Most likely NO you can not upgrade your video card laptop.Beside the 1250 and 1300 are basically the sameTest your Laptop for SIMS 3 here http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/Sims will play on your laptop even if below sys requirement,, but at lower resolution ,and you cab also lower Graphic setting of the gameDownload the DEMO (if available yet) of sims 3 to test if it look pretty enough for youSynn