The other advantage is when you have a lot of models on your screen and the system has to refresh that screen as you spin the camera, or play your animation. The graphics card can also help there. But, unfortunatly, it's true. A faster card does nothing for your final render. Other software apps have plugins and tie ins with graphic card manufacturares, (3DMax, Maya, Lightwave, etc...) that allow for hardware rendering. This allows for the graphics card to help. But... (sigh) not our beloved C. :< Maybe C4? :>