Can I upgrade my graphics card in my macbook pro? (2012 13-inch 2.9ghz)

I'm wondering if this is possible, I almost bought the 15-inch with the nicer card but didn't.

No as both the CPU and GPU are soldered to the Motherboard, Apple Speak Logic Board.
Nothing is upgradeable except the HDD and RAM.

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