How do I upgrade my graphics card?

Question

I have a 13 inch, 2015 Macbook Pro.The graphics card is not working well. I play World of Warcraft. I have my in-game settings as low as possible and it still has trouble running. People who use much less expensive Windows devices have no problem running the game on the highest settings. It&#x27;s infuriating to know that my laptop can&#x27;t perform on par. I want to be able to play the game smoothly on the highest settings, but it seems like upgrading the graphics card is made really hard to do by Apple.I want to know how I can do this.

Grant Bennet-Alder · Answer

The only way is to convert your MacBook Pro to cash (by selling it) and use the cash to buy a computer that better meets your needs/desires.In every MacBook Pro, graphics is built-in. In your model, it is built into the Intel processor chip, also not replaceable.

Allan Eckert · Answer

I suggest you use the program created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  It will provide a snapshot of your system which we can analyze to possibly determine the cause of your problem. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. On the screen with Options, please open Options and check the bottom 2 boxes before running. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown.Etrecheck – System Information

CubeMelonClock · Answer

EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)Report generated 2017-12-10 22:12:45Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.comRuntime: 1:56Performance: ExcellentClick the [Lookup] links for more information from Apple Support Communities.Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.Click the [Clean up] link to delete unused files.Problem: Other problemDescription:Graphics card running poorly with gamesHardware Information: ⓘ    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)     [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty &amp; Service]    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro12,1    1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-5287U) CPU: 2-core    8 GB RAM Not upgradeable        BANK 0/DIMM0            4 GB DDR3 1867 MHz ok        BANK 1/DIMM0            4 GB DDR3 1867 MHz ok    Handoff/Airdrop2: supported    Wireless:  en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac    Battery: Health &#x3D; Normal - Cycle count &#x3D; 27    iCloud Quota: 154.13 GB availableVideo Information: ⓘ    Intel Iris Graphics 6100 - VRAM: 1536 MB        Color LCD 2560 x 1600Disk Information: ⓘ    APPLE SSD SM0256G disk0: (251 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)    [Show SMART report]        EFI (disk0s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [EFI]: 210 MB         (disk0s2) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [CoreStorage Container]: 250.14 GB        Recovery HD (disk0s3 - Journaled HFS+) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB USB Information: ⓘ     USB30Bus         Broadcom Corp. Bluetooth USB Host Controller         SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse:Maelstrom Edition Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busVirtual disks: ⓘ    Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) /  [Startup]: 249.77 GB (18.36 GB free)        Physical disk: disk0s2 250.14 GB OnlineSystem Software: ⓘ    macOS Sierra  10.12.6 (16G1036) - Time since boot: about 31 days Gatekeeper: ⓘ    Mac App Store and identified developersClean up: ⓘ    ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.autostart.plist        open /Applications/ZipCloud.app/Contents/Resources/Utility.app -n --args 9 -l        Executable not found!    ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.notify.plist        open /Applications/ZipCloud.app/Contents/Resources/Utility.app --args 7 1        Executable not found!    2 orphan files found. [Clean up]Kernel Extensions: ⓘ        /Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.steelseries.ssenext.driver (1.6.5 - SDK 10.12) [Lookup]        /System/Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (Wacom Tablet 6.1.5-2) [Lookup]System Launch Agents: ⓘ    [not loaded]    6 Apple tasks    [loaded]    170 Apple tasks    [running]    94 Apple tasks    [killed]    15 Apple tasks    15 processes killed due to insufficient RAMSystem Launch Daemons: ⓘ    [not loaded]    40 Apple tasks    [loaded]    165 Apple tasks    [running]    94 Apple tasks    [killed]    19 Apple tasks    19 processes killed due to insufficient RAMLaunch Agents: ⓘ    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-08-30) [Lookup]    [failed]    com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a 23d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-01-11) [Lookup]    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-09-26) [Lookup]    [failed]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? a6895a4 72ac4dde - installed 2017-11-10) [Lookup]    [loaded]    com.steelseries.SSENext.plist (? a34e7e5c d2e25b98 - installed 2017-11-07) [Lookup]    [running]    com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist (? 