Imac vs powermac

I am a graphic designer (just using Illustrator and photoshop) and I have always used powermacs but I'm now thinking of getting a 23 inch 3.06gig imac for my next upgrade.
I currently use a dual 2 gig power pc from 2005 and have been searching for a speed comparison but can't find one.
Can anyone tell me what kind of a speed boost I might expect from the latest imacs?

Prince,
I too am a graphic artist, and I will say there is a noticeable difference in what you are looking to do. BUt if you are using CS2, you will not see to much of a difference as you would running CS3.
As you can see I have an IMac G5 at home, But at work I am using an INtel 2x2.66 GHz Dual Core with 6 GB of RAM. It flies for the stuff we do here.
I'm sorry I don't know actual benchmarks, but there is a difference.
Quadra

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