X-Plane 11 System Requirements: Can You Run It?

Your gaming PC configuration

Developer:: Laminar Research
Publisher:: Laminar Research
Release date:: 30 March 2017 (7 years ago)
User score:: 4.4 / 5 (327 votes)
Hardware demand level:: 0.6 / 10 - not demanding

Official X-Plane 11 system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run X-Plane 11 at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

Minimum requirements

Graphics card:: DirectX 11-capable video card from NVIDIA or AMD w/512 MB VRAM

CPU:: Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 CPU with 2 or more cores, or AMD equivalent

Memory:: 8 GB RAM

File size:: 20 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows 7, 8.1, or 10, 64-bit

DirectX:: Version 11

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:: DirectX 12-capable video card from NVIDIA or AMD w/4 GB VRAM

CPU:: Intel Core i5 6600K at 3.5 ghz or faster

Memory:: 16 GB RAM

File size:: 65 GB available space

Operating system:: Windows 7, 8.1, or 10, 64-bit

DirectX:: Version 12

X-Plane 11 performance on your PC

X-Plane 11 performance on your GPU

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

RTX 3060

minimum
Any

recommended
Any

30 fps @ low
1280×720

60 fps @ medium
1920×1080

60 fps @ high
1920×1080

60 fps @ epic
3840×2160

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

X-Plane 11 FPS calculator: average frames per second in X-Plane 11 on GeForce RTX 3060 (in real tests). Frames per second may vary based on operating system and other factors.

low settings / 720p

151 FPS

medium settings / 1080p

133 FPS

high settings / 1080p

105 FPS

4K / 2160p

89 FPS