Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator presents one of the most demanding rendering workloads in the benchmark database, and the combination of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER produces a distinct performance profile across the three tested resolutions. The data shows a system that scales predictably with resolution, with the GPU becoming the dominant constraint at higher pixel counts while the CPU holds its ground at lower settings.

Resolution Scaling

The measured FPS data reveals a clear and consistent scaling pattern from 1080p to 4K. At 1920x1080 with High settings, the combo delivers 106 FPS average; moving to 2560x1440 drops that to 86.9 FPS, and at 3840x2160 it falls to 60.9 FPS. This represents a 42.5% reduction in average FPS from 1080p to 4K at High settings, which is a substantial hit but not as severe as what a purely GPU-bound scenario might produce.

The scaling becomes more informative when examining the Low and Ultra presets. At Low settings, the system produces 174.6 FPS at 1080p, 145.1 FPS at 1440p, and 106.2 FPS at 4K. The drop from 1080p to 1440p is only 16.9%, while the drop from 1440p to 4K is 26.8%. This pattern suggests that at Low settings, the CPU is still capable of feeding the GPU adequately even at 1440p, but the 4K resolution begins to expose the GPU's limits. Conversely, at Ultra settings, the FPS drops from 102.7 at 1080p to 81.1 at 1440p (a 21.0% reduction) and then to 58.2 at 4K (a 28.2% reduction from 1440p). The Ultra preset shows a more linear degradation, indicating that the GPU is the primary bottleneck across all resolutions when visual complexity is maximized.

The Medium preset offers the most balanced picture: 144.8 FPS at 1080p, 113.1 FPS at 1440p, and 81.2 FPS at 4K. The percentage drops are 21.9% from 1080p to 1440p and 28.2% from 1440p to 4K, which closely mirrors the Ultra scaling. This consistency across Medium and Ultra suggests that the game's rendering pipeline shifts from CPU-bound at lower settings to GPU-bound at higher settings, with the crossover point appearing between Low and Medium presets. The data shows that at 4K, all settings except Low fall below 100 FPS, and only the High preset manages to stay above 60 FPS, which is a critical threshold for flight simulation where smooth camera panning is essential.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 7 5700G is a Zen 3 architecture processor built on the 7 nm process, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. Its base clock is 3.80 GHz with a boost clock of 4.60 GHz, and it carries a 65 W TDP. The processor's cache hierarchy includes 64 KB L1 per core, 512 KB L2 per core, and a 16 MB L3 cache. The memory support is DDR4 with dual-channel configuration, providing 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Benchmark results for this CPU show a strong single-threaded performance profile. The 3dmark single-thread score is 899, while the 2-thread score is 1758, indicating that scaling from one to two threads is nearly linear. The 4-thread score of 3389 and 8-thread score of 5648 show progressively diminishing returns, with the 16-thread score of 6629 being only 17.4% higher than the 8-thread score. This pattern suggests that the processor has excellent per-core performance but limited headroom for heavily multithreaded workloads, which is typical for a desktop APU with 8 cores.

For Microsoft Flight Simulator, the CPU role is primarily about maintaining a stable frame rate floor rather than pushing peak performance. The game is known for complex physics and AI computations that can create single-thread bottlenecks. The 5700G's single-thread performance, as evidenced by the cinebench r23 single-core score of 2930, provides sufficient headroom to keep frame rates from collapsing in dense urban areas or complex weather scenarios. However, the data from the game itself shows that at Low settings, the CPU can push frame rates above 170 FPS at 1080p, indicating that the processor is not the limiting factor at lower visual loads.

The CPU's 83rd percentile ranking among all tested CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 25626, places it in a competitive position. Its nearest rival, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, scores 25706 with a deltaPct of -0.3%, meaning the 5700G is effectively tied with that mobile chip. The Intel Xeon D-2752TER and Intel Core 5 210H are also within 0.5% of the 5700G's average score, showing that this desktop APU sits in a dense performance cluster.

GPU Role

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using a 5 nm process. It packs 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. The GPU has 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores, with a boost clock of 2475 MHz. Memory configuration includes 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, providing 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's benchmark results place it in the 84th percentile among all tested GPUs, with an average score of 42576. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA RTX A6000, scores 42653 with a deltaPct of -0.2%, meaning the 4070 SUPER is essentially equivalent to that professional-grade card. The AMD Radeon RX 7650 GRE is also close at 42723, just 0.3% higher. This positioning indicates that the 4070 SUPER is a high-end consumer GPU that can compete with workstation-class hardware in synthetic benchmarks.

