to check the hardware requirements of any piece of software before purchasing. The game was 1 year older than my Macbook, and doesn't appear to have sophisticated graphics (it's a map-based grand strategy game), so I assumed it would be fine. This is apparently not the case. Thank you.
I don't think I have the latest Macbook Pro. As indicated in my post, here's the Macbook I have:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
while there is no way to upgrade whats in there (without causing a headache you don't want to cause) there are a number of 3rd party external GPU solutions or Mac computers, many of which can exceed the limits of most if not all gaming laptops.
and you don't need the latest mac to run this, many older macs have an external solution available to them.
Upgrade Graphics Card
