Upgrading Mac Pro 1,1 graphic card

Hi there,
I'm a photographer and I use my Mac Pro 1,1 most of all with Lightroom 3. I'd love to upgrade to a new Mac Pro, but no budget at the moment, so I'm looking for solutions that would allow Lightroom to work faster. Would upgrading the graphic card make a great difference? If yes, wich one should I buy?
Thanks!
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro1,1
Processor Name:          Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          2 GHz
Number Of Processors:          2
Total Number Of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per processor):          4 MB
Memory:          11 GB
Bus Speed:          1.33 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT:
Chipset Model:          NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Type:          Display
Bus:          PCIe
Slot:          Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:          x16
VRAM (Total):          256 MB

I ALSO HAVE A 1ST GEN 1,1 MAC PRO.
ABOUT THE TIME OPENCL (NOT OPENGL) CAME OUT I UPGRADED TO
ATI Radeon HD 4870 WITH
VRAM (Total): 512 MB.
AT TIME APPLE DIDN'T OFFICIALLY SAY THIS WOULD WORK. BUT IT WORKS FINE.
BEST,
JEFF

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Revision ID:    0x0000
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