I need to upgrade my graphics card on my Mac Pro 3,1 2008. What will work in this computer?

I have a 2008 3,1 Mac Pro computer running Mountain Lion. I do video editing and would like to upgrade to FCPX and Motion and Compressor. When I try to install them, I get a message that says I don't have the right graphics card. What card should I upgrade to in order to comply with the software?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks.....Gale

The "easy way" is to upgrade to an Apple-firmware 5770 (or for 2008 and later, 5870). "It just works."
There are a lot more options at the margins, but they may require developer-mentality. They can be quite a bit more complex, may drop features, may require flashing the card or typing terminal code to get them going.

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