Review-ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition: Factory Overclocked, Interesting Software Bundle
The GeForce GTS 450 is one of NVIDIA’s most affordable lines of DirectX 11-capable GPU. A GTS 450-based graphics card will only set you back around US$ 129 and it is powerful enough to run most modern game at medium resolutions, such as 1680×1050, 1440×900, or 1360×768 commonly found on 18,5” LCD monitor. Still, some people may feel like the GTS 450 is somewhat underpowered for their taste. If that is the case, you can opt for pre-overclocked GTS 450s that are faster than the standard version (albeit more expensive). The GTS 450 is a highly overclockable GPU, but factory overclock is always a welcome addition since it’s usually covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. So, what’s in Zotac’s GTS 450 aMP! Edition we’re discussing this time? Let’s have a look at the technical specs.
Specification
| NVIDIA GTS 450 | ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition | |
| Codename | GF106 | GF106 |
| Fabrication Process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 1.17 Billion | 1.17 Billion |
| Die Size | 228 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Core Clock | 783 MHz | 875 MHz |
| Stream Processors | 192 | 192 |
| Shader Clock | 1566 MHz | 1750 |
| Texture Units | 32 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Clock (effective) | 3608 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory Interface | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| DirectX Version | 11 | 11 |
| Shader Model | 5 | 5 |
| Power Connectors | 6-pin | 6-pin |
| Min Recommended Power Supply | 400 W | 400 W |
| Bus Support | PCIe 2.1 x16 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
As we can see from the table, the ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition has an increased core speed of 875 MHz, 92 MHz higher than the reference standard. The memory frequency is also increased to 4000 MHz.
Sales Package and Contents
This is the package box of ZOTAC GTS 450 aMP! Edition, dominated by ZOTAC’s usual orange-black color theme.
A software bundle called the “ZOTAC Boost Premium” can be found inside the driver DVD. The package consists of several softwares, including vReveal, nero Vision Xtra, cooliris, XBMC, Kylo, and ZOTAC FireStorm.
Some of them are freewares, while others are trial versions.
These are the accessories we found inside the box. Nothing extraordinary here, but all the essentials are included.
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