Mac Pro 2009 graphics card upgrade

Hi there!
as you probably know there are two (in my eyes at least) types of the Ati Radeon 5770 these being:
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/27669549/620722873/ATI-Radeon-HD5770-1GB-PCI-E-Gra phics-Card/ListingDetails.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccat:27669549%7Cprd:27669549 This version seems to be more designed for the Windows side of computers
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/30974340/703247528/Apple-MC742ZM-A-Radeon-5770-Gra phic-Card-1-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-Express-2-0-DisplayPort-DVI/ListingDetails.html?_ %24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccat:30974340%7Cprd:30974340 And this one being for Mac (at least thats how it seems)
Anyway, the cards seem to look quite unlike each other. one as you can see has some sort of picture on the top, the other is just blank.
But my question is: can my early 2009 Mac Pro use the "windows" (if it is infact for windows) graphics card? as i'm looking for an upgrade

This is an Apple-firmware one that will save you a few bucks if you live in the US (except for New York where they must add tax):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=726537&Q=&is=REG&A=detail s
I guess that says you will have to pay pretty nearly what Apple charges, regardless. Otherwise you get no picture until the Mac OS X login screen.

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