New Imac 2.93 Ghz vs 3.06 Ghz

I primarily will be using the Imac I plan to buy for photo editing and music making software
Assuming I use the same NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 512MB graphics card, will there be any noticable difference between the 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and the 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo during my daily operations?
Also, would I really need an ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB graphics card or would n NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 512MB be enough for my usage.
Would greatly appreciate any help I could get before I become an Apple owner

will there be any noticable difference
Probably not.

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