Football Manager 26 on GeForce RTX 5080

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 5080 is well above Football Manager 26's recommended spec. We estimate ~247 fps at 1080p high (range 197–296, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~173 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	300+	294	176
medium	300+	224	135
high	247	173	104
ultra	197	138	83

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: ultra preset
60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
144 fps at 1080p: ultra preset

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 5080 back.
Processor needed for ~247 fps: Ryzen 7 9850X3D or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-9600K): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 247.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 5080: 16 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Football Manager 26 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 5080
GeForce GTX 1650	33	23	-86%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	47	33	-81%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	70	49	-72%
Radeon RX 6600	77	54	-69%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	83	58	-66%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	87	61	-65%
Radeon RX 7600	97	68	-61%
GeForce RTX 4060	98	69	-60%
GeForce RTX 3070	115	81	-53%
GeForce RTX 4070	145	102	-41%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	162	113	-34%
GeForce RTX 5070	167	117	-32%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	217	152	-12%
GeForce RTX 4080	225	158	-9%
GeForce RTX 5080	247	173	—
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	251	+45%