HD 6750M VS. HD 6770M?

We want to get new iMacs for students to learn Final Cut Pro, Premiere, After Effects and possibly Maya.
Does anyone know if the lower end version with the lower end graphics card will work OK with this vs. getting the next model up?
21.5-inch: 2.5GHz
2.5GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
1920 x 1080 resolution
4GB (two 2GB) memory
500GB hard drive1
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512MB
OR
21.5-inch: 2.7GHz
2.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
1920 x 1080 resolution
4GB (two 2GB) memory
1TB hard drive1
AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 512MB
Thanks in advance!

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