Is nVidia GeForce4 compatible with FCP 5?

Hi, I have a Quicksilver G4 (dual 1 Ghz) with a 64 Mb nVidia GeForce4. That's all the "About this Mac" tells me for the AGP slot. I'm not sure if it's a MX, and if so, whether it's the 420, 440, or 460.
I am wondering whether it is compatible with either FCP 5, or FC Express. I'll be editing standard-definition video only. The Apple site only says that it must be compatible with "Quartz Extreme."
If it is compatible, are there FCP processes which would benefit from upgrading it to an nVidia 6600 or 7800, or ATI Radeon 9800? I won't be doing any 3D gaming, only video-editing to the 23" LCD.
Thanks for your kind advice!

" FCP offloads out work for the graphics card to do (eg rendering etc)"
This is completely incorrect
FCP does not use GPU (graphics processor) acceleration, it uses CPU processing only
Motion in comparison does use GPU acceleration:
http://www.apple.com/uk/finalcutstudio/motion/
The only way to get better performance from FCP is to use a better processor than the one you are using.
I replaced the elementary OEM graphics card supplied with the G5 with an Nvidia 6800 card. There is no difference in any respect when using final cut pro between the two cards.
It works great with motion however.
G

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