Flight Simulator 2020: The Best Settings For Next-Gen Visuals + Best Performance!

[@XYZaidy]

The game needs a dx12 update. It's severely bottlenecked by the cpu (mainthread). Surprised it wasn't released with it from the beginning.

[@someone-wi4xl]

Vulkan is better

[@RadialSeeker113]

@@someone-wi4xl I'd take either over dx11

[@Tryton4551]

@@someone-wi4xl Very unlikely they'd use that over DX12

[@user-zc9zt2vl5s]

Because at the time when they started development DX12 wasn't available. I'm sure DX12 will come around.

[@janklaassen6404]

You're right. It's Microsoft's sim after all! They did say they were gonna optimize for XSX and patch that into the PC version. So expect a DX12 Ultimate patch :)

[@theshadowgamer1431]

12:41 for optimized settings

[@PLAYER_42069]

It should be noted these settings are for casual flight simmers who often fly in third-person and expect 60fps, and more. These settings are going to become obsolete very fast once study-level addons from PDMG and others are released that eat up even more CPU cycles due to the complex aircraft (commercial airliners) systems they simulate. Flight Sims are not like other games and are simulating (hence, the name) a lot more than what is being rendered on screen. So, they'll always feel like they need to be "optimized", but not in the ways normal games are due to less things being run at once that makes flight sim CPU and GHz bound vs. standard games.

[@pedrosoares7273]

@@PLAYER_42069 Good point. Still, I thank the youtuber for its time figuring out some nice balance between performance and fidelity, because my I7 4790 + RX580 struggles to hit 20-30 fps with this gane at 1080p in areas like Tokyo and New York.

[@mastermanio2]

@@PLAYER_42069 It should also be noted that the game has received a 700mb patch which was half dedicated to performance fixes, the whole video is irrelevant less than 2 weeks after being published

[@poolhallshark]

@@mastermanio2 Make that 15,6 GB :-)

[@jakubbugdol385]

You are the best of bests

[@KizaruB]

11:27 “First you have anisotropic filtering which you will leave on 16x no matter what because we’re gaming on PC here” Nice Alex

[@EspHack]

I still dont understand why that setting even exists anymore, apparently consoles often skimp on it but I've never seen it making a difference in performance at all, since like halo ce times

[@markeldik7057]

@@EspHack yeah I notice it pretty regularly. Anyone know why they do it on consoles? Like 16x costs basically nothing and anything less is really sucky looking.

[@DouglasBailey]

@@markeldik7057 fairly sure Xbox one x offers 16x by default

[@markeldik7057]

@@DouglasBailey you're right, but that's only one console. AFAIK the others go anywhere from 4x to I presume 16x depending on the developers.

[@dildojizzbaggins6969]

@Borsalino Kizaru yeah, gotta put your glorious masterfoot down some time :D

[@neoKushan]

I normally really appreciate DF's content and how transparent they are, but this whole video feels like an ad for Origin PC and the lack of transparency on what's clearly a paid sponsorship is unsettling.

[@aaronth07]

Agreed. with every other sponsor they have always been extremely transparent and not biased. I truly hope that this isn't the future of their monetization.

[@flowerdealer]

And Intel shilling. It is obviously a paid spot without disclosure.

[@NWO_Style_4_Life]

agreed. it might even break guidelines

[@Taijifufu]

@@flowerdealer they didn't shill for Intel. If anything the game's odd design makes it seem like it was made for Intel on purpose. Why does a PC melter in 2020 use 8 threads max? To keep AMD users from getting the most from their CPUs while years older Intel CPUs perform the same? Seems strange...

[@flowerdealer]

@@Taijifufu It's the wording of the Origin spot part that is weird.

[@Harry_iwnt]

Alex lives life at optimal settings

[@SteelSkin667]

I wish real-life had settings to adjust FOV and disable bloom I have glaucoma

[@hgibbons69]

@@SteelSkin667lol increase marijuana levels by over 9000 = minimal glaucoma and maximum glitchy-ness! Get super high, stare at the night sky and check out the pixel density 😤😎

[@SteelSkin667]

@@hgibbons69 So you're telling me that real-life has ReShade

[@PaperlessWriter]

I wish I could turn up my own graphic options to look as good as he. Unfortunately, I seem to be dealing with all kinds of bottlenecks and under-powered hardware:(

[@mayman4255]

@@SteelSkin667 I'd turn up resolution to remove my glasses

[@Chocapic_13]

Hey, I really love DF, you guys are really passionate about graphics in modern games, and actually know what you're talking about compared to most of others "journalists". But PLEASE indicate clearly that this is a sponsored video or that some part is sponsored, this was actually cringe to watch at the end

[@sambagogo777]

I used to believe that myself. But following a succession of Nvidia-sponsored and Microsoft-sponsored videos from DF their impartiality and integrity are no longer beyond question. Quite sad, really.

