BEST GRAPHICS CARD FOR MY G4 AGP GRAPHICS

If money were not a consideration, what is the best graphics card that I can put in my G4 AGP Graphics Mac. I tried the ATI 9200, but did not notice any improvement from my 6 year old card and was actually told that because the 9200 is a PCI card it was slower than my old AGP card.
AGP Graphics 350MHz (1999)   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   Upgrades: 1.75 gig RAM, USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet 1.8 GHZ SONNET PROCESSOR

Robert,
Is that the Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition 256MB AGP? Part #100-435058?
I believe we have the same system. I purchased 9600 PC & Mac and it didn't fit so now I'm gun shy.
Machine Name: Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics)
Machine Model: PowerMac3,1
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (3.3)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per CPU): 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 100 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.2.8f1
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxx
Sales Order Number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Pete
I've got the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro in my 5 year old
G4/400, and it works great at everything I throw at
it.
--->Robert
8-)
Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

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