Replacing PCIe GPU

[RJ1993]

Hi Guys, 

 

I know it maybe is a really stupid question but but keep in mind i'm a noob and just bought a MSI gaming laptop to replace my console. 

 

I currently have a MSI GP72 leopard pro with an i7 5700HQ 8gb DDR 3 and a GTX 950m. The games i play are mainly racing simulators. 

With certain games i experience that my GPU isn't keeping up at higher settings. (40  FPS at 1080 at high settings for F1 2015). 

 

I know it's highly unlikely to upgrade the GPU but in cinebench i saw that my GPU has a PCIe connection ??

Does this mean that i can swap this GPU out for another like a 960 M PCIe? 

 

 

[The Flying Sloth]

Short answer:
No

Long Answer:

If you are a computer genius with multiple degrees in hardware engineering, absolutely !

[Glenwing]

Just now, RJ1993 said:

Hi Guys, 

 

I know it maybe is a really stupid question but but keep in mind i'm a noob and just bought a MSI gaming laptop to replace my console. 

 

I currently have a MSI GP72 leopard pro with an i7 5700HQ 8gb DDR 3 and a GTX 950m. The games i play are mainly racing simulators. 

With certain games i experience that my GPU isn't keeping up at higher settings. (40  FPS at 1080 at high settings for F1 2015). 

 

I know it's highly unlikely to upgrade the GPU but in cinebench i saw that my GPU has a PCIe connection ??

Does this mean that i can swap this GPU out for another like a 960 M PCIe? 

 

 

All GPUs are connected via a PCI Express electrical connection. What needs to be compatible is the physical interface and form factor, generally laptops don't have standards for that. Even if your GPU was on a swappable MXM card I wouldn't recommend upgrading anyway, laptops are usually designed only with a cooling system that's enough to handle exactly what the laptop came with. If you want something upgradable, you'll need a desktop.

[RJ1993]

6 minutes ago, Glenwing said:

All GPUs are connected via a PCI Express electrical connection. What needs to be compatible is the physical interface and form factor, generally laptops don't have standards for that. Even if your GPU was on a swappable MXM card I wouldn't recommend upgrading anyway, laptops are usually designed only with a cooling system that's enough to handle exactly what the laptop came with. If you want something upgradable, you'll need a desktop.

 

6 minutes ago, The Flying Sloth said:

Short answer:
No

Long Answer:

If you are a computer genius with multiple degrees in hardware engineering, absolutely !

I as a noob thank you and my wallet is bleeding now so maybe in the future a desktop

 

[MaxBunny]

2 minutes ago, RJ1993 said:

 

I as a noob thank you and my wallet is bleeding now so maybe in the future a desktop

 

Your problem is that your laptop is a last generation card. The current gen has desktop-like performance, so a 1060m performs very close to a gtx 1060 desktop within a 5-10% margin. A 950m performs much under a 950 though. Some say it's actually 3x worse.

 

So if you recently bought that laptop then it wasn't the best investment.