Microsoft Flight Simulator

# FAQ

Q: What is the combo rank of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER in Microsoft Flight Simulator?

A: This combination ranks 132nd out of 1,795 tested combos in the game, placing it in the top 7.4% of all configurations measured.

Q: How does the Ryzen 7 5700 compare to its closest rival in CPU benchmarks?

A: The Ryzen 7 5700 scores 27,220 on average, which is 0.7% ahead of the Intel Core i9-9900K (27,043). It also leads the Intel Core i7-12700H by 0.8% and the AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 by 1.2%.

Q: What is the performance difference between the RTX 4080 SUPER and its nearest GPU rival?

A: The RTX 4080 SUPER's average benchmark score is 53,610, which is 0.2% above the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (53,489). It also outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 7700S by 2.1% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 2.9%.

Q: What frame rate does this combo achieve at 4K with Ultra settings?

A: At 3840x2160 with Ultra settings, the measured average FPS is 69.0. This is just slightly below the 69.6 FPS achieved at the same resolution with High settings.

Q: How much faster is the Low preset compared to Ultra at 1080p?

A: At 1920x1080, the Low preset delivers 172.8 FPS on average, which is 55.2 FPS higher than the Ultra preset's 117.6 FPS — a 46.9% performance uplift.

Q: Does the RTX 4080 SUPER have enough VRAM for this game?

A: The GPU features 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus with 736.3 GB/s bandwidth. This capacity is ample for the game's demands, as no VRAM-related performance anomalies appear in the measured frame rates across resolution and settings combinations.

Settings Recommendations

The data shows a clear pattern across all three resolutions: the step from Low to Medium provides the largest relative performance improvement per visual quality increase. At 1080p, Low averages 172.8 FPS, Medium drops to 159.7 FPS (a 7.6% reduction), High falls to 123.9 FPS (a 22.4% reduction from Low), and Ultra bottoms out at 117.6 FPS (a 31.9% reduction from Low). The gap between High and Ultra is notably small — just 6.3 FPS at 1080p — making Ultra a nearly free upgrade over High in terms of raw FPS cost.

At 1440p, the pattern shifts slightly. Medium delivers 132.6 FPS, which is 16.4% below Low's 158.6 FPS but still comfortably above 120 FPS. High drops to 98.8 FPS, and Ultra sits at 91.8 FPS. The High-to-Ultra delta here is 7.0 FPS, again modest. Given that High is only 5.1% slower than Medium at 1440p, the Medium preset appears to be the sweet spot for players prioritizing high refresh rates, while High offers a balanced experience for those wanting better visuals without sacrificing smoothness.

At 4K, the hierarchy compresses. Medium averages 98.0 FPS, High reaches 98.8 FPS, and Ultra produces 69.0 FPS with Low at 124.4 FPS. Notably, High and Medium are nearly identical at this resolution — a 0.8 FPS difference — which suggests that the GPU is becoming the limiting factor and that quality presets above Medium yield diminishing returns. For 4K owners, High is the recommended preset because it costs essentially nothing over Medium while providing better image quality. Ultra's 29.8 FPS drop from High is substantial, so it should be reserved for players who prioritize maximum fidelity over playability.

For the best overall experience, the data indicates that High at 1440p or 4K delivers the most favorable balance: near-100 FPS at 1440p and respectable 98.8 FPS at 4K. The Medium preset at 4K offers virtually the same FPS (98.0) and may be preferable for users who want headroom for background tasks or streaming overhead.

Resolution Scaling

The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals how the workload shifts between CPU and GPU. At High settings, the measured FPS drops from 123.9 at 1080p to 98.8 at 1440p (a 20.3% decrease) and then to 69.6 at 4K (a 29.6% decrease from 1440p, or 43.8% from 1080p). This scaling pattern is typical of a GPU-bound scenario at higher resolutions, where the RTX 4080 SUPER's rendering load increases with pixel count.

With the Low preset, the scaling is steeper: 172.8 FPS at 1080p falls to 158.6 at 1440p (8.2% drop) and then to 124.4 at 4K (21.6% drop from 1440p, 28.0% from 1080p). The smaller absolute drops at Low suggest that the CPU — the AMD Ryzen 7 5700 with 8 cores and 16 threads — is capable of feeding the GPU adequately at lower graphical loads, but the GPU still determines the ceiling at 4K.

At Ultra settings, the pattern is more compressed: 117.6 FPS at 1080p, 91.8 at 1440p (21.9% drop), and 69.0 at 4K (24.8% drop from 1440p, 41.3% from 1080p). The fact that Ultra at 1080p (117.6 FPS) is slower than High at 1080p (123.9 FPS) but faster than High at 1440p (98.8 FPS) indicates that resolution scaling has a larger impact on performance than preset changes at this tier. The CPU's Cinebench R23 multicore score of 20,655 suggests it has adequate headroom for the game's simulation logic, and the bottleneck shifts decisively to the GPU as resolution increases.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER achieves a rank of 132 out of 1,795 tested combos in Microsoft Flight Simulator, placing it in the 92.6th percentile of all configurations. This is a strong showing, given that the CPU sits at the 84th percentile versus all CPUs and the GPU at the 88th percentile versus all GPUs. The combo's in-game rank is higher than either component's individual percentile, suggesting that this pairing is particularly well-matched for this title's demands.

The CPU's nearest rivals provide context for its contribution: the Intel Core i9-9900K trails by just 0.7% in average score, while the Intel Core i7-1370P is 0.8% behind. These small deltas mean that swapping the Ryzen 7 5700 for any of these alternatives would likely produce negligible frame rate changes in this game. Similarly, the GPU's nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, is only 0.2% behind in average benchmark score, which is effectively a tie. The RTX 4080 SUPER's 2.9% lead over the RTX 5070 Ti is more meaningful but still modest.

The rank of 132 out of 1,795 combos indicates that this system sits comfortably in the upper echelon of tested configurations, but it is not at the absolute top. The data implies that higher-ranked combos likely feature even stronger CPUs or newer GPU generations, but the current pairing delivers a well-balanced experience across all measured settings and resolutions.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with an AD103 chip manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It contains 45,900 million transistors across a 379 mm² die, with 10,240 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, and 112 ROPs. The GPU's clock speeds are listed at 2,295 MHz base and 2,550 MHz boost, which are moderate frequencies for a high-end card, but the architecture's efficiency compensates in real-world performance.

Memory capacity plays a critical role in Microsoft Flight Simulator, which streams large terrain and aircraft data. The 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus provides 736.3 GB/s of bandwidth, which is substantial for the game's data-intensive scenes. The measured FPS at 4K Ultra (69.0) and 4K High (69.6) shows that the GPU's memory subsystem is not causing stutters or severe frame drops, as the average FPS remains stable across these settings.

The GPU's compute capabilities — 52.22 TFLOPS FP32 and 52.22 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1) — are high enough to handle the game's rendering pipeline, but the scaling data indicates that the RTX 4080 SUPER becomes the primary bottleneck at 4K. At 1080p, the CPU's 3DMark single-thread score of 901 and Cinebench R23 single-core score of 2,916 keep frame rates high (172.8 at Low), but at 4K, the GPU's pixel rate of 285.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 816.0 GTexel/s determine the ceiling. The transition from 1440p to 4K at High settings (98.8 to 69.6 FPS) is a 29.6% drop, which aligns with the 2.25x increase in pixel count, confirming that the GPU is the limiting component at higher resolutions.