After the somewhat disappointing release of the GTX590, I decided to turn my attention again to one of the best video cards on the market, Nvidia's GTX580. This card has been leading the single GPU charts since it was released and Zotac sent us their fully pimped out AMP! Edition. Is this one of the best ways to blow £450?
Upon first appearance, the Zotac GTX580 AMP! Edition looks slightly uninspiring, after all there isn't a sexy cooler included like the Asus GTX580 Direct CU II we reviewed last month, but with a core clock set at 810mhz this looks to be one of the fastest ‘out of the box' versions available.
Product | nVidia GTX 580 | Zotac GTX580 AMP! Edition |
Shader Units | 512 | 512 |
GPU | GF110 | GF110 |
ROPs | 48 | 48 |
Transistors | 3000M | 3000M |
Memory Count | 1536MB | 1536MB |
Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
Core Clock | 772mhz | 810 mhz |
Memory Clock | 1002 mhz | 1025 mhz |