War Thunder on GeForce RTX 3080 12GB

Well above recommendedEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is well above War Thunder's recommended spec. We estimate ~216 fps at 1080p high (range 151–281, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~151 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	300+	257	154
medium	281	197	118
high	216	151	91
ultra	173	121	73

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 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: ultra preset
60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
144 fps at 1080p: ultra 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 3080 12GB back.
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 5 3600): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 216.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 3080 12GB: 12 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

War Thunder on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
GeForce GTX 1650	48	34	-78%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	67	47	-69%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	101	71	-53%
Radeon RX 6600	110	77	-49%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	120	84	-44%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	125	87	-42%
Radeon RX 7600	139	97	-36%
GeForce RTX 4060	142	99	-34%
GeForce RTX 3070	166	116	-23%
GeForce RTX 4070	209	146	-3%
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	216	151	—
Radeon RX 7800 XT	233	163	+8%
GeForce RTX 5070	240	168	+11%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	218	+44%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	227	+50%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+139%