GeForce 8800 GT card vs the nvidia GTX 285 card?

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edwardt53

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Hello,




I just purchased a used 2008 model mac pro 8-core mac tower for our church with a GeForce 8800 GT card in it.

We want to use it for editing video of our sermons.
Would I notice much of a difference (upgrading) - replacing the GeForce 8800 GT card with the nvidia GTX 285 card?

Also, is the ATI Radeon HD 5770 mac editiion worthy of consideration?

Please let me know.

Thanks a lot for your advice and help.
 
Either the 285 or the Radeon 5770 will be a pretty significant upgrade from the 8800 GT. Not sure if you'll see as much of a gain in editing, but you will definitely see significant gains in rendering situations. Both of them are geared towards gaming more so than workstation use, however.
 
The 5770 is not going to help with Pemiere Pro (it's not CUDA). We swapped out a 5770 for a GTX285 and it made a HUGE difference. The GTX285 (mac version!) will add CUDA support and makes a big difference for both CUDA effects and also exporting with resize down to (say) DVD from HD.

I wouldn't bother much with the 8800.
 
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