Good video display for Mac quad tower - premiere?

hi folks,
helping a friend track down a good display card for his Mac Pro tower / dual 4 core / 14 G ram.
I'm rather new in switching to the Mac world, so don't have much insight on this.
He plans to buy subscriptions to the cloud-based premiere access
and is using it for HD video, up to broadcast quality.
any hints or suggestions appreciated!
thanks!

Last I checked, I haven't seen a Gamer around the forums lately.
My comment ("Gamers run the world (and this forum) .... ") was tongue-in-cheek and reflects my impression that a significant number of posts, contributions and system configuration advice comes from people with little professional editing experience.  By "professional", I mean film and TV post production, not corporate or event - which in many instances is professional, as well.  Again, this is just an impression, I could be wrong.
Nothing wrong with that either - professional editors are clearly the minority overall - I just wish their voices were a little louder on this forum.
I have seen marketing with lack of accuracy though with very little interest in what is best for the person asking the questions.
Is that a stab in my direction? If so, care for some examples? (Please start a new thread if you do respond - let's not pollute someone else's.)

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