War Thunder on GeForce GTX 780

Meets minimumEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce GTX 780 meets War Thunder's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~50 fps at 1080p high (range 35–66, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB (~70 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-25.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	86	60	36
medium	66	46	28
high	50	35	21
ultra	40	28	17

Estimate · low confidence, ±30%

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 2026-09-25.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: medium preset
60 fps at 1440p: low preset
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

This GeForce card has no tensor cores, so DLSS is not available. Use FSR or XeSS in quality mode before dropping the preset.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce GTX 780 back.
Processor needed for ~50 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 5 3600): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~50 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 780: 3 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~70 fps vs 50 now (est.)

+38% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~60 fps vs 35 now (est.)

+71% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6700

~60 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+186% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in War Thunder; usually the cheapest.

War Thunder on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 1650	48	34	-5%
GeForce GTX 780	50	35	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	67	47	+33%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	101	71	+100%
Radeon RX 6600	110	77	+119%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	120	84	+138%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	125	87	+148%
Radeon RX 7600	139	97	+176%
GeForce RTX 4060	142	99	+181%
GeForce RTX 3070	166	116	+229%
GeForce RTX 4070	209	146	+314%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	233	163	+362%
GeForce RTX 5070	240	168	+376%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	218	+519%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	227	+543%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+924%