If pure performance is what you are looking for in a mid range card, the ZOTAC GTX 560Ti AMP edition is right up your alley. With an aftermarket cooler to keep the temperatures down, you will not get a better card at this price point. The Assassin�s Creed Brotherhood is an added bonus.
Features: ZOTAC GTX 560Ti comes in a yellow and dark brown race-car like get up and it will command attention the first time you set your eyes on it. Being an AMP! Edition card, which is ZOTAC's naming
strategy for factory overclocked cards, it is clocked at a whopping 950 MHz. Base clock for the GTX 560Ti GPU is 822 MHz, so do your math to find out the upgrade. The card also bundles in an 'Assassins Creed
Brotherhood' gaming coupon.
Design and Build: The yellow grilled metal design filling the gaps between the strong metal chassis does not only look aesthetically pleasing, but also enhances heat dissipation. The fan is located bang in the
centre and the Zotac logo on the triangular metal chassis portion.
Performance: As seen in the graphs above, ZOTAC GTX 560Ti AMP Edition scores the highest across all games. It also is the only card to cross the 40 FPS barrier for Crysis Warhead, within its price category. EVGA GTX 560Ti was the only card that provided some competition. Even with AA on, you get great playable frame rates.
The downside of having such a souped up card is the temperatures. Just like the frame rates, the ZOTAC card had the highest load temperature as well, something not to be proud about. An after market GPU cooler will really help keeping temperatures lower.
Refer to the gallery to view benchmarks, as well as the below table.
Verdict: If pure performance is what you are looking for in a mid range card, the ZOTAC GTX 560Ti AMP edition is right up your alley. With an aftermarket cooler to keep the temperatures down, you will not
get a better card at this price point. The Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is an added bonus.
Price: Rs. 13,500 (MRP)
Score out of 100: 83.66
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5
| Brand Model |
Zotac GTX560Ti Amp Edition
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| Type of memory / Memory Clock (MHz) | DDR5 / 1100 |
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Core / Shader Clock (MHz) |
950 / 1900
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No. of Stream Processors |
384 Unified
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Memory size (MB) / Memory Interface |
1024 / 256-bit
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Connects on card |
Mini HDMI, 2xDVI-D
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Accessories provided |
Mini HDMI-HDMI, DVI-VGA, 2x6pin power adaptors, Driver CD |
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Game Provided |
Y, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood download coupon
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Synthetic Benchmarks |
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3D Mark 11 (Overall) |
7351
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3D Mark 11 (Graphics) |
8136
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Unigine Heaven v2.5 (1680x1050, 4xAF, Max Shader, Extreme Tesellation) Score |
966
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Unigine Heaven v2.5 (1680x1050, 4xAF, Max Shader, Extreme Tesellation) Frame rate |
38.3
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Temperature (Load) |
99
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Temperature (Idle) |
52
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Game Benchmarks |
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FarCry 2 (1280x1024, Ultra High, No AA) Avg |
135.48
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FarCry 2 (1680x1050, Ultra High, No AA) Avg |
131.56
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FarCry 2 (1920x1080, Ultra High, No AA) Avg |
124.38
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FarCry 2 (1280x1024, Ultra High, 4xAA) Avg |
128.52
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FarCry 2 (1680x1050, Ultra High, 4xAA) Avg |
117.54
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FarCry 2 (1920x1080, Ultra High, 4xAA) Avg |
108.62
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Call of Pripyat (Day, 1680x1050, No AA, DX11, Ultra Detail) Avg |
141.1
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Call of Pripyat (Day, 1680x1050, 4x AA, DX11, Ultra Detail) Avg |
96.1
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Call of Pripyat (Day, 1920x1080, 4xAA, DX11, Ultra Detail) Avg |
86.5
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Resident Evil (1680x1050, 4xAA, Motion Blur on) |
134
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Resident Evil (1920x1080, 4xAA, Motion Blur on) |
126.9
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Crysis Warhead (1280x1024, DX10, Med) Avg |
79
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Crysis Warhead (1680x1050, DX10, Med) Avg |
75
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Crysis Warhead (1680x1050, DX10, Very High) Avg |
45
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Crysis Warhead (1920x1080, DX10, Very High) Avg |
42
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Dirt 3 (1280x1024, No AA, Details Medium) Avg |
170.95
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Dirt 3 (1680x1050, No AA, Details Medium) Avg |
164.3
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Dirt 3 (1920x1080, No AA, Details Medium) Avg |
154.23
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Dirt 3 (1280x1024, 4x AA, Details High) Avg |
157
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Dirt 3 (1680x1050, 4x AA, Details High) Avg |
144.11
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Dirt 3 (1920x1080, 4x AA, Details High) Avg |
129.61
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Crysis 2 (1920x1080 Hardcore) |
63.32
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Crysis 2 (1680x1050 Hardcore) |
71.68
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