[@ionseven]

Remember the many different Anthem vids? All commercials. Here "passionate" = paid. They mix it with enough non-sponsored content to make it seem like its all their "passion." Easy to tell what's real, like with John's Retro series. Only a few real guys out there exist in this company catering ocean of hidden ads.

[@rvnx]

Sponsorblock has 4 sponsor segments in this video.. I feel like this is more about selling cards than actually optimizing the game.

[@Tuskin38]

The next update coming out in the next 10 days is supposed to help with threading performance. So this might have to be revisited, if it’s significant

[@Shieftain]

I hope DF does this. Hopefully they use RTX 3080s and 3090s as well.

[@Peightun]

Shieftain those cards arent ready lol

[@Lishtenbird]

Not unlikely that that's why this video was pushed out now.

[@abitrubbish]

@@Peightun They unboxed a 3080 yesterday (and have probably had it for a week) so they are only limited by NDA

[@Peightun]

abitrubbish yea but they clearly avoided showing it in all scenarios and only put it in the best light since it was a paid ad

[@pipgoesthepossum]

Can we talk about how well the TAA handled the image at 540p? That looks much, much, much cleaner than 540p. Soft, sure, but there is very little aliasing or artifacting. Remarkable image quality considering the pixel count.

[@KAMiKAZOW]

Yeah, my mind was blown when I saw this.

[@gamingblowsofficial]

I cannot imagine one single person who watches Digital Foundry jumping on a 2080ti build today.

[@ngv001]

Yeah but I've had one for two years so it's great to get these settings.

[@EzioMaverick]

@@ngv001 No one is saying 2080ti is bad, but getting a 2080ti when 3080 is so close is foolish, which is exactly what this video is suggesting.

[@cosporcos]

it could be compelling getting the 2080 TI at 300 USD would be a awesome performance for the price

[@Redridge07]

@@EzioMaverick It is not foolish, the price on the 2080ti will drop significantly and you will be happy with the 2080ti.

[@mattmcgoo]

all of these comments about prices dropping did not age well.

[@Sackboy612]

Just curious, is this not a sponsored vid? Or has sponsored content considering the Origin plug? I thought that you had to display that

[@nathansstuff1547]

Was obviously a sponsor. There's even a link to Origin PC in the description.

[@billybob5525]

They did in the description

[@GurtTarctor]

Yeah this should have had the sponsored tag thing, and listed as such in the title.

[@SyntaxDaemon]

You don't need to add anything to the title or use the tag, so long as you disclose it in some way, which he does.

[@Lishtenbird]

Well, I don't think I'll be considering DF a trustworthy source anymore, that's for sure.

[@markcentral]

Video content is great except when it awkwardly returns back several times to revisit sponsorship from Origin PC

[@Lishtenbird]

Gotta dump those 2080 Ti builds before news of 3000 cards reach prebuilt buyers.

[@logicalfundy]

I don't mind that you have a sponsored video, but it's a bit overbearing to be honest, I can't really watch the video to the end as the last part is basically an ad for the system. From what I'm hearing though, if I clock my i7-8086K CPU to 5 GHz it should be fine.

[@anurgaprasad123]

Origin trying to get rid of their 2080ti PC before 3070 launch xD

[@petterson-]

Imagine if someone bought a system with 2080 Ti now. Yikes.

[@PlagasX]

@@petterson- 👀👀

[@kolecava]

Should be adding a discount the pricks...

[@DeepMukherjee]

Or maybe they were trying to sell a decent GPU at MSRP before scalpocalypse would arise

[@user-ky6fk3qb4e]

Welp this aged poorly

[@Xeirus911]

You should make it a little more clear that this is a sponsored video.

[@219SilverChoc]

Usually they put Sponsored at the top, must of forgot.

[@Xeirus911]

@@219SilverChoc Well Alex is in the comments section telling people it's not sponsored which is way more shady. This video is an ad for Origin and it's disappointing they're not saying it.

[@Londiino]

@@Xeirus911 IDK about US or wherever but in the UK you have to legally declare sponsorship.

[@Xeirus911]

@@Londiino But that's the thing, this likely isn't "sponsored" it's just an ad disguised as a tech video.

[@Londiino]

@@Xeirus911 ad == sponsored... If you are paid either monetarily or through product in the UK you have to declare it. But I am unsure if DF is UK or US

[@rosen8757]

Could just have said that this video is spononsored by Origin PC, now it just seems like the whole video is an ad.

