Can video in a Mac Pro 3GHz Quad Xeon (2008) be upgraded?

Hi there,
I have a Mac Pro from 2008 with 3.0 Intel Quad-Core Xeon and an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB graphics card. The computer is still going strong, except for the graphics card which is starting to be sluggish. Can this video card be upgraded to something newer easily? Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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