Microsoft revealed the Flight Simulator PC hardware system requirements for its upcoming ambitious aeroplane game. The game is the first entry in the series since the 2006 release of Flight Simulator X. Microsoft broke down the system requirements into three categories with the most “ideal” hardware requirements quite high.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator PC Hardware System Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10 (Nov 2019 update)
- CPU: Ryzen 3 1200/Intel i5-4460
- GPU: Radeon RX 570/NVIDIA GTX 770
- VRAM: 2GB
- RAM: 8GB
- HDD: 150GB
- Bandwidth: 5Mbps
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 (Nov 2019 update)
- CPU: Ryzen 5 1500X/Intel i5-8400
- GPU: Radeon RX 590/NVIDIA GTX 970
- VRAM: 4GB
- RAM: 16GB
- HDD: 150GB
- Bandwidth: 20Mbps
Ideal:
- OS: Windows 10 (Nov 2019 update)
- CPU: Ryzen 7 Pro 2700X/ Intel i7-9800X
- GPU: Radeon VII/NVIDIA RTX 2080
- VRAM: 8GB
- RAM: 32GB
- SSD: 150GB
- Bandwidth: 50Mbps
Microsoft recommends an SSD of at least 150GB and an RTX 2080 in order to run the game at its best performance. The game is no doubt a next-gen experience as it stands and it will be interesting to see how the Xbox One X holds up running this title.
The game is currently without a release date but it should launch sometime in 2020 for PC and Xbox One X. The PC system requirements give us a hint that we may get a release date for the game soon.
For the time being, take a look at some gameplay down below courtesy of Game Offline;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1C5mPec-k