[@rosen8757]

Mad Lust Envy that’s not what I meant, anyone with half a brain would see that. Being clear in the begining and removing the constant skips to shots of the computer would make a better video.

[@huablabua7]

Why do I want a Origin system now? Oh, i get it, i just watched a 20 minute ad for it without anybody telling me..

[@mikedw6748]

Download SponsorBlock for KZbin.

[@huablabua7]

@@mikedw6748 how would that block the video content, lol

[@mikedw6748]

@@huablabua7 It's an extension that automatically skips the sponsored segments such as "the video is sponsored by xxxVPN"

[@transfo47]

@@mikedw6748 Yep, strong recommend.

[@lasseberg7317]

To DF - Please say: sponsored by Origin PC ----- I just seems more legit.

[@baconcow]

They did: "thanks to Origin PC for providing the Flight Simulator-themed Core i9 10900K/RTX 2080 Ti setup used in this video."

[@otakarschon]

@@baconcow nope, that isnt the same. This is in effect a sponsored post and DF should own it, this goes prettxy much against what they stand for

[@lasseberg7317]

@@otakarschon Jup. I just like when they just say it. The suttle way they said it, just seems shady, and I am shure that they are not! I love the content, but I see them as reviewers and not influensers.

[@lasseberg7317]

@@iago9711 Yes. And they do. But here it is a clear sponsership(a form of commermercial) - and therefor i should be set in stone that they was paied to showcase this computer. In many contries they are bound by law to do so. In any case as i wrote - I just seems more ligit. This is just my appinion and I am not the trying to troll - I love their content and hope they keep going strong👍

[@ReVo_]

Finally! I was waiting for this for so long.

[@ALaz502]

Ditto!

[@benjaminpevzner6261]

Next week in the benchmark, this game will be interesting

[@bjossifannar]

Not really, this game trust more on CPU then GPU

[@JelaniWood]

Hehe 2080 Ti the new mid-range (I'm not really talking mess I bought a 2080 super when they first launched no regrets though I got my money's worth out of it but 3080 Super/Ti here I come)

[@Cluelessseafishing]

? yes this is cpu heavy but because optimisation of the game needs sorting....

[@craigdavies4682]

@Ricardo Jaye I have over 100 hours now. Running it on a Ryzen 5 2600x 16GB DDR4 RX500XTt with custom settings based on 1440p 'high end' pre-set. However I can see the French coastline from the Norfolk coast out in the North see about 60-70 miles on a clear day. Don't expect to run it at ultra. Contrary to common belief you don't need 60fps to have a smooth experience. You want to aim for as smooth as possible while maintaining as much visual quality as is possible.

[@misterPAINMAKER]

Flight Simulator 2020 Needs VULKAN or DX12 asap, so it can use more cpu cores.

[@magicjack4076]

Probably waiting until the series x version is released then

[@finch404]

I really don't understand why games are still coming out with Dx11

[@carl8790]

@@finch404 because this game was in development before dx12 was a thing

[@KhazAlp]

don't forget DLSS 2.0 mate

[@MrJLRAR]

Optimizing the FPS in a flight sim from an external view might not be the best approach. FPS will take a hit when you are actually in the cockpit and considering the unoptimized avionics code that was recently discovered by the community.

[@tmkongen]

Yup, get's worse the bigger the plane is really...

Yeah, Microsoft really needs to stop reusing FSX code over and over again.

[@hogrideeeeer]

Did you find any settings to alleviate this?

[@ducnguyen-xe1on]

i imagine playing this with a CRT is like looking through an airplane's window

[@therealjuralumin3416]

@@eduardosantiago6948 I think they mean that with a CRT the footage would be impossible to distinguish from reality! Not that a CRT's display is like an airliner window...

[@Hirnlego999]

VR no flat screen will compete

[@ducnguyen-xe1on]

@@eduardosantiago6948 the thing about CRT cant be done with a LCD is that you will be able to crank up every graphic option to maximum and archive an insanely high refresh rate with a little sacrifice to overal resolution ( which does not matter much to a CRT anyway). Once you see that with your own eyes, you will want to burn your LCD-flatscreen on a stake

[@DubElementMusic]

@@therealjuralumin3416 meh

[@Hirnlego999]

@@alexandrep4913 I guess it depends on the model. I used to have a Samsung 959NF and that was pretty flat if I remember correctly.

[@mk2k10]

Funny that Alex didn't show his optimized settings running on the 3900X at 4K but only 540p, in order to shine the i9 10900k in a positive light (sponsored content). First time I'm disappointed by