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Can I run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (2024) is a simulation game and a very demanding game for a PC. This is one of the heaviest PC games: high settings need a fast, recent graphics card.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Steam store picture)
Picture: Steam store, © Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 publisher

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 system requirements

MinimumRecommended
OSWindows 10Windows 10
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800KAMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-10700K
Memory16 GB RAM32 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080
Storage50 GB available space50 GB available space

Source: the official Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Steam page, checked October 2026.

Which PC runs Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?

To play it you need at least a GeForce GTX 1080 class graphics card, an Intel Core i5-8400 class processor and 16 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: a GeForce RTX 3070 or faster, an Intel Core i7-10700 class processor and 32 GB of RAM.

Graphics card: minimum

  • GeForce GTX 1080
  • GeForce RTX 2060
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT

Graphics card: high settings

  • GeForce RTX 3070
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
  • GeForce RTX 5060

Processor: minimum

  • Intel Core i5-8400
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Intel Core i7-8700

Processor: high settings

  • Intel Core i7-10700
  • AMD Ryzen 5 7600
  • AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 40%, below the minimum, not playable well; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 80%, medium to high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 39%, below the minimum, not playable well.

Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.

PC builds for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Parts from our product guides: the lowest of each that reaches the game's minimum and recommended specs. Prices change every day, so Amazon shows today's price.

Minimum build

Plays Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on low to medium settings

Recommended build

Plays Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on high settings (the recommended specs)

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: questions

What are the minimum system requirements for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
Minimum: OS Windows 10; processor AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800K; 16 GB RAM; graphics Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970; 50 GB available space.
What are the recommended requirements for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
Recommended: processor AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-10700K; 32 GB RAM; graphics Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080; 50 GB available space.
What graphics card do I need for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
At least a GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce RTX 2060, Radeon RX 5600 XT or a card of the same speed for the minimum settings; for the recommended settings a GeForce RTX 3070, Radeon RX 6700 XT, GeForce RTX 5060 or faster.
Can a GTX 1650 run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
Not well: the GTX 1650 is below the minimum graphics card for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. A whole PC with a GTX 1650, a Core i5-8400 and 16 GB of RAM gets 40% in our checker (below the minimum, not playable well).
Can Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 run without a graphics card (integrated graphics)?
Not well. The minimum is a dedicated graphics card (GeForce GTX 1080 class); with integrated graphics our checker gives 39% (below the minimum, not playable well).
Is 8 GB of RAM enough for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
No. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 needs at least 16 GB of RAM.
How much storage does Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 need?
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 needs 50 GB of free space. An SSD is a good idea for faster loading.

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