Flight Simulator X System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Flight Simulator X system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

Flight Simulator X system requirements
Developer:
Xbox Game Studios
Publisher:
Dovetail Games
Release date:
17 October 2006 (19 years ago)
User score:
4.3 / 5
Hardware demand level:
1 / 10 - not demanding
Ray tracing support:
no data

Official 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.

Minimum

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)
CPU:
2.0 Ghz or higher (single core)
Memory:
2 GB RAM
File size:
30 GB available space
Operating system:
Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later
DirectX:
Version 9.0c

Performance on your PC


Performance on your GPU

Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.

RTX 3060
minimum
Any
60 @ high
1920×1080

Your GPU can run the game at minimum settings.


Flight Simulator X FPS calculator

Average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). May vary depending on your OS and other factors.

high / 1080p
90−95

Performance on your CPU

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 152.0x faster than Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Your CPU can run the game at minimum settings.


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