Y560p - Change Graphics Card

[jidus]

Forgive my naivety if this is impossible.

The ideapad y560p comes with a dedicated ATI HD6570 graphics card.  I am wanting to upgrade to a newer nvidia mobile card.  I've already replaced the ram in my system (upgraded from 4gb to 8gb), so I'm familiar with opening my laptop.  I am also very familiar with building / upgrading desktop PCs.

Will this be terribly difficult to do in a laptop?  If not, what do I need to know? Dimensions for my current graphics card, Power Usage, compatibility?

[Zehnsteine · Accepted solution]

Hi Jidus,

bad news...

the HD6570M graphics chip is soldered to the main-board therefore it's not possible to upgrade to another chip...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_grid_array

I'm sorry... Zehn

[Zehnsteine · Accepted solution]

Hi Jidus,

bad news...

the HD6570M graphics chip is soldered to the main-board therefore it's not possible to upgrade to another chip...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_grid_array

I'm sorry... Zehn

[madseason]

Sure, you can use nVidia graphics card with your laptop, just as I did:

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-U-V-and-Z-series/GPU-upgrade-in-Y460-how-to/m-p/743159#M55105