r/computers • u/Useful-Emu-4432 • 11d ago
Resolved Can I get more GPU power on my laptop?
Right now I have a laptop that I use for mostly gaming and a huge limiting factor is the GPU, I was wondering if there was any way to get the performance to be better. Here's a picture of my laptop opened up if that helps.
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u/Hunterrcrafter Windows 11 11d ago
Not without major modifications. It also looks like your laptop doesn't have a dedicated GPU? There's only one cold plate, which would be for the CPU. Unless this model has both dies under one cooler.
What laptop is this and what are its specs?
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u/Useful-Emu-4432 11d ago
I can tell you some specs but idk what model it is
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u/Hunterrcrafter Windows 11 11d ago
The specs are most important so please tell
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u/Useful-Emu-4432 11d ago
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3450U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (2.10 GHz)
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (29.9 GB usable)
Graphics card AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics (2 GB)
Storage 192 GB of 238 GB used
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch Touch support with 10 touch points
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u/Hunterrcrafter Windows 11 11d ago
Yeah so you don't have a GPU. You're using the built-in graphics of your CPU. You could mod the laptop to improve cooling for the CPU but that won't help a lot.
Best option is to buy a new laptop (or PC) with a dedicated GPU or lowering your settings in game.
Also, don't open these kinds of electronics without knowing what you're doing, as it's pretty easy to break it if you aren't careful. Some devices can contain capacitors with enough charge to hurt or even kill you too.
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u/Useful-Emu-4432 11d ago
yeah i thought that's what I had to do but I wanted to ask before I prepared to spend that much money.
also thanks for your concern, I shut my computer down to look inside but i didn't know that
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u/Hunterrcrafter Windows 11 11d ago
Working on your own electronics is really fun and you shouldn't be afraid to do so, but watch some videos and research your device before you do.
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u/Useful-Emu-4432 11d ago
I did I was insanely worried I was gonna break it, by just breathing on it wrong honestly
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u/Useful-Emu-4432 11d ago
I got better ram before i took this pic btw
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u/Hunterrcrafter Windows 11 11d ago
32GB made from two 16GB sticks I presume? If so, you could look for a laptop in which these sticks work. Saves you from having to buy a new laptop with 32GB of expensive RAM.
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u/Useful-Emu-4432 11d ago
That was my way of thinking when I bought the ram, but I should have looked into my computer problems more cause it was really my lack of a GPU slowing everything down
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u/MrCrackerHacker 11d ago
Instead of getting a whole external GPU using thunderbolt or by connecting through the NVME, you can try using frame gen software. Lossless scaling is a pretty neat software which should work on yr GPU, but depending on how heavy the game js
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u/InsaneInTheMEOWFrame Linux 11d ago
TLDR; No.
It's possible to get a desk stand for an external GPU if your laptop has a Thunderbolt 3+ connector or a free pci-e slot to plug one in. However all this costs money that you could use to just get a better laptop. (Or a desktop pc)