The Packaging
The box and packaging looks almost identical to that of the Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme Edition (8GB GDDR5X). It list the selling features of the card, which includes the Ice-Storm cooling, Exoarmor, Freeze Tech, Spectra and of course it’s VR-Ready.
It uses the standard GDDR5 VRAM instead of the more expensive GDDR5X found on the Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme Edition.
Inside the box, you’ll find Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 card protected in an anti-static bubble bag. The whole thing is surround in thick polystyrene foam packaging. It’s really protected. There’s also 2 PCI-E power cables, some instruction manual and a DVD containing the graphics card drivers.
A Closer Look
The card is not as big as the Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme Edition. It takes up only 2 PCI slot space this time, and there are only 2 cooling fans instead. Even with the GTX 1070, you still need to make sure you have enough room and spec inside your ATX chassis.
There are no EKO fans found here, just your standard cooling fans. These fans only spin when the card reaches a certain temperature – this is their FreezeTech feature. You also get the Ice-Storm cooling system, but this time it has 5 heatpipes in stead of six.
On the I/O panel, you find 3 Displayport, 1 HDMI and one DVI connector, which is more than enough for most users.
Again, with most higher-end graphics card, you need 2 x 8-pin PCI-E power connectors. This is a must.
3 comments
“you can further increase the clock speeds to a blistering 1797MHz or even higher! That’s almost the same speed as their GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme Edition! … potentially saving you over USD $400!”
Just… wow. Did you just state that there are no differences to the gtx1080 apart from the clock speed? How about the fact that the 1070 core is cut down by 25% and will thus offer exactly 25% less performace clock-to-clock.
Also, when you disect a card, why not study the vrm closer? It’s literally the only thing that tells this card apart from the others (more phases, less strain, less possibily for coil whine, better regulation, better over clock).
And while we’re at it, could you explain why 2*8pin power is absolutely necessary? The base card is rated at 150Watts and this card will never, ever need the 375W (2*150W+75W) that you are insist on. To be fair, 225W (1*8-pin/2*6pin) might not be enough with heavy overclocking, but 6+8 is plenty.
You know as well as I do … the GTX 1080 performance in REAL life gaming will only give you ~10% performance over a GTX 1070. So what we’re are saying is … why pay $400 more for ~10% performance increase? Not worth it. For most games at 1920×1080 with max settings .. .the GTX 1070 offers the BEST price/performance ratio. Period. If you run at 4K resolution than the GTX 1080 is the one to go for.
Pushed mine to 2114 mhz on core and 8300mhz on memory. 53 degrees gpu after 5 hours of forza horizon 3