PC performance guide
Built from official data
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Civil aviation sim with heavy world streaming and system simulation.
SimulationFlightPC
Find the official PC requirements, likely FPS tiers, and optimization read for the Windows version without digging through scattered store blurbs.
PC requirements summary
Microsoft Flight Simulator is a systems-heavy requirements page. The useful question is how the setup holds up over longer sessions, not just whether the first scene runs.
Entry readStart from the CPU-balanced 1080p target
Comfort readLong sessions matter more than one quick test
Upgrade readMore headroom helps as the simulation grows
Optimization read
Microsoft Flight Simulator looks controlled rather than flashy. Long-session steadiness and CPU balance matter more here than raw GPU flex.
ScalingHeavy
StabilityMixed
AccessibilityStrong
- Resolution and preset jumps cost performance quickly, so GPU headroom matters more than the minimum first suggests.
- Average performance can look acceptable while longer sessions and heavier systems load still shape comfort.
- The game becomes comfortably playable without immediately demanding a premium GPU stack.
Screenshots
Official or catalog screenshots currently attached to this game.
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Latest notes
Steam App ID 1250410
Tracked versions: 1.39.9.0, 1.39.9
World Update 21: Australia
Community Announcements · Jayneivana2026-05-05Available today, World Update 21: Australia sets a new standard in realism for pilots in the Mi…OfficialPatch Notes
City Update 13: California Now Available
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World Update 20: Japan Now Available
Community Announcements · Jayneivana2025-09-25Japan is a nation of beauty and intrigue, filled with breathtaking vistas of towering mountains…OfficialPatch Notes
Release Notes - Sim Update 16 [1.39.9.0] Now Available
Community Announcements · Jayneivana2025-08-05Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) | Sim Update 16 Release Notes - 1.39.9.0If you are playing on…OfficialPatch Notes
Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases City Update 11: Northeastern United States 2
Community Announcements · Jayneivana2025-06-27Launched in celebration of FlightSimExpo 2025, held in Providence, Rhode Island in late June, C…OfficialPatch Notes