Want upgrade graphic card in macbook pro

I have a 15 inch macbook pro of mid 2009, 2.66 daul core/ 9400M and 9600GT card in it/ with the resolution of 1440 * 900/ i need a card that card support 1900*1200 at least

1440x900 is the full native resolution of the internal 15" display of your MacBook Pro.
For external displays it supports resolutions of up to 2560x1600
Techs specs of your MBP: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP544 (section graphics and video support).
Stefan

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Hi,
I'm new to the forums so please don't comment saying that this has already been posted.
Anyway, I Have a MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz Early 2011 and would like to play games using Dolphin. I have been using Dolphin for about 3 months but I have to scale my resolution down to 720p for it to run smoothly. So I was wondering if I could upgrade my graphics card to something that could support this on a 1440 by 900 or at least a 1280 by 800.
Edit: Due do other answers, I now realise that it is not possible to change the graphics card but is there any other way of making it fast enough.
Thanks again.
Thanks in advance,
Aaron Leanage
//Message was edited by: Aaron Leanage

Hi Aaron, Two kinds of people in the world, Tool users and tool builders. In this case, the prior responses to the question presume to know you, they are in a context that stereotype the entire reading audience as only able to consume a shrink wrapped utter non tech end user answer.
Responses fail to ask before they answer follow up questions. They fail to set any boundaries of what you or the audience would consider acceptable and worse pass off (with scorn for your asking it) your question as either foolish or as factually materially not technologically possible.
When in reality, it’s just is not your question which is in error, it appears to be the experience of or the presuming of the posters which have limited the material factual discussion of options.
No one asked you if your goal was to get it done with a technicians help or to purchase a completed finished end user installable bits and make it work yourself. No one asked if you had some, none, extensive or access to technicians who do soldering.
The three respondent’s are likely correct in guessing, most people (in general) can't go buy and solder if their lives depended on it. However what the posters did, almost appears intended to confuse or conflate the experience with soldering with it with not being possible, rational, reasonable or desirable.
I don’t know you or the other posters, but I value the question and you more than to dismiss it by answering conveniently based on my assumptions about you.
So out of the box thinking is required, to counter the dismissive one liners .."its soldered in, suck it up and buy new".
Please consider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_evolution
Soldering irons have been around for over 4,000 years. Up until the late 1800s they were all heated by open flame or burning coals.
1894
The American Electrical Heater Company of Detroit Michigan begins manufacturing electric soldering irons. Shortly after the American Beauty® line of soldering irons appears.
1921
Ernst Sachs (Germany) claims to have developed the first electric soldering iron for industry (see note below) and ERSA begins commercial production of a 200 watt electric soldering iron. [More Details]
Note: I have found an advertisement from 1898 in an issue of "The Electrical Engineer" Vol. XXIV showing a drawing and description of the American Electrical Heater Company's electric soldering iron which pre dates Ernst Sachs electric soldering iron by 23 years.
1926
In December of 1926 William Alferink files for a U.S. patent for a "Combined Holder and Automatic Circuit Breaker for Electric Soldering Irons" (first soldering station?). On July third, 1928 the patent is granted.
1946
Carl E. Weller is granted a patent for his instant heat soldering gun and starts production as the Weller Manufacturing Company in Easton Pennsylvania where he manufactures the first "Speedy Iron" instant heat soldering gun.
1949
The American Beauty "Temperature Regulating Stands" are sold to control the temperature of electric soldering irons.
1951
WEN Products is founded and manufacturers their own instant heat soldering iron.
1954
Weller sues WEN Products over soldering gun patent infringement.
Court finds in Weller's favor. [More Details]
1960
Weller is granted a patent for the "Magnastat" soldering iron which controls the iron's temperature through the use of a temperature sensitive magnetic tip.
1967
Weller begins manufacturing it's W-TCP soldering station with a "Magnastat" iron.
1970
Weller Manufacturing Company is sold to Cooper Industries.
Reference: http://www.stevenjohnson.com/soldering/history.htm
So the actual fundamental concern is not soldering, soldering has been around for a while, finding a technician is not the issue. Then the issue would seem to me to be, "will a card fit"?
If the card fits, it can be soldered in. That’s the bottom line. An expert might take an hour to solder it, An expert might charge $90 - $250 an hour. A person with more than a little experience will appear as an expert to you. Ask for and check references, BBB to reduce your learning curve. Establish a maximum price, Establish criteria with your expert that make it acceptable to agree in advance in writing to only pay a fixed max amount on successful completion.
Does anyone have a reference of it being done?
Does anyone know a contact company that would take the job?
Does anyone know specific parts (have a URL?) that should or are known to work?
Milestones
– Feasibility confirmation
– Locate engineering soldering expertise
– Return here and post your experience.
Notes:
If Apple had Nvidia reduce or reshape the display card specifically to fit the MacBook Pro you’re out of luck however if the MBP card was not customized by Apple then any modern mobile Nvidia board may work if you can find a tech to solder it in.
If Apple changed the already small mobile card form to custom fit the MBP then you’re going to have no luck.
Glad to clear that up for everyone with some material relevant facts for the adults
shldr2thewheel wrote:
the graphics card is not upgradeable.
Kappy wrote:
You cannot upgrade the CPU or GPU on laptops. They are soldered to the motherboard.
Regardless of your being new here, this topic has been discussed before. You might have searched before posting.
Allan Eckert wrote:
If you would have read the threads posted on the right under the heading More Like This, you would have discovered that it has already been posted here.
Allan

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my MacBook Pro screen stays black and after check up it is the graphic card nvidia which has failed. It was brought to my attention that Apple had a recall on Mac book pro from 2007 and 2008 and I believe mine is one of them. Now the issue is Apple considers this computer vintage, so a third party will have to do the repair. My question to Apple is: will they pay for this repair?

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I have the most recent 13 inch: 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro.
The thing is, I absoutley hate the Intel HD 4000 Graphics card that comes with it.
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Is it possible to replace my graphics card with a Nvidia graphics card? Probably by opening up my laptop and putting it in.
I heard that this way was impossible, but I am not 100% sure.
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The current trend of thinner and lighter for the Apple laptops has compromised the gaming capabilities to the point that I have switched to a PC Clevo P150HM for new games. I play Skyrim on ultra settings. The best thing about these PCs is the initial customability and some upgrading ability later.
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Graphics card in macbook pro

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I have a macbook pro mid 2010 with OS 10.9.2 and I was hoping to use an HP external monitor with resolution of 1920 x 1080 p
would this graphics card support that resolution and if not then what would i need to do to get it working
many thanks
kishor

it's ok, I found that it will
thanks again
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