Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on Radeon RX 6500 XT

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon RX 6500 XT meets Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~33 fps at 1080p medium (range 27–40, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. 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	43	30	18
medium	33	23	14
high	26	18	11
ultra	20	14	9

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: not reachable
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

AMD card: use FSR in quality mode before dropping the preset (XeSS also works). DLSS is not available on Radeon.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the Radeon RX 6500 XT back.
Processor needed for ~33 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, ~26 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 6500 XT: 4 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Arc A770 8GB

~61 fps vs 26 now (est.)

+139% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

~61 fps vs 18 now (est.)

+239% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

~60 fps vs 11 now (est.)

+457% 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 Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1650	22	16	-13%
Radeon RX 6500 XT	26	18	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	31	22	+22%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	47	33	+83%
Radeon RX 6600	51	36	+100%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	56	39	+117%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	58	40	+126%
Radeon RX 7600	64	45	+152%
GeForce RTX 4060	66	46	+157%
GeForce RTX 3070	77	54	+200%
GeForce RTX 4070	97	68	+278%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	108	75	+322%
GeForce RTX 5070	111	78	+335%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	144	101	+465%
GeForce RTX 4080	150	105	+487%
GeForce RTX 5090	239	167	+835%