ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE on GeForce RTX 5050

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce RTX 5050 meets ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~52 fps at 1080p high (range 42–63, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. Its 8 GB of video memory covers the 8 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3070 (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	89	62	37
medium	68	47	28
high	52	37	22
ultra	42	29	18

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: medium preset
60 fps at 1440p: low preset
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

NVIDIA RTX card: turn on DLSS in quality mode before dropping the preset; FSR and XeSS also work if the game lacks DLSS.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce RTX 5050 back.
Processor needed for ~52 fps: Ryzen 3 3100 or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i7-12700K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~52 fps.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 5050: 8 GB
Minimum spec: 6 GB (+2 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3070

~60 fps vs 52 now (est.)

+15% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3090

~60 fps vs 37 now (est.)

+63% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4090

~62 fps vs 22 now (est.)

+183% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE; usually the cheapest.

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 5050
GeForce GTX 1650	17	12	-67%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	24	17	-53%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	37	26	-30%
Radeon RX 6600	40	28	-23%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	43	30	-17%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	45	32	-13%
Radeon RX 7600	50	35	-3%
GeForce RTX 4060	51	36	-2%
GeForce RTX 5050	52	37	—
GeForce RTX 3070	60	42	+15%
GeForce RTX 4070	76	53	+45%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	84	59	+62%
GeForce RTX 5070	87	61	+67%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	113	79	+117%
GeForce RTX 4080	117	82	+125%
GeForce RTX 5090	187	131	+258%