Do I need a new GFX card for FCS 2?

"An AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Studio is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)"
I don't speak this language. I have a Power Mac G5 Quad. When I go to "About this MAC" it says that I have PCI something, but nothing about "Express Quartz Extreme". Will I need to update my graphics card before installation.
Many thanks, and pardon my ignorance.

If you have the basic Power Mac Quad G5 it came with the Nvidia GeForce 6600 with 256MB memory.
You have no need to worry about your GFX card.
You can see that you have "Quartz Extreme" supported by looking at the Graphics/Displays tab in System Profiler.
(the "Express" part belongs with PCI, not Quartz Extreme. You have a "PCI Express" card.)

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