Review-ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition: Factory Overclocked, Interesting Software Bundle

Conclusion

Thanks to its higher clock, custom cooler, and the “ZOTAC Boost Premium” software bundle, the ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition proves itself to be an interesting alternative to reference-based GTS 450s. With this card, ZOTAC tries to lure out budget gamers who just couldn’t settle with a standard card.

Performance : ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition VS Reference GeForce GTS 450

Higher clock means more performance, and the ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition, rather unsurprisingly, performed better by 9-13% across our tests, compared to its default-clocked adversary. In our Lost Planet 2 benchmark test (1360×768, DirectX 11 mode, high and medium settings), the card managed to keep the frame rate just above the 30 FPS barrier, while the standard GTS 450 failed to do so.

Performance : ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition VS NVIDIA GTS 250

In DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 softwares, the standard GTS 450 goes toe-to-toe with its predecessor, GT 250. In some games, GTS 250 gets ahead by a few frames, while in some others GTS 450 takes the lead. That’s not the case with the factory-overclocked ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition though, since it is obviously faster than the GTS 250 in every aspect, including PhysX processing. In addition, it also supports DirectX 11 features available in modern titles.

Kinerja : ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition VS HD 5750

Price wise, both AMD Radeon HD 5750 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 occupy the same market segment. Each competes directly against the other. According to our test, Radeon HD 5750 is faster than a standard GTS 450 in some titles. However, thanks to its higher frequencies, ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition manages to secure a clear lead over the HD 5750. Another key factor that further contributes to its victory is the PhysX feature, which is obviously unavailable on the Radeon. Pros

• Factory Overclocked at 875 MHz core frequency
• Non-reference Cooler
• ZOTAC Boost Premium application bundle
• High performance at medium resolutions
• Full-size HDMI port
• Display Port

Cons

• Not too much of a factory overclock at “just” 92 MHz above the original setting

ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition

• Manufacturer : ZOTAC
• Info : www.zotac.com
• Price : Rp 1.361.000
• Indonesian Distributor : Asia Raya Computronix
• Phone : 021 – 62304048
• TECHNICAL DATA
• Graphics Chip : NVIDIA GTS 450
• Interface : PCI Express 2.1 x16
• Memory Size : 1024 MB
• Core Clock : 875 MHz
• Shader Clock : 1750 MHz
• Memory Clock : 4000 MHz
• Stream Processor : 192
• D-Sub Output : N/A
• DVI Output : Yes (x2)
• HDMI Output : Yes
• Display Port Output : Yes
• Memory Type : GDDR5
• Memory Interface : 128-bit
• Included Accessories: Driver DVD, User’s Manual, Quick Installation Guide, DVI to D-Sub converter, and ZOTAC Sticker.