Monday, June 1st 2015
ZOTAC Gives the GeForce GTX 980 Ti a Massive 25% Factory Overclock
A 25% factory-overclock is something you usually hear with entry-level graphics cards around the $60 mark; and the bigger the silicon, the more conservative VGA makers get with factory-overclocks. ZOTAC thinks otherwise. The company's GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme graphics card ships with a massive 25% factory-overclock - something unheard of for a chip with 250W TDP, much less an 8 billion-transistor count.
The card comes with 1253 MHz core (vs. 1000 MHz reference), 1335 MHz GPU Boost (vs. 1076 MHz reference), and 7210 MHz memory (vs. 7012 MHz reference). The card is cooled by a meaty triple-slot IceStorm air-based cooler by ZOTAC; and a VRM that draws power from two 8-pin PCIe power connectors keep the card fed. ZOTAC could ask a $100 premium over the base price of $649, offering performance which, we reckon, could be much higher than that of the $999 GTX TITAN X.
The card comes with 1253 MHz core (vs. 1000 MHz reference), 1335 MHz GPU Boost (vs. 1076 MHz reference), and 7210 MHz memory (vs. 7012 MHz reference). The card is cooled by a meaty triple-slot IceStorm air-based cooler by ZOTAC; and a VRM that draws power from two 8-pin PCIe power connectors keep the card fed. ZOTAC could ask a $100 premium over the base price of $649, offering performance which, we reckon, could be much higher than that of the $999 GTX TITAN X.
42 Comments on ZOTAC Gives the GeForce GTX 980 Ti a Massive 25% Factory Overclock
The reason why I think that the use of HBM memory by AMD may change the landscape significantly is that NVIDIA is pursuing it too.
If both of them see it as good, it probably is.
The card is incredibly silent which i couldn't believe at all. I would still occasionally open my case just to make sure my ears are not deaf.
The overclocking potential is impressive. Out of the box it can boost more than 1400mhz while keeping temperature in the 69-71 degrees range when playing crysis 3. Without adjusting the voltage, you can easily add another 150mhz with the boost hitting close to 1600mhz.
What more can one ask for?
You're new here and made 1 post.
1) no coil whine.
2) no fan noise unless you put your ears beside the gpu with the case open.
3) temperature at max 72 degrees at a room temperature of 27 degrees
4) clocks are extremely stable, maximum boost is 1418mhz on Nvidia inspector
5) no freezes, no crashes, no lock ups except in GTA V
6) completed furmark at extreme presets.
All this while playing
crysis 1/2/3/warhead.
battlefield bfbc/3/4.
wolfenstein NO/OB.
company of heroes 2,
dying light.
farcry 3/4.
half life 2/BM.
hawx 2
Gta 4/5
metro 2033/LL redux
call of duty 1/2/3/bo1/bo2/aw/ghost/waw
ace combat AH
CSGO
ACBF
Metal Gear Rising
Left4Dead 2
www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/69824-zotac-gtx-980-ti-amp-extreme-review-18.html
www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/zotac_geforce_gtx_980_ti_amp_extreme_review,35.html
I find that comment to be rather rude.
Everyone is welcome, but I am less likely to believe someone that has just joined and in their first post is extolling the virtues of a product.
We were all newbies, let's have some patience before we hammer someone's post's.
Intent is often difficult to imply through text in a Forum. Remember that and try to give people's post's the benefit of Humor.
Jumping on should be left to those who have the authority and/or the time in here.
Let's all just try and get along, or, try harder to!!
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