In Microsoft Flight Simulator, the GPU's role becomes increasingly dominant as resolution increases. At 4K Ultra settings, the combo produces 58.2 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold that many users consider the minimum for smooth gameplay. The gap between 4K High (60.9 FPS) and 4K Ultra (58.2 FPS) is only 4.4%, suggesting that the Ultra preset's additional effects are not heavily taxing the GPU beyond what High already demands. This indicates that the GPU is nearing its practical limit at 4K, regardless of the specific preset used.

The GPU's 12 GB of VRAM is a relevant factor for this game, as Flight Simulator is known for loading large textures for terrain and aircraft. The data shows that at 4K with Ultra settings, the system maintains 58.2 FPS, which implies that the memory bandwidth and capacity are adequate for the game's demands at this resolution. The 504.2 GB/s bandwidth provides sufficient throughput for the high-resolution texture streaming that the game performs during flight.

FAQ

Q: What is the average FPS at 1080p with High settings?

A: The system achieves an average of 106 FPS at 1920x1080 with High settings, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay.

Q: How does the combo perform at 4K resolution?

A: At 3840x2160, the average FPS ranges from 106.2 at Low settings to 58.2 at Ultra settings. The High preset delivers 60.9 FPS, which is just above the 60 FPS target, while Medium produces 81.2 FPS.

Q: Is the CPU or GPU the limiting factor at 1440p?

A: The data shows a 16.9% drop from 1080p to 1440p at Low settings, compared to a 21.9% drop at Medium settings. This indicates that the GPU begins to become the primary bottleneck at Medium settings and above, while the CPU can still drive higher frame rates at Low settings.

Q: What is the combo's rank among all tested combinations?

A: The combo ranks 308th out of 1795 tested combinations in Microsoft Flight Simulator, placing it in the top 17.2% of all systems tested.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to its nearest rival in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The GPU's average benchmark score of 42576 is within 0.2% of the NVIDIA RTX A6000's score of 42653, showing near-identical synthetic performance between the two cards.

Q: What is the single-thread performance of the Ryzen 7 5700G?

A: The CPU's cinebench r23 single-core score is 2930, and its 3dmark single-thread score is 899, indicating strong per-core performance that helps maintain frame rates in CPU-heavy scenarios.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo rank of 308 out of 1795 tested combinations places this system in the 82.8th percentile of all tested combos for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This ranking reflects a system that is capable of delivering playable performance at 4K with High settings (60.9 FPS) and excellent performance at 1440p, where it exceeds 80 FPS across all presets except Ultra (81.1 FPS).

The ranking is particularly strong given that the CPU is an APU with integrated graphics, which typically indicates a more budget-oriented platform. The Ryzen 7 5700G's 83rd percentile ranking among all CPUs, combined with the RTX 4070 SUPER's 84th percentile ranking among all GPUs, creates a well-balanced pairing where neither component severely bottlenecks the other. The data shows that at 1080p, the system can achieve 174.6 FPS at Low settings, which means the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at high frame rates without causing a CPU limitation.

The fact that the combo ranks in the top 20% of all tested systems while using a CPU with a 65 W TDP and a GPU with a 220 W TDP suggests that this is an efficient combination for this specific game. The 4K Ultra result of 58.2 FPS is the only preset where the system falls below 60 FPS, and even that is close to the target. For users prioritizing high refresh rate monitors at 1440p, the Medium preset's 113.1 FPS or High preset's 86.9 FPS provide substantial headroom above 60 FPS.

The ranking also benefits from the game's CPU-heavy nature, which plays to the 5700G's strengths. The processor's 8 cores and 16 threads, combined with its boost clock of 4.60 GHz, provide enough computational power to handle the game's complex flight models and weather simulations without dragging down the overall frame rate. This is reflected in the fact that the system's performance at 1080p Low (174.6 FPS) is nearly triple the 4K Ultra result (58.2 FPS), showing that the GPU becomes the clear limiting factor as resolution increases.