Mac Pro System Upgrade

Hi everyone,
I currently own a 2010 Mac Pro 2.8Ghz quad-core Xeon nehalem, 16GB Ram, 1GB Vram on ATi 5770.
now I'm thinking about upgrading it with a MacBook Pro Retina
2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
16GB 1600MHz memory
1GB Vram on GT650
Is the i7 anywhere even close to what the mac pro offers. Is this upgrade worthwhile? Im really concerned about the processor, Please help

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