Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition on GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU is well above Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition's recommended spec. We estimate ~125 fps at 1080p high (range 100–150, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~87 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	212	149	89
medium	162	114	68
high	125	87	52
ultra	100	70	42

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: medium 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 4060 Laptop GPU back.
Processor needed for ~125 fps: Core i7-10700K or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-8400): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 125.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6700

~60 fps vs 52 now (est.)

+15% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition; usually the cheapest.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
GeForce GTX 1650	48	34	-62%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	67	47	-46%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	101	71	-19%
Radeon RX 6600	110	77	-12%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	120	84	-4%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	125	87	—
Radeon RX 7600	139	97	+12%
GeForce RTX 4060	142	99	+13%
GeForce RTX 3070	166	116	+33%
GeForce RTX 4070	209	146	+67%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	233	163	+87%
GeForce RTX 5070	240	168	+92%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	218	+150%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	227	+160%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+313%

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition on other hardware

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