American Truck Simulator on GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Yes. The GeForce RTX 3050 8GB meets American Truck Simulator's recommended spec. We estimate ~72 fps at 1080p high (range 57–86, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~50 fps on high). Its 8 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.
Estimated FPS by preset
| Preset | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 122 | 85 | 51 |
| medium | 93 | 65 | 39 |
| high | 72 | 50 | 30 |
| ultra | 57 | 40 | 24 |
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: high preset
- 60 fps at 1440p: medium 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 3050 8GB back.
- Processor needed for ~72 fps: Ryzen 3 3100 or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
- With the recommended CPU (Core i5-9600K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~72 fps.
Video memory
- GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
- Minimum spec: 2 GB (+6 GB headroom)
- Recommended spec: 2 GB (+6 GB headroom)
Cheapest upgrade for each target
1440p, 60 fps, High
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
~60 fps vs 50 now (est.)
+19% GPU performance
4K, 60 fps, High
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
~62 fps vs 30 now (est.)
+105% GPU performance
Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in American Truck Simulator; usually the cheapest.
American Truck Simulator on popular graphics cards (high preset)
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | vs GeForce RTX 3050 8GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1650 | 39 | 27 | -46% |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 54 | 38 | -24% |
| GeForce RTX 3050 8GB | 72 | 50 | — |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6GB | 81 | 57 | +14% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 89 | 62 | +24% |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | 97 | 68 | +35% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 101 | 70 | +41% |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 112 | 79 | +57% |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 114 | 80 | +59% |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | 134 | 93 | +86% |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | 168 | 118 | +135% |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | 188 | 131 | +162% |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | 194 | 135 | +170% |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | 252 | 176 | +251% |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | 261 | 183 | +265% |
| GeForce RTX 5090 | 300+ | 291 | +481% |
American Truck Simulator on other hardware
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- GeForce RTX 2060 6GB
- Radeon RX 6600
- GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
- GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
- Radeon RX 7600
- GeForce RTX 4060
- GeForce RTX 3070
- GeForce RTX 4070
- Radeon RX 7800 XT
- GeForce RTX 5070
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GeForce RTX 4080
- GeForce RTX 5090
- Steam Deck OLED
- ROG Ally X
- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Legion Go 2
- MSI Claw 8 AI+
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