10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition graphics card is considered budget with poor modern game performance when playing anything more demanding than indie game requirements.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 11 requirement.

Here is a quick game performance synopsis for the AAA games played in 2022. In particular we focus on how well the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition runs at Ultra graphics settings and what frames per second it is getting at 1080p, 1440p and 4K monitor resolutions. When considering how well this graphics card can run the 1000 most demanding games available today it can best 367 of the games’ recommended graphics requirements.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition is running Days Gone and delivering playable performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 43 frames per second. Comparing this to Far Cry 6 which is getting weak results, where it averages 18 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Battlefield 2042, which is running at 6 frames per second.

One of the growing popular screen resolutions for PC gaming is the wider 1440p. So we wanted to see how well the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition performed at 1440p by taking a look at some of the current popular games. First we looked at Days Gone and saw it deliver playable frames per second across the following graphics settings - Low: 86 FPS, Medium: 67 FPS, High: 45 FPS and Ultra: 32 FPS. We then checked the performance on Far Cry 6 to see if that runs well. It was weak with a 13 FPS at Ultra 1440p. In summary we feel the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition running at 1440p is not a first choice gaming resolution. While this graphics card would likely be more suited to 1080p gaming, you may be able to make some graphical tweaks in the game options to improve your stability at 1440p.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition in your PC? Our current calculations suggest a graphics card upgrade will be required in around 12-18 months

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac AMP! Edition.