Zotac GeForce GTX 460 AMP! Edition 1GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Good bundle, factory overclocked, fan is near silent, good performance, not too expensive compared to the standard edition
Overclocked out of the box, 20% higher clocks than reference design, Similar price/performance ratio than reference 1 GB card, Quiet, Low power consumption, Native fullsize HDMI output, Prince of Persia full game included, DisplayPort output, GDDR5 memory

Cons:

Power consumption is a bit high on load, memory chips aren't cooled
Maximum manual overclock similar to reference GTX 460 cards, 1 GB VRAM does not make a substantial difference over 768 MB, DirectX 11 relevance very limited at this time, Memory chips not cooled

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Last revision on June 2, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Good bundle, factory overclocked, fan is near silent, good performance, not too expensive compared to the standard edition
Overclocked out of the box, 20% higher clocks than reference design, Similar price/performance ratio than reference 1 GB card, Quiet, Low power consumption, Native fullsize HDMI output, Prince of Persia full game included, DisplayPort output, GDDR5 memory

Reviewers Didn't Like

Power consumption is a bit high on load, memory chips aren't cooled
Maximum manual overclock similar to reference GTX 460 cards, 1 GB VRAM does not make a substantial difference over 768 MB, DirectX 11 relevance very limited at this time, Memory chips not cooled

Expert reviews and ratings

ZOTAC is pricing their Amp edition quite aggressively and despite the new cooler and the game bundled, the MRP on the card is Rs. 15,000. This means you should be able to get it for around 14K or even less depending on where you're located in India....

By TechTree on September 03, 2010

100

When we first unboxed the GTX 460 AMP! Edition our initial impression was positive thanks to the heatsink design on the right of the card, it does look very cool. This feeling continued as we inspected the card as there were no defects visible and the...

By HardwareHeaven on August 17, 2010

The GTX460 AMP! is an excellent board which combines class leading performance with low noise and high overclocking...

By Kitguru.net on August 17, 2010

If you are the kind of user who simply wants to install a graphics card, install the drivers and start gaming without doing any further tweaking, then the ZOTAC GTX 460 Amp! Edition is the best GTX 460 choice on the market right now. Its massive out...

By techPowerUp! on August 17, 2010

Mit der GTX 460 AMP! Edition ist es Zotac gelungen, in allen Bereichen das hauseigene Referenzmodell zu schlagen. Auch wenn die Leistungsaufnahme knapp darüber liegt, wird dies mit angemessener Mehrperformance ausgeglichen. Ein Leisetreter ist die...

By Technic3D on September 28, 2010

Die Zotac Geforce GTX 460 AMP 1024MB GDDR5 deutet im Modellnamen schon an, das sie zu den getunten Grafikkarte des Herstellers gehört. Das -Modell arbeitet mit einem Grafikprozessortakt von 810 statt 675 MHz, entsprechend hat sich auch die...

By PC-Welt.de on March 29, 2011

Si le design du ventirad qui équipe la GeForce GTX 460 AMP! de Zotac est plutôt réussi visuellement, nous sommes sceptiques quant à son efficacité. Sans oublier que la carte est fortement overclockée avec 20% de plus au niveau du GPU, force est de...

By Hardware France on December 12, 2010

Der Grafikspeicher der „Zotac Geforce GTX 460 AMP Edition“ ist 1.024 Megabyte groß und verteilt sich auf acht Bausteine mit jeweils 128 Megabyte. Ob das für Spitzentempo ausreicht, erfahren Sie...

By Computer Bild on October 18, 2010

Die Zotac GeForce GTX 460 AMP! schafft es zweifellos, sich mehr als nur ein etwas vom (bereits guten) Referenzdesign abzusetzen. Der Hauptunterschied ist in diesem Fall in der Geschwindigkeit und nicht wie bei den anderen Fermi-AMP!-Karten in der...

By ComputerBase on August 18, 2010

Unsere nachfolgende Gesamtwertung bezieht sich ausschließlich auf den aktuellen Status Quo und das aktuelle Testfeld und spiegelt in der Zusammenfassung unsere Erfahrungen im Test wieder. Man gelangt mittels Klick auf die einzelne Wertungskategorie...

By HardTecs4U on August 17, 2010

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