For Mac Pro graphics cards

Hello

I am looking to buy a used Mac Pro 5.1. I'm not clued up on graphics cards and there seems to be a range of cards that they come with, mainly these cards:

ATI RADEON 5770 1 GB

ATI RADEON 5870 1 GB

ATI Radeon HD4870 512 MB

GeForce GTX 680 2 GB MAC edition

GeForce GT 120 512 MB

Can anyone recommend one of these? Should I avoid an any of them?

Thank you

Dave

If you're a hardcore gamer, I recommend Geforce GTX680, although if you're not the case, I recommend ATI RADEON 5770 or 5870.

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