PERFORMANCE
As usual we put the card through its paces by testing it in some benchmarks.
Test Rig
Case | Thermaltake Level 10 |
CPUs | Intel Core i7-3930 @3.2 Ghz |
Motherboards | ASUS P79X Deluxe |
Ram | 32 GB |
CPU Cooler | Corsair H100 |
GPU | Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition eVGA GTX 780 TI |
3DMark 13
eVGA GTX 780 Ti | Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition | |
FireStrike Extreme | 5313 | 5116 |
GFX Score | 5521 | 5324 |
Bioshock Infinite
eVGA GTX 780 Ti | Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition | |
1920×1080 | 139 | 129 |
2560×1440 | 99 | 92 |
Setting: Using Adrenaline Benchmark Tool: Ultra, 16xAF
Metro Last Light
eVGA GTX 780 Ti | Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition | |
1920×1080 | 80,5 | 75 |
2560×1440 | 55 | 51 |
Setting: Very High, 16xAF
Sleeping Dogs
eVGA GTX 780 Ti | Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition | |
1920×1080 | 70 | 76,5 |
2560×1440 | 41,4 | 46,8 |
Setting: Using Adrenaline Benchmark Tool: Ultra, 16xAF
Shadow of Mordor
eVGA GTX 780 Ti | Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition | |
1792×1008 | 9,9/104,4 | 39,8/118 |
2560×1440 | 11/66.5 | 55/70,7 |
(low /median fps)
Setting: Very High
Power consumption
eVGA GTX 780 Ti | Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition | |
Idle | 116W | 125W |
3DMark 13 | 417W | 366W |
Measured at the wall for the whole system except the monitor.
Summary performance
Overall the Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition manages to almost catch the eVGA GTX 780Ti in most games and finally succeeding in the new game Shadows of Mordor where it not only has much better tolerance against dips in the framerate (higher lowest framerate) but also an overall better average framerate.
The card also uses less power than the 780Ti, at least when we are gaming.
Review Overview
Performance - 9
Value - 10
Quality - 9
Features - 9.5
Innovation - 9.5
9.4
The Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition offers a lot of value with excellent performance and great features, all for a relatively low price.
I couldn’t be happier with mine. I’ll keep it for 3 years for the next upgrade 🙂