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Despite the HD 5570 being a low end card (there are only a couple lower than it from the HD 5xxx series), it will still be much faster than your current card. Side by side comparison of the two of them,
Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com
As Rhammstein said for newer games it will be low to medium settings depending on the game, with most probably being on the low side. For older games it shouldn't have any problems with them. If nothing else it would be a nice boost over what you currently have.
As for how much the X1300/X1550 uses, if I looked long enough I might find it. Using this,
eXtreme Outer Vision - eXtreme tools for computer enthusiasts
and entering in the specs of your Dell (assuming 1 hard drive, 2 sticks of ram, 1 DVD drive, 1 case fan, and the optional X-Fi); with the X1300 in it it comes out to 252W, with the HD 5570 it is actually a bit lower at 238W.
Now with that said that calculator isn't to be taken as gospel as to what is required, but it a very good guideline as to what you should be able to run on your current 305W PSU.