- Superb graphic performance
- Great IceStorm GPU cooler design
- Quality to match performance and design
- The premium price
- No games included
Installation Notes
Installing the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP! Extreme isn’t any different than other graphics cards. Given its size, it may require a little dexterity getting the card in your particular computer enclosure.
System integrators (and consumers) should take special precautions when shipping a system with this card installed. The card itself doesn’t flex or bend. However, the PCI Express socket doesn’t hold the card up perfectly. We’ve seen this before in most every 2.5 slot extreme performance graphics card with a sizable GPU cooler. This obviously shows us that there is some notable weight being put on the socket. So take time to add proper packaging when transporting.
Enough talk. Let’s start benching!
Synthetic Benchmarks
The benchmark suite is pretty simple. All games were tested at 1920 x 1200p, maximum details, 8x AA when possible, tessellation enabled, Physx enabled, and V-Sync turned off to get max frame rates. We kick things off with some synthetic benchmarks.
Unigine Heaven 4.0
I was able to use an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti for a bit to test it using Unigine. The ZOTAC GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme has the frequencies to score a bit more. This is just crazy fast. Either way, if you don’t buy the AMP Extreme, you know how one of their AMP or Omega series cards will perform.
3DMark
The extra CUDA cores, higher frequencies and video memory make all the difference here. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme performs quite well thanks to the extra resources. Unfortunately, this was all the time I had to use the regular NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti.
Game Benchmarks
Since the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme is a gaming card, we’ll want to get some game benchmarks in as well.
Metro: Last Light
I remember when this game really crippled a GPU given the details and ambient effects. But with NVIDIA’s innovation, the game is a pleasure to watch go through benchmarks as well as play so smoothly.
Crysis 3
Does it play Crysis? Once again, the benchmark proved to be a very smooth experience. The chaotic fire fights are much more exciting and easier to get through when you got the frame rates.
Let’s continue the benchmarks!