How much "snappier" is 2x23" compared to 2x30" ?

Regarding speed and "overall snappi-ness" of Aperture, running on a Macpro:
Theoretically, 2 x 30" is a total of 8.192.000 pixels in max solution, where as 2 x 23 is "only" 4.608.000.
The GPU will have to deliver 78% more pixels on 2x30s.
Will a 2 x 30" system be noticeable slower than 2 x 23" when working with RAW-images in Aperture?

I was given the understanding by Apple at PhotoPlus expo that you can expect a difference if both displays are hooked off one video card esp. if you process pretty big RAW's with plenty of adjustments.
One consideration is the VRAM. For 2 x monitors, given the same GPU, 512Mb is better than 256Mb, and 256Mb is better than 128Mb.
OS X doesn't support SLI, but the Apple guys suggested I try holding onto my old 6600 nVidia card and hooking one monitor off that (using it for the tools or non-imaging apps., like Safari, Word) and hang the other monitor off the new X1900. I can't test this for a couple of weeks (2nd monitor is a pressie!!!), but if I find anything out, I'll update the thread.
G.

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