How bad are PCI graphics cards?

I get the feeling PCI graphics cards are going to be a lot slower than AGP ones. But how bad are they? I've no interest in 3D games, but are they very responsive for 2D tasks?

I've got a dual Xeon motherboard with a graphics card with only 8 MB on board. There is no AGP slot. So that only leaves putting a PCI card in for somewhat better graphics.

Ideally I'd like 24 bit, (but 16 bit would do I guess) at 1600x1200 at 60 Hz to drive my TFT.

One option is to sell the dual Xeon motherboard and buy another, but that is going to be more expensive.

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