When comparing NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition vs Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme, the Slant community recommends Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme for most people. In the question“What are the best GTX 1070 cards?” Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme is ranked 3rd while NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme is:
The massive size of this GTX 1070 card is justified by the excellent cooling capabilities is offers. On idle the temperature gets as low as 36 degrees C and around 39 degrees C on light load. And this is without the three 90mm fans turning on. On full load it rarely ever surpasses the 65 degree C threshold and it's usually somewhere around 58 degrees C most of the time. With these temperatures, the Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme provides the coolest experience out of all GTX 1070 cards on the market.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Backplate adds extra
While backplates can trap more heat, they offer a few benefits. They make the card look more complete - like it's actually worth $450. It also helps protect the internal components, and helps keep the graphics card sturdy.
Pro Quiet operation
Measured 75 cm away from a PC, the GTX 1070 has an idle sound production of 34 dBA and 40 dBA under stress. In a silent room, the sound production of the card is definitely audible - but isn't experienced as annoying. As a comparison, 40 dBA is roughly equivalent to the noise a refrigerator produces.
Pro Excellent cooling
The massive size of this GTX 1070 card is justified by the excellent cooling capabilities is offers. On idle the temperature gets as low as 36 degrees C and around 39 degrees C on light load. And this is without the three 90mm fans turning on.
On full load it rarely ever surpasses the 65 degree C threshold and it's usually somewhere around 58 degrees C most of the time.
With these temperatures, the Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme provides the coolest experience out of all GTX 1070 cards on the market.
Pro Good build quality
The Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme is wrapped around in Carbon ExoArmor for protection which gives it a robust and "premuim" feeling. As usual with Zotac, the GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme has a great minimalistic design. With 7 different colors to choose from and 4 different lighting effects.
Pro 5 year warranty
Pro Nice looks
Despite the yellow on the back this GPU with the carbon look is very nicely designed.
Cons
Con Slightly worse performance than other GTX 1070 cards
The Founders Edition is the reference design of the GTX 1070, and as such it is a more 'basic' model for lack of a better word. Other options have better cooling systems which allow for overclocking, which in turn means better performance than what the GTX 1070 Founders Edition can provide.
Con Founders Edition is more expensive
The Founders Edition of the GTX 1070 - which is NVIDIA's reference card and is priced at $450, which is a noticeable difference compared to the $380 of other GTX 1070 graphics cards. The Founders Edition versions have a metal backplate and blower fans for improved cooling in smaller cases, but don't have any performance advantages.
Con Odd design
The yellow on the backplate does not suit most builds.
Con Quite large
The Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme is a rather large card. It effectively occupies the space equivalent of a 2.5 slot.
Con May need a support bracket to prevent from sagging
Since the GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme is quite heavy, there's a risk of it sagging while mounted on the motherboard. This is why it may need a support bracket to prevent it from doing so. Unfortunately, Zotac has not included a support bracket so you will need to find it on your own.
Con No true RGB
It only has 7 colors to choose from.