Zotac GTX 1070 Ti AMP Extreme Review – it’s a monster!

1. Introduction2. Zotac GTX 1070 Ti AMP Extreme3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark5. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (1080p, 1440p, 4K)6. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (1080p, 1440p, 4K)7. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (1080p, 1440p, 4K)8. Grand Theft Auto V (1080p, 1440p, 4K)9. Rise of the Tomb Raider (1080p, 1440p, 4K)10. Power Consumption11. Temperatures12. Acoustics13. Overclocking14. Closing Thoughts15. View All Pages

Our newest GPU test procedure has been built with the intention of benchmarking high-end graphics cards. We test at 1920×1080 (1080p), 2560×1440 (1440p), and 3840×2160 (4K UHD) resolutions.

We try to test using the DX12 API if titles offer support. This gives us an interpretation into the graphics card performance hierarchy in the present time and the near future, when DX12 becomes more prevalent. After all, graphics cards of this expense may stay in a gamer’s system for a number of product generations/years before being upgraded.

We tested the RX Vega64 and Vega56 using the ‘Turbo‘ power mode in AMD’s WattMan software. This prioritises all-out performance over power efficiency, noise output, and lower thermals.

We tested the AMP Extreme GTX 1070 Ti using Zotac's specified ‘one-click' overclocking profile. In reality it is more like a ‘ten-click' OC as users have to manually load a .ini profile, instead of just hitting the big ‘OC' button, but the end result is the same. With the profile enabled, the power limit was set to its maximum value, +150MHz was added to the GPU core and +100MHz was added to the memory. Interestingly, the temperature target was left at its stock value of 83C.

Driver Notes

• AMD Graphics cards were benchmarked with the AMD Crimson ReLive 17.9.1 driver.
• Nvidia Graphics cards, not including GTX 1070 Ti cards, were benchmarked with the Nvidia 384.94 driver.
• GTX 1070 Ti cards were benchmarked with the Nvidia 388.09 driver.

Test System

CPU	Intel Core i7-7700K ‘Kaby Lake’ (Retail) Overclocked to 4.8GHz Core
Motherboard	ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming
Memory	Geil Evo X 16GB (2x8GB) @ 3200MHz 16-16-16-36
Graphics Card	Varies
System Drive	Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB
Games Drive	Crucial M4 512GB
Chassis	Game Max Moonstone (high fan speed)
CPU Cooler	Fractal Design Celsius S24
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime 1000W Platinum
Operating System	Windows 10 Professional with Creators’ Update (64-bit)

Our test system consists of an overclocked Core i7-7700K processor and 16GB of 3200MHz Geil DDR4. High-end hardware is used to eliminate CPU and memory from the bottleneck equation and put the performance onus solely on the GPU being tested.

Comparison Graphics Cards List

AMD Radeon RX Vega64 Air (1247MHz core / 1546MHz average boost / 1.89Gbps HBM2 memory)

AMD Radeon RX Vega56 Air (1156MHz core / 1471MHz average boost / 1.6Gbps HBM2 memory)

Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti Reference (1480MHz core / 1582MHz boost / 11Gbps GDDR5X memory)

Zotac GTX 1080 Ti Mini (1506MHz core / 1620Mhz boost / 11Gbps GDDR5X memory)

MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio (1569MHz core / 1683MHz boost / 11Gbps GDDR5X memory)

Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming (1696MHz core/ 1835MHz boost / 10Gbps GDDR5X memory)

MSI GTX 1070 Ti Gaming 8G (1607MHz core / 1683HMz boost / 8Gbps GDDR5)

Palit GTX 1070 Ti Super JetStream (1607MHz core / 1683HMz boost / 8Gbps GDDR5)

ASUS GTX 1070 Ti ROG Strix (OC Mode) (1683MHz core / 1759MHz boost / 8Gbps GDDR5)

Nvidia GTX 1070 Founders Edition (1506MHz core/ 1683MHz boost / 8Gbps GDDR5 memory)

Software and Games List

• 3DMark Fire Strike & Fire Strike Ultra (DX11 Synthetic)
• 3DMark Time Spy (DX12 Synthetic)
• Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (DX12)
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (DX12)
• Ghost Recon Wildlands (DX11)
• Grand Theft Auto V (DX11)
• Rise of the Tomb Raider (DX12)

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