If you will take a look at the video card chart the 9600xt will beat the 5700U by a slite margin in performance.but dont be in a hurry i for one know a good video card can be a big exspence.so you want to make shure before you buy one you will be happy with it.but i have owned Nvidia cards and ATI cards with good results but theres one plus to the ATI brand and that is the ATI cards have a lesser hit on FPS with antilassing turned on than the Nvidia cards do.and i am by no means trying to get you to buy an ATI card its just a fact i have noticed useing both brands and was a major factor in me buying the ATI 9600xt that i just recently bought.and i am verry happy with it.but talk to as many as you can on the matter and research it out good.and you cant go wrong that way.and dont ask a store sales man in a store for advice they cant be trusted cause they may just want to move a product thats not selling well.you could even start a post the the hardware fourm asking for recomendations on cards.but i am not bias i think Nvidia and ATI are both good video cards but myself i want to get the most performance for my money.so thats where the diffrence should be to the consumer.