If you are looking for the faster performing GTX 970 GPU based graphics card, the Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme is the card to go for. This card performs considerably well against its competitors.
When it comes to performance we’ve only been able to compare it to the ASUS Strix 970 and in all gaming benchmarks this card is ahead by 2-9 FPS but OpenCL compute performance is where the difference becomes really prominent with scores exceeding that of the ASUS Strix 970 by about 110 points. The price difference between the ASUS card and the ZOTAC card pays off if you make use of OC Plus to its full potential. We’ve heard rumours of the GTX 960 being prepped for launch which should provide better value than all 970s.
Specifications
Chipset: GM204
Base clock: 1203MHz
Memory clock – 1800MHz
CUDA cores – 1664
Texture Units: 104
ROPs: 64
Manufacturing process: 28nm, PCIe 3.0, 4096 x 2160 digital resolution support, 4 GB Memory
DirectX support – 12
OpenGL support: 4.4
Power Connectors: 8Pin + 8Pin
TDP: 145+W
Warranty: 5 years