Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on GeForce RTX 5080

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 5080 is well above Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's recommended spec. We estimate ~164 fps at 1080p high (range 132–197, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~115 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	280	196	117
medium	214	150	90
high	164	115	69
ultra	132	92	55

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: high 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 ~164 fps: Ryzen 5 7600X or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 2700X): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 164.

Video memory

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

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

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 5080
GeForce GTX 1650	22	16	-86%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	31	22	-81%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	47	33	-72%
Radeon RX 6600	51	36	-69%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	56	39	-66%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	58	40	-65%
Radeon RX 7600	64	45	-61%
GeForce RTX 4060	66	46	-60%
GeForce RTX 3070	77	54	-53%
GeForce RTX 4070	97	68	-41%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	108	75	-34%
GeForce RTX 5070	111	78	-32%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	144	101	-12%
GeForce RTX 4080	150	105	-9%
GeForce RTX 5080	164	115	—
GeForce RTX 5090	239	167	+45%