ATI 5870 card still the best?

Hi
Just about to buy a graphics card update and wonder - is the ATI 5870 still the best one for my early 2008 MAC PRO 3.0, 12GB RAM, Quad-core Intel Xeon - using MOTION 4 and latest FCP?
Thanks
K

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