Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator benchmark results pair the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, a 16-core / 32-thread Zen 3 processor with a 49062 average CPU benchmark score, with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, a 6 GB GDDR6 graphics card with a 14286 average GPU benchmark score. Across the measured rows, the combination produces 1080p averages ranging from 74.7 FPS on Low to 41.0 FPS on Ultra, while the in-game combo rank lands at 1582 out of 1795 tested combinations.

FAQ

Q: What average FPS does the combo produce at 1080p in Microsoft Flight Simulator?

A: At 1080p, the measured rows show Low at 74.7 FPS, Medium at 60.0 FPS, High at 45.2 FPS, and Ultra at 41.0 FPS. Low and Medium are the only 1080p presets at or above 60 FPS.

Q: How does the combo handle 1440p and 4K?

A: At 1440p, Low averages 63.1 FPS, Medium 50.0 FPS, High 37.4 FPS, and Ultra 35.5 FPS. At 4K, Low averages 47.9 FPS, Medium 36.0 FPS, High 23.8 FPS, and Ultra 27.3 FPS. No 4K preset reaches 60 FPS in the measured data.

Q: What is the in-game ranking of this CPU/GPU combination?

A: The combo ranks 1582 out of 1795 tested combinations. The CPU alone sits in the 93rd percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU sits in the 55th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Which CPUs are closest to the Ryzen 9 5950X in average benchmark score?

A: The Ryzen 9 5950X has an average benchmark score of 49062. The Intel Core i5-14600K scores 49166 with a deltaPct of -0.2, the Intel Core i5-14600KF scores 49367 with -0.6, the Intel Xeon Gold 5318H scores 48698 with +0.7, and the AMD EPYC 4345P scores 49595 with -1.1.

Q: Which GPUs are closest to the GTX 1660 SUPER in average benchmark score?

A: The GTX 1660 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 14286. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 scores 14314 with a deltaPct of -0.2, the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics scores 14315 with -0.2, the AMD Radeon Vega 11 scores 14352 with -0.5, and the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT scores 14389 with -0.7.

Q: What memory and API features does this GTX 1660 SUPER carry?

A: The card uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus at 1750 MHz, with 14 Gbps effective memory speed and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth. Its supported APIs include DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Settings Recommendations

Among the measured presets, the strongest balance between visual quality and frame rate appears at 1080p Medium. That row delivers a 60.0 FPS average, and it is the highest preset tier at 1080p that stays at 60 FPS. Low is faster at 74.7 FPS, but it is a lower quality tier, while High and Ultra fall to 45.2 and 41.0 FPS, respectively.

At 1440p, the data shows Low as the only preset above 60 FPS, with a 63.1 average. Medium still returns 50.0 FPS, with High at 37.4 and Ultra at 35.5. For users willing to accept a lower average, 1440p Medium provides a clear step up in quality over the Low preset while staying near the 50 FPS mark. The 1440p Medium result is also higher than the 4K Low result of 47.9 FPS, which suggests the 1440p Medium row may be a better compromise than dropping to 4K Low.

At 4K, no preset reaches 60 FPS. Low is the strongest 4K result at 47.9 FPS, followed by Medium at 36.0 FPS, Ultra at 27.3 FPS, and High at 23.8 FPS. The irregular ordering of Ultra versus High at 4K means the preset ladder does not scale monotonically in the measured data. For the best experience per the measured rows, 1080p Medium is the recommended target, with 1440p Medium as the higher-resolution alternative.

Resolution Scaling

The measured rows show how FPS changes from 1080p to 4K. For Low, the averages are 74.7 at 1080p, 63.1 at 1440p, and 47.9 at 4K. For Medium, the averages are 60.0 at 1080p, 50.0 at 1440p, and 36.0 at 4K. For High, the averages are 45.2 at 1080p, 37.4 at 1440p, and 23.8 at 4K. For Ultra, the averages are 41.0 at 1080p, 35.5 at 1440p, and 27.3 at 4K.

This pattern indicates that resolution is a major constraint for this hardware. The CPU has strong measured results in both single-threaded and multi-threaded workloads, with a Cinebench R23 single-core score of 5450 and a multi-core score of 38607. The GPU, by contrast, has a 6 GB GDDR6 frame buffer, a 192-bit memory bus, and 336.0 GB/s bandwidth. The FPS behavior across resolutions is consistent with the GPU becoming the limiting component as pixel count rises. The data also shows that 4K Ultra at 27.3 FPS is higher than 4K High at 23.8 FPS, so the scaling path is not strictly determined by preset name alone; the specific workload changes between presets matter as well.

How This Combo Ranks

The comboRankInGame field places this hardware at 1582 of 1795 tested combinations. That is a low position in the overall field, and it reflects a large separation between the CPU's 93rd percentile and the GPU's 55th percentile. The CPU's average benchmark score of 49062 puts it close to the Intel Core i5-14600K, which scores 49166 with a deltaPct of -0.2, and to the Intel Core i5-14600KF, which scores 49367 with a deltaPct of -0.6. The GPU's average score of 14286 puts it close to the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11, which scores 14314 with a deltaPct of -0.2, and to the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, which scores 14315 with a deltaPct of -0.2.

The in-game rank is therefore driven more by the GPU than by the CPU. While the Ryzen 9 5950X is a high-end processor in the benchmark database, the GTX 1660 SUPER is a mid-range card. The measured Microsoft Flight Simulator results at 4K High and 4K Ultra, 23.8 and 27.3 FPS respectively, place the finished combo in a different performance class than the CPU's raw benchmark standing would suggest. The rank of 1582 out of 1795 places the combo in the lower portion of the tested field, with the CPU's headroom largely unused at high resolutions.

GPU Role

The GTX 1660 SUPER is built on the TU116 chip with 1408 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. Its base clock is 1530 MHz and its boost clock is 1785 MHz. The memory subsystem consists of 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, clocked at 1750 MHz or 14 Gbps effective, with a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s. These figures define the card's measured average benchmark score of 14286.

In the Microsoft Flight Simulator data, the GPU's role becomes clearest when comparing 1080p and 4K results. At 1080p Low, the card produces 74.7 FPS, and at 1440p Low it produces 63.1 FPS, but at 4K Low it drops to 47.9 FPS. The frame buffer and bandwidth appear sufficient for the lower presets, as the Low and Medium rows at 1080p and 1440p stay at or above 50.0 FPS. The 4K High and Ultra rows, 23.8 and 27.3 FPS respectively, show the card's limits at high resolution.

The irregularity at 4K is notable: Ultra at 27.3 FPS is higher than High at 23.8 FPS. That result suggests the preset workload in Microsoft Flight Simulator does not scale linearly with the GPU's clock and memory specifications. With a 125 W TDP and a dual-slot design, the card sits in a conventional desktop GPU category, and the benchmark results indicate it is best treated as a 1080p and 1440p option for this game rather than a 4K solution.