Zotac GeForce GTX 280 Amp! Edition

Introduction

Today Zotac announces their GeForce GTX 280 Amp! Edition. The card is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 GPU which is also announced today by NVIDIA. Even though Zotac's card is based on the NVIDIA reference design, Zotac has increased the clock speeds considerably. According to Zotac a new screening system is in place which gives them better results when building such factory-overclocked products. As you probably guessed the increased clocks come at an increased price as well. With a price of $699 this card is the most expensive GTX 280 variant launched today.

For reference, see our other GTX 280 review: Point of View GeForce GTX 280

	Radeon HD 3850	Radeon HD 3870	GeForce 9600 GT	GeForce 8800 GT	GeForce 8800 GTS	GeForce 8800 GTX	GeForce 8800 Ultra	GeForce GTX 260	GeForce GTX 280	Zotac GTX 280 Amp
Shader units	320	320	64	112	128	128	128	192	240	240
ROPs	16	16	16	16	16	24	24	28	32	32
GPU	RV670	RV670	G94	G92	G92	G80	G80	GT200	GT200	GT200
Transistors	666M	666M	505M	754M	754M	681M	681M	1400M	1400M	1400M
Memory Size	256 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	768 MB	768 MB	896 MB	1024 MB	1024 MB
Memory Bus Width	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	384 bit	384 bit	448 bit	512 bit	512 bit
Core Clock	670 MHz	777 MHz	650 MHz	600 MHz	650 MHz	575 MHz	612 MHz	576 MHz	602 MHz	700 MHz
Memory Clock	828 MHz	1126 MHz	900 MHz	900 MHz	970 MHz	900 MHz	1080 MHz	999 MHz	1107 MHz	1150 MHz
Price	$120	$150	$140	$160	$210	$390	$520	$449	$649	$699