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Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition

2014 · Microsoft Game Studios · Windows

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  1. To play at all

    GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS
  2. 60 FPS on medium

    GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS
  3. 60 FPS on high

    GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS
  4. 60 FPS on ultra

    GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS
  5. 120 FPS and more

    GeForce RTX 3050 Ultra · 240+ FPS

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Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition system requirements

To run Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition you need at least: Processor — 2.0 Ghz (single core) ≈; Graphics card — DirectX9 compliant video card or greater, 256 MB video RAM or higher, Shader Model 1.1 or higher (Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and s ≈ or Shader Model 1.1 (Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required) ≈; Memory (RAM) — 2 GB; Free disk space — 30 GB.

Minimum Recommended
Processor 2.0 Ghz (single core) ≈ —
Graphics card DirectX9 compliant video card or greater, 256 MB video RAM or higher, Shader Model 1.1 or higher (Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and s ≈ or Shader Model 1.1 (Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required) ≈ —
Memory (RAM) 2 GB —
Free disk space 30 GB —
DirectX Version 9 —

The publisher has only released minimum requirements.

≈ The publisher gives a description, not a model; we estimated its performance from the specs.

Requirements as published on store.steampowered.com

The estimate from requirements is approximate: it's based on publisher requirements and public benchmarks. Real measurements are shown separately: what players got with the FPS Proof app. Real performance also depends on drivers, resolution and game updates.