Microsoft Flight Simulator

Microsoft Flight Simulator is measured with an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. The CPU is a 12-core, 24-thread Zen 4 part with a 4.70 GHz base clock and 5.60 GHz boost clock; the GPU is an Ampere card with 8 GB GDDR6, a 256-bit bus, and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The CPU’s average benchmark score is 50556 (93rd percentile among all CPUs), and the GPU’s average score is 25120 (69th percentile among all GPUs). In this game, the combo ranks 918 out of 1795 tested combos. CPU launch MSRP is $549; GPU launch MSRP is 399 USD.

Settings Recommendations

Across the measured rows, Medium is the best all-around preset. At 1080p, Medium returns 99.1 fps, which is above High’s 72.9 and Ultra’s 66.3, while Low leads with 122.3. At 1440p, Medium produces 77 fps, with High at 60.9, Ultra at 57.9, and Low at 100.9. At 4K, Medium is 53.8, High is 44.5, Ultra is 41.9, and Low is 71.2. This means the preset ladder is consistent: Low is always the fastest measured row, Medium is the strongest compromise between frame rate and visual lift, and Ultra is the slowest at every resolution.

For a user who prioritizes smoothness, Low at 1080p is the highest measured result at 122.3, and Low at 1440p is the only 1440p row above the 100 mark at 100.9. For a user who wants more detail, High is viable at 1080p with 72.9 and at 1440p with 60.9, but at 4K High drops to 44.5. Ultra should be reserved for cases where frame rate is not the main concern; its best measured result is 66.3 at 1080p, and its 4K result is 41.9.

GPU Role

The RTX 3060 Ti’s relevant specs are its 8 GB GDDR6 frame buffer, 256-bit memory bus, and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The GPU runs at 1410 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost, with memory at 1750 MHz, or 14 Gbps effective. The chip is GA104, with 4864 shading units, 152 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 38 RT cores, and 152 tensor cores. These figures describe a mid-range Ampere card, and its 69th-percentile standing among all GPUs matches that position.

The GPU’s effect shows up directly in the preset scaling. At 4K, Low is 71.2, Medium is 53.8, High is 44.5, and Ultra is 41.9. At 1080p, the same ladder goes from 122.3 at Low to 66.3 at Ultra. Moving from Low to Ultra costs a large amount of average FPS at every resolution, which points to the GPU’s rendering load as the dominant variable. The 8 GB VRAM and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth are the specifications to watch in the higher-resolution rows, because 4K produces the lowest results in the measured set.

Resolution Scaling

Every preset shows the same resolution ordering. Low: 1080p 122.3, 1440p 100.9, 4K 71.2. Medium: 1080p 99.1, 1440p 77, 4K 53.8. High: 1080p 72.9, 1440p 60.9, 4K 44.5. Ultra: 1080p 66.3, 1440p 57.9, 4K 41.9.

The progression is unbroken: moving from 1080p to 1440p reduces the average, and moving from 1440p to 4K reduces it again. Low starts high and still ends at 71.2 at 4K; Ultra starts lower and ends at 41.9. This pattern is consistent with the GPU taking on more pixel work as resolution rises. The CPU’s 12 cores, 24 threads, and 5.60 GHz boost are sufficient to feed the 1080p Low result of 122.3, but the 3840x2160 rows land in a lower range regardless of preset. The limiting component at high resolution is therefore the RTX 3060 Ti rather than the Ryzen 9 7900X.

Measured FPS Breakdown

| Resolution | Settings | Avg FPS |

| --- | --- | --- |

| 3840x2160 | High | 44.5 |

| 3840x2160 | Low | 71.2 |

| 3840x2160 | Medium | 53.8 |

| 3840x2160 | Ultra | 41.9 |

| 2560x1440 | High | 60.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Low | 100.9 |

| 2560x1440 | Medium | 77 |

| 2560x1440 | Ultra | 57.9 |

| 1920x1080 | High | 72.9 |

| 1920x1080 | Low | 122.3 |

| 1920x1080 | Medium | 99.1 |

| 1920x1080 | Ultra | 66.3 |

All rows are average FPS; min and max fields are null in the measured data. The ordering is identical at every resolution: Low is highest, then Medium, then High, then Ultra. The highest measured row is 1080p Low at 122.3, and the lowest is 4K Ultra at 41.9.

How This Combo Ranks

The combo is ranked 918 out of 1795 measured combos in Microsoft Flight Simulator, putting it near the center of the database. That placement makes sense given the component mix. The CPU is a 93rd-percentile processor: its average score of 50556 is 0.1% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 235, which scores 50598; 0.4% behind the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT at 50738; 0.5% behind the Intel Core i7-13850HX at 50827; and 0.8% behind the Intel Core i9-13980HX at 50944.

The GPU is a 69th-percentile card: its average score of 25120 is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, which scores 25180; 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600 at 25235; 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon 890M at 25246; and 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP at 25287. A high-tier CPU paired with a mid-tier GPU explains why the game-specific result is not near the top: the CPU is strong, but the GPU holds this combination back in the high-resolution and high-preset rows.

FAQ

Q: What is the highest measured FPS?

A: The highest average is 122.3 fps at 1920x1080 Low. The same preset at 2560x1440 returns 100.9 fps, and at 3840x2160 it returns 71.2 fps.

Q: Which 1440p preset should be used?

A: The measured 1440p rows are Low 100.9, Medium 77, High 60.9, and Ultra 57.9. Medium is the balanced option, and High is the highest visual tier that still returns 60.9 fps.

Q: How close is the RTX 3060 Ti to its nearest rivals?

A: It averages 25120, which is 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6700M, 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600, 0.5% behind the AMD Radeon 890M, and 0.7% behind the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP.

Q: Does the Ryzen 9 7900X hold its own?

A: The CPU’s average score is 50556, putting it 0.1% behind the Intel Core Ultra 5 235 and 0.8% behind the Intel Core i9-13980HX. It sits at the 93rd percentile among all CPUs.

Q: What is this combo’s overall rank?

A: It ranks 918 out of 1795 measured combos in Microsoft Flight Simulator, placing it near the middle of the field.