Mac Pro 1,1 graphics upgrade

Hi
I want to upgrade my graphics card as high as I can go on my machine (details below). Any advice? I use two (aluminium enclosure) 24" cinema displays, so need two DVI ports.
Any help gratefully received.
Thanks
Simon

Good that the 4870 works in any Mac Pro, but I think at the end of the day, you may find that Motion and FCP would run better with 2009/2010 model.
From G5 to 2008 -
http://www.barefeats.com/harper.html
CPU crunch -
http://www.barefeats.com/nehal03.html
FCP and Motion / 4870 and GTX 285
http://www.barefeats.com/fcp7.html
The 285 isn't an option, but is 3D oriented (and assume a GTX 470 could land in Mac Land)
http://www.barefeats.com/fcp7.html
Compressor http://www.barefeats.com/nehal04.html
Numerous benchmarks Nehalem (2009)
http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Benchmarks/NehalemTests.html

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Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro1,1
Processor Name:          Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors:          2
Total Number Of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per processor):          4 MB
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Bus:          PCIe
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PCIe Lane Width:          x16
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Vendor:          ATI (0x1002)
Device ID:          0x7249
Revision ID:          0x0000
ROM Revision:          113-A52027-140
EFI Driver Version:          01.00.140

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Number of Processors:          2
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Processor):          4 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Bus Speed:          1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version:          MP11.005C.B08
SMC Version (system):          1.7f10
Serial Number (system):          G86334VTUPZ
Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F20153D2
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Model Identifier:    MacPro1,1
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Total Number Of Cores:    4
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Bus:    PCIe
Slot:    Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:    x16
VRAM (Total):    512 MB
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Device ID:    0x7249
Revision ID:    0x0000
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Pixel Depth:    32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number:    2A7442CDXMN
Main Display:    Yes
Mirror:    Off
Online:    Yes
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Pixel Depth:    32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number:    2A83116JXMN
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