30" Cinema Display + MacBook Pro = Slower Processing?

Someone recently told me that running a 30" Cinema Display vs. running even a 23", you will notice a slow down in processor-hungry tasks like 3D gaming, for instance. Is this true, and how much of a difference would you really notice?
I am considering upgrading from my (clear frame) 23" Cinema Display to a 30" when I get my new Mac Book Pro (15", 2.16MHz, maxed 2 GB RAM).
I tried finding comparisons on Maccentric sites, but couldnt find anything specifically about this. Any thoughts?

Well, I mean if you are running video games at the full resolution of the 30" sceen then yes it will slow down. But its the same way for every monitor.
a 17" at 1280x1024 will run games faster than a 19" at 1600x1200. But if you ran them both at the same resolution, they would run at the same speed.

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