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title: "can I get a dedicated graphics card on macbook pro 13\" ?"  
description: "can I get a dedicated graphics card on macbook pro 13\" ?"  
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published: 2018-09-18  
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# can I get a dedicated graphics card on macbook pro 13" ?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![can I get a dedicated graphics card on macbook pro 13' ?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/e8de85c8-414b-4fa7-ada3-ac5e735290e8/images/9b322939-a224-44ea-a56b-d8e30a621e07.jpeg)\

- The M1-based laptops come with 8GB of [**RAM**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49851/can-mac-os-x-programs-run-on-windows) as standard, with 16GB available as an option. When you buy a laptop, you must specify the quantity of RAM you desire. You won't be able to upgrade the RAM afterwards. LPDDR4X memory is used in the 13-inch Intel-based devices. They come with 16GB of storage as standard, with the option to increase to 32GB at the time of purchase.
- Only an integrated [graphics](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336067/html-graphics-using-html) processor is available on the 13-inch variants. The Apple GPU is used in the M1-based computers. **Intel Iris Plus Graphics** are used in Intel-based laptops.
- The 16-inch variants have 9th-generation Intel Core processors and 16GB of DDR4 RAM, which can be upgraded to 64GB. They have a separate AMD Radeon Pro 5300M or AMD Radeon Pro 5500M graphics card, as well as an integrated Intel HD Graphics 630 CPU.

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