AGP replacement

I have a hp laptop.Can i replace the agp crd/graphics card of it with the higher one.
the full specification of the laptop is given below
Product Name g6-2125tu Product Number C5H81PA Microprocessor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5-3210M Microprocessor Cache 3 MB L3 Cache Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Video Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 Display 15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366 x 768) Hard Drive 750 GB SATA (5400 rpm) Multimedia Drive SuperMulti DVD Burner Network Card Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector) Wireless Connectivity Bluetooth
802.11b/g/n Sound Altec Lansing Dolby Advanced Audio; Dual speakers Keyboard Full-size island-style keyboard w/ numeric keys Pointing Device TouchPad with on/off button and support for multitouch gestures PC Card Slots Multi-Format Digital Media Card Reader for Secure Digital cards & Multimedia cards External Ports
2 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
1 HDMI
1 VGA
1 RJ45
1 Headphone-out (Stereo)
1 Microphone-in
Dimensions 37.6 x 24.4 x 3.63 cm Weight Starting at 2.48 kg Power 65W AC power adapter
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) What's In The Box HP Webcam with integrated digital microphone (VGA)
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You may mean to say the  Intel HD graphics instead of AGP.
The only graphics solution that is descibed in the specifications is the Intel HD 4000 graphics solution that is on-die with the CPU.
The graphics can't be updated because it is not a module or card.
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