Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on GeForce RTX 3050 8GB

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce RTX 3050 8GB meets Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~41 fps at 1080p high (range 33–49, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Arc A770 8GB (~61 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	70	49	29
medium	53	37	22
high	41	29	17
ultra	33	23	14

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: low preset
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
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 ~41 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 2700X): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~41 fps.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 3050 8GB: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Arc A770 8GB

~61 fps vs 41 now (est.)

+49% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

~61 fps vs 29 now (est.)

+111% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

~60 fps vs 17 now (est.)

+246% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024; usually the cheapest.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
GeForce GTX 1650	22	16	-46%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	31	22	-24%
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	41	29	—
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	47	33	+14%
Radeon RX 6600	51	36	+24%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	56	39	+35%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	58	40	+41%
Radeon RX 7600	64	45	+57%
GeForce RTX 4060	66	46	+59%
GeForce RTX 3070	77	54	+86%
GeForce RTX 4070	97	68	+135%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	108	75	+162%
GeForce RTX 5070	111	78	+170%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	144	101	+251%
GeForce RTX 4080	150	105	+265%
GeForce RTX 5090	239	167	+481%