Worth the Upgrade? 765m -> 780m

nicolas_9

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I have an Alienware 18 with the following specs,

Intel i7-4700MQ
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765m
16GB RAM

I'm thinking of replacing the 765m for a 780m, once I figure out if it is compatible with my hardware. It seems like it's a pretty significant boost performance wise, but its ~$400 (mobile cards are more expensive than desktop cards). Is it worth it for a college student with little income?
 
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It's definitely worth it. The 780M is massively better by about 50% in the few benchmarks I could find. Be sure to verify that your laptop does allow you to upgrade the gpu.