Upgrading video card for adobe CS6

Hello I have a Mac pro part number FA356LL/A - it is currently using NVIDIA Geforce 7300GT
I am wondering if this can be upgraded to a more current card the system itself is working great till I installed Adobe CS6.
It still works fine but the redraw tends to stall and give weird artifacting at random times
I have 2 screens 24" EIZO main display for color
15 inc NEC for pallets and extra realestate
Any help on this matter woud be great
thank you
Ben

thank you i also found this information
http://store.apple.com/us/question/answers/product/MC742ZM/A?pqid=Q279CTHPT47HCU JYD9TCF9AAJPAXP7C94
I am hoping that the video card is the problem, and I am going to replace this now as It has become completely unusable. I never know when the displays will go into a horizontal line frenzy and the only way out of it is to force the power button. Not cool

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