A person using a screwdriver to work on an open laptop, holding a large NVIDIA graphics card above the exposed motherboard and cooling system.

Can a Laptop Graphics Card Be Upgraded? Know Your Options

Upgrading your laptop’s graphics card sounds like the dream solution for better gaming, video editing, or 3D rendering performance. While desktop PCs make component upgrades relatively straightforward, laptops are a different beast altogether. Their compact design, integrated parts, and thermal limitations make this task much more complicated. But is it impossible? Let’s take a closer…