Would the entry level macbook pro 13" MD101 be good enough for working in After Effects

Hi guys,
Im looking to purchase the entry level Macbook pro MD 101 for personal uses. I do quite a bit of video rendering and animation - basic stuff in after effects and sometimes Final Cut Pro.
So I was wondering, with the specs the current 13" pro has (2.5GHz i5) would that be enough for me to run after effects and get the job done without me having to throw my macbook on the ground from frustration?
I am currently using the OLD 15" Macbook Pro - late 2008 model (Silver design 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB DDR2 SDRAM) and its working alright for both FCP and AE.
Would this 13" Pro give slightly better performance? Or round about the same?
Thanks in advance!

chocobanana wrote:
Yep, cannot upgrade the 13" graphics.
The graphics card doesn't help with final rendering, it does help while working on the project, i.e. preview compositions before rendering.
The 15" is still a better purchase for final rendering as well, the quadcore processor will certainly be much faster. However, if your only concern is with rendering, the 13" is still ok.
The graphics card can help with rendering if used with nvidia cuda
here for your reference: http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2012/05/gpu-cuda-opengl-features-in-after-ef fects-cs6.html
Hrmm, looks like I need to update my driver Thanks !!

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