NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M or 780M iMac, which one to choose for PS CS6?

Hi,
I'm planning to buy a new iMac 27", 16MB, 3 TB fusion drive. But for the graphics I don't know (and cannot find) what is best (would be sufficient) for Photoshop CS6 (and Lightroom-5). Would the standard GeForce GTX 775M 2GB be enough for my use or will the GeForce GTX 780M 4GB give a really better performance? It’s not the budget that’s holding me, but sometimes you get too much unused power in your Mac. I use Photoshop and Lightroom for (sometimes extensive) photo editing and not for video or 3D.
Murk

Musch Imac,
Did you ever post your findings?
I'm in a similar situation. I want to get a new Imac in the very near future (few weeks max).
The areas i'm not sure about getting as options are:
1) I5 vs. I7 -> tho leaning towards I7
2) Nvidia GPU 775m 2gb vs. 780m 4gb -> tho leaning towards 775m
From my research if I go with the I7 then I could probably skimp on the GPU and get the 2GB 775M
Currently I do not nor do I plan on any gaming. Photo and video editing is at a bare minimum - HOWEVER, photo and video editing is something I'm interested in and would like to pursue. With the Imac, once you buy it, you can NOT change or upgrade. So i'm thinking better to be safe than sorry.
Having said that, do my poins 1 and 2 above make better sense?
Thanks,

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It was suggested to me by a family member that it may be a hardware issue, hence the consideration for sending it in.
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