Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on Radeon RX 9070 XT

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon RX 9070 XT is well above Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's recommended spec. We estimate ~144 fps at 1080p high (range 116–173, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~101 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	246	172	103
medium	188	131	79
high	144	101	61
ultra	116	81	49

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

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 9070 XT back.
Processor needed for ~144 fps: Ryzen 5 5500X3D 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 144.

Video memory

Radeon RX 9070 XT: 16 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

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

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon RX 9070 XT
GeForce GTX 1650	22	16	-85%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	31	22	-78%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	47	33	-68%
Radeon RX 6600	51	36	-65%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	56	39	-62%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	58	40	-60%
Radeon RX 7600	64	45	-55%
GeForce RTX 4060	66	46	-55%
GeForce RTX 3070	77	54	-47%
GeForce RTX 4070	97	68	-33%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	108	75	-25%
GeForce RTX 5070	111	78	-23%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	144	101	—
GeForce RTX 4080	150	105	+4%
GeForce RTX 5090	239	167	+65%