9e9edb5e 7db17fcd - installed 2010-02-25) [Lookup]Launch Daemons: ⓘ    [running]    com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-01-11) [Lookup]    [running]    com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-01-11) [Lookup]    [loaded]    com.adobe.acc.installer.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-09-26) [Lookup]    [running]    com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-09-26) [Lookup]    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 defea098 - installed 2017-10-25) [Lookup]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Shell Script e3fefdd2 - installed 2017-09-05) [Lookup]User Launch Agents: ⓘ    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-08-30) [Lookup]    [failed]    com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.autostart.plist (? 5f3d50d2 0 - installed 2016-08-27) [Lookup] - /Applications/ZipCloud.app/Contents/Resources/Utility.app: Executable not found!    [failed]    com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.notify.plist (? 951ad65a 0 - installed 2016-08-27) [Lookup] - /Applications/ZipCloud.app/Contents/Resources/Utility.app: Executable not found!    [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (? d62fe924 6db598b5 - installed 2017-12-03) [Lookup]User Login Items: ⓘ    iTunesHelper    Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-07)        (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application - Hidden         (/Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat.app/Contents/Helpers/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)    TSMApplication    Application         (/Applications/TSMApplication.app)Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ    AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (installed 2017-09-26) [Lookup]    FlashPlayer-10.6: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-14) [Lookup]    QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-11-09)    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.016.20039 (installed 2016-05-03) [Lookup]    AdobePDFViewer: 15.016.20039 (installed 2016-05-03) [Lookup]    Flash Player: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-14) [Lookup]    WacomNetscape: 1.1.0-5 (installed 2010-02-25) [Lookup]    WacomSafari: 1.1.0-5 (installed 2010-02-25) [Lookup]    JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 151 build 12 (installed 2017-11-10) Check version3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ    Flash Player (installed 2017-10-25) [Lookup]    Java (installed 2017-11-10) [Lookup]    WacomTablet (installed 2010-02-25) [Lookup]Time Machine: ⓘ    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 249.77 GB Disk used: 231.41 GB    Destinations:        TOSHIBA EXT [Local]         Total size: 999.86 GB         Total number of backups: 9         Oldest backup: 10/18/16, 5:43 PM         Last backup: 10/7/17, 6:10 PM         Size of backup disk: Excellent            Backup size 999.86 GB &gt; (Disk size 249.77 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ        12%       kernel_task         8%       WindowServer         4%       plugin-container         3%       Adobe CEF Helper         2%       plugin-containerTop Processes by Memory: ⓘ    1.17 GB       kernel_task    943 MB        firefox    729 MB        plugin-container    387 MB        plugin-container    290 MB        plugin-containerTop Processes by Network Use: ⓘ    Input         Output        Process name    26 MB         4 MB          mDNSResponder    358 KB        189 KB        netbiosd    21 KB         200 KB        firefox    31 KB         56 KB         apsd    31 KB         24 KB         Battle.netTop Processes by Energy Use: ⓘ      7.66    WindowServer      6.50    plugin-container      3.08    plugin-container      2.88    Adobe CEF HelperVirtual Memory Information: ⓘ    1.12 GB       Available RAM    54 MB         Free RAM    6.88 GB       Used RAM    1.07 GB       Cached files    3.51 GB       Swap UsedSoftware installs (last 30 days): ⓘ    Adobe Flash Player:  (installed 2017-11-14)    Install information may not be complete.Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events): ⓘ    2017-12-10 19:38:22    World of Warcraft.app High CPU use [Open] [Details]    2017-12-10 18:53:04    Java Updater.app Crash [Open]        Cause:        Detected over-release of a CFTypeRef

kaz-k · Answer

Hi,You can&#x27;t upgrade graphic card for your MacBook Pro which use internal Intel Iris Graphics 6100.

CubeMelonClock · Answer

Is there a reason why it works so poorly?

CubeMelonClock · Answer

I like everything else about the macbook. Is there a reason why the graphics card is working so poorly? Is every macbook pro like this?