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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition PC system requirements

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition needs at least an Intel i5-4460 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 processor, 8 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570 graphics card, on Windows 10 (64-bit).

For the recommended settings: an Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X processor, 16 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 590 graphics card. It takes 150 GB of storage.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition: minimum and recommended PC requirements (Windows)
MinimumRecommended
Operating system Windows 10 Same for both
Processor Intel i5-4460 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory 8 GB RAM16 GB RAM
Graphics NVIDIA GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570NVIDIA GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 590
DirectX Version 11 Same for both
Storage 150 GB available space Same for both
VR support SteamVR, Oculus PC, or OpenXR. Keyboard and mouse requiredNot listed
Additional notes Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Same for both

How demanding is Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition?

  • Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 45% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (8 GB).

  • Storage: Larger than 99% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (150 GB).

Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.

Other platforms

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition is also available on Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.

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