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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PC system requirements
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 needs at least an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800K processor, 16 GB of RAM and a Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970 graphics card, on Windows 10 (64-bit).
For the recommended settings: an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-10700K processor, 32 GB of RAM and a Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card. It takes 50 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800K | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-10700K |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970 | Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080 |
| DirectX | Version 12 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 50 GB available space Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Additional notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Network Speed of 10 Mbps Bandwidth | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Network Speed of 50 Mbps Bandwidth |
How demanding is Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 89% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (16 GB).
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Storage: Larger than 82% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (50 GB).
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Other platforms
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox One. The PC specifications on this page do not apply to console editions.
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