About the graphic card geforce 8800 in my mac pro 2006

Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP11.005D.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.7f10
Serial Number (system): XXXXXXXXXXX
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F207BB72
about the graphic card geforce 8800
1. is the graphic card geforce 8800 faster or is slower then old ATI Radeon X1900 XT:?
2. is the graphic card geforce 8800 harder to clean with a anti staic vacuum metro vac? data vac 2 pro
3. is the graphic card geforce 8800 hotter than the ATI Radeon X1900 XT:
4. which apps do take of the graphic card geforce 8800 makes it work hard?
ATI Radeon X1900 XT:
Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1900
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7249
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-A52027-202
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.202
Displays:
Cinema:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected
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Why?
The 5770 is a better replacement. The 8800 you are stuck with ebay for about same price.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A
There is an Apple program on some X1900s too.

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Interval Since Last Panic Report: 94188 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Fri Aug 23 17:42:23 2013
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f8117af33): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00002048: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xe2000000 0xffffff8080a36000 0x092480a2, D0, P3/4
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0xffffff808040b820 : 0xffffff8000a1d626
0xffffff808040b890 : 0xffffff7f8117af33
0xffffff808040b950 : 0xffffff7f814e23b9
0xffffff808040b990 : 0xffffff7f814c3a31
0xffffff808040b9c0 : 0xffffff7f814d4aa1
0xffffff808040b9f0 : 0xffffff7f814c38ae
0xffffff808040bb10 : 0xffffff7f812cb0a9
0xffffff808040bc60 : 0xffffff7f812ca5f9
0xffffff808040bd70 : 0xffffff7f812ce2eb
0xffffff808040bdc0 : 0xffffff7f81539f91
0xffffff808040bdf0 : 0xffffff7f812cdf02
0xffffff808040be70 : 0xffffff7f81160141
0xffffff808040bf30 : 0xffffff7f8111f975
0xffffff808040bf60 : 0xffffff8000a3e25e
0xffffff808040bfb0 : 0xffffff8000ab3137
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         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.2)[96AE69DE-8A37-39D0-B2D3-D8446A6AA670]@0xffffff7f811 19000->0xffffff7f813befff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f81083000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[6C8CFC18-75F0-3DEF-86C7-CEB2C1FD6BB1]@0xff ffff7f81105000
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         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.2)[988EAF3A-3318-3787-8A5A-844830FA1522]@0xffffff7 f813ca000->0xffffff7f8169efff
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.3)[1D668879-BEF8-3C58-ABFE-FAC6B3E9A292]@0xffff ff7f81083000
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Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May 1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36
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Yes, it's the graphics card.
Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider. You may have to leave the machine there for several days.
Print the first page of the panic report and bring it with you.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional — ask if you need guidance.
If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
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Display acting up - Could it be the graphics card?

About once a day weird lines will appear on the screen, in random colors. It won't just be floating there though, it seems to be stuck to a particular window. I can't understand why this is happening.
Also, multiple times a week it will crash when launching Exposé, forcing me to hold down the power button and restart. The Crash screen doesn't come up, but I've waited to see if it could fix the problem. No luck there.
I've had this computer for about 4 years now, and am wondering: Could it be the graphics card?

Hello KnowYourMac
Welcome to Apple Discussions
To test if your graphic's problem is hardware or software related, backup all your important data and reinstall the OS X. If reinstalling the OS X fixes the problem then your good to go, if not then you have a hardware problem that needs to be serviced.
According to your profile that Late 2006 24" iMac with the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT should just now be approaching 3 years old.
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP28
If you need service and purchased Apple Care for that iMac, then there's a good chance it's still maybe covered under warranty?
http://www.apple.com/support/contact/
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About the graphic card geforce 8800 in my mac pro 2006

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