Can I install another GPU (to make dual GPU's) in this laptop?

[james0scott]

Hello,
I am a student with a pretty tight budget so i decided to buy a Samsung 3 series NP305VA.

The only problem is it comes with an integrated graphics card...

the specs are:

AMD A8-3530MX quad core processor
8Gb DDR3 RAM
750Gb hard drive
15.6 inch LED display (1366 x 768)
DVD-R Drive
AMD Radeon
HD6620G (APU) shared graphics
802.11 bg/n WiFi, Bluetooth V3.0
Webcam
VGA, HDMI
3 x USB 2.0
4-in-1 card slot (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC)
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
H 367, W 240, D 30 mm

Ive seen videos of people using dual graphics cards with this processor and they run games at the speed im happy with.

as you can tell im not a genius with computers but will this laptop have an option to run dual graphics? will i be able to install another GPU?

any help is much appreciated, thanks.

 

[ScootD]

Hello,
I am a student with a pretty tight budget so i decided to buy a Samsung 3 series NP305VA.

The only problem is it comes with an integrated graphics card...

the specs are:

AMD A8-3530MX quad core processor
8Gb DDR3 RAM
750Gb hard drive
15.6 inch LED display (1366 x 768)
DVD-R Drive
AMD Radeon
HD6620G (APU) shared graphics
802.11 bg/n WiFi, Bluetooth V3.0
Webcam
VGA, HDMI
3 x USB 2.0
4-in-1 card slot (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC)
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
H 367, W 240, D 30 mm

Ive seen videos of people using dual graphics cards with this processor and they run games at the speed im happy with.

as you can tell im not a genius with computers but will this laptop have an option to run dual graphics? will i be able to install another GPU?

any help is much appreciated, thanks.

The simple answer...no. The way components are setup in a laptop is completely different from a laptop. most laptops dont have the option to replace the gpu they come with anyway. laptops do not have anyway to connect a gpu, the gpu's that you are able to buy online only fit on a desktop motherboard. so if you want dual gpu then you need to get a brand new desktop. by the way, your laptop has integrated graphics, so the gpu is built directly into the cpu. the only company i have seen with dual gpu laptops is alienware, and they dont use standard gpu's either.

 

[amuffin]

The integrated A8 GPU is decent enough.

 

[james0scott]

The simple answer...no. The way components are setup in a laptop is completely different from a laptop. most laptops dont have the option to replace the gpu they come with anyway. laptops do not have anyway to connect a gpu, the gpu's that you are able to buy online only fit on a desktop motherboard. so if you want dual gpu then you need to get a brand new desktop. by the way, your laptop has integrated graphics, so the gpu is built directly into the cpu. the only company i have seen with dual gpu laptops is alienware, and they dont use standard gpu's either.

oh alright, its just because i have seen a few videos of people using laptops with the same processor and integrated graphics with but with an extra gpu, usually HD 7690m and HD 6620g.

thanks for the reply.

 

[james0scott]

The integrated A8 GPU is decent enough.

yeah i've heard some alright reviews.

but i was really looking for a cheap laptop as im usually going to and from college on the train and have plenty of time to get into some games like operation flashpoint and Arma 2, So i was just pondering the possibility of getting dual graphics cards to bulk up the laptops power.

thanks for the reply.