Nvidia GeForce 8800GT- with CHOKE?

My graphics card bit the dust
And Apple Care asked me if I wanted the replacement to be "with choke". They swore up and down that there is "no performance difference" or "performance loss"… but I can't find much information about this feature online.
Any ideas? Opinions? Bad jokes?

Hello SG2020,
I would take a look at this article named Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) and Mac Pro (all models): Graphics card compatibility between models found here http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2848
Graphics cards for Mac Pro (Early 2008)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (part number 630-9191 or 630-9897)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
ATI Radeon HD 4870, offered as an upgrade kit
Note: The Radeon HD 4870 card requires Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later for use with the Mac Pro (Early 2008).
All the best,
Sterling

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