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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is the next generation of one of the most beloved simulation franchises. From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and stunning aircraft in an incredibly realistic world. Create your flight plan and fly anywhere on the planet. Enjoy flying day or night and face realistic, challenging weather conditions.

Microsoft Flight Simulator System Requirements

14 Jul 2020 - Specs reviewed

Minimum Requirements

OS: Win 7 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz / AMD Ryzen R3 1200
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
VRAM: 2GB
System Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 150 GB Hard drive space
DirectX 11 Compatible Graphics Card

Recommended Requirements

OS: Win 10 64
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 6-Core 2.8GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1500X
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB
VRAM: 4GB
System Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 150 GB Hard drive space

PC System Analysis For Microsoft Flight Simulator Requirements

To run Microsoft Flight Simulator on high graphics settings your PC will require at least a 8GB GeForce RTX 2080 / Radeon VII 16GB with a Core i7-9800X 8-Core 3.8GHz or Ryzen 7 2700X CPU. 32 GB will also be needed to achieve the Microsoft Flight Simulator rec specs and get 60FPS. Microsoft Flight Simulator needs a graphics card thats at least as powerful as a GeForce GTX 770/Radeon RX 570 4GB paired with Ryzen R3 1200/Core i5-4460 3.2GHz CPU to match the min specs. This PC setup will deliver 25-35 Frame Per Second at Low graphics setting on 720p resolution. To be able to run at all you will need at least 8 GB system memory. Make sure your GPU can run DirectX 11 or Microsoft Flight Simulator won’t run. We suggest a 3 year old PC to play smoothly.

FPS System Benchmark

79 FPS

High

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is Microsoft Flight Simulator for PC? Microsoft Flight Simulator is well optimized

6.1

Where does Microsoft Flight Simulator rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Sim, Realism

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2 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

150 GB

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Ryzen R5 1500X

GeForce GTX 970 4GB

Radeon RX 590 8GB

4 GB

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Win 10 64

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150 GB

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Ultra Requirements

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Core i7-9800X 8-Core 3.8GHz

Ryzen 7 2700X

GeForce RTX 2080

Radeon VII 16GB

8 GB

32 GB

Win 10 64

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150 GB

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Microsoft Flight Simulator PC Release Date:

18 Aug 2020

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Game FPS Benchmarks On Ultra

GeForce RTX 3080

51.8 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

50.4 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB

49.2 FPS

48 FPS

47.8 FPS

44.1 FPS

36.2 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

30.8 FPS

20.9 FPS

20.8 FPS

3.2 FPS

36.4 FPS

33.5 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB

28.7 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080

27.7 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

26.4 FPS

24.1 FPS

22.4 FPS

20.4 FPS

19.3 FPS

23.7 FPS

GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile

21.2 FPS

Microsoft Flight Simulator vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

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12GB

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