Graphic for macbook pro 2011?

Hi Guys:)
i reacently purchased the new Macbook pro 2011 and after a while of usage i wonder if there is any way external or internal (doesn't matter) to boost your graphic preformance?? 

7200RPM hard drives can boost your overall performance, and so can SSDs.  17" MacBook Pros can have external SATA via Express/34 added to boost performance.  Hard drives that are over 85% full will significantly degrade performance.  Make sure any hardware drivers or software you have has been tested with your GPU, and CPU, and operating system down to the point release.  Just because something is 10.6.x compatible doesn't mean it is anything more than 10.6 and 10.6.1 compatible.  It may have issues with 10.6.7.
Run the font update for 10.6.7 if it hasn't been already, if you are running 10.6.7:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1377

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