Flight Simulator X System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Flight Simulator X
Developer:
Xbox Game Studios
Publisher:
Dovetail Games
Release date:
17 October 2006 (18 years ago)
User score:
4.3 / 5 (61 votes)
Hardware demand level:
0.1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
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Official Flight Simulator X system requirements for PC

To run Flight Simulator X, you'll need at least 2 GB of RAM and 30 GB of free disk space. As for your CPU, an Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is the minimum.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
DirectX®9 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 sound card drivers may be required)
Pass CPU:
2.0 Ghz or higher (single core)
Pass RAM:
2 GB RAM
File size:
30 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later
DirectX:
Version 9.0c

Flight Simulator X performance on your PC

Flight Simulator X performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
minimum
Any
60 fps @ high
1920×1080

Your GPU can run Flight Simulator X at minimum settings according to Xbox Game Studios.

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

Flight Simulator X FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

high settings / 1080p
90−95

Flight Simulator X performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 141.0x faster than Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Your CPU can run Flight Simulator X at minimum settings according to Xbox Game Studios.

Community ratings

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4.3 61 votes

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