How to change out or upgrade the graphics card on a HP ENVY 17-j020us Quad Edition Notebook PC

I am trying to find out if I can add another video card or if I can swap out the HP intel-4400 video card that came with this computer. I have tried looking on HP sites and can not find out if the graphics card is intergrated or if it is seperate.
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Hi,
The "Intel HD graphics 4400" is soldered to the motherboard (or integrated) and you can not change or swap out. You have to live with that and saving money to buy another machine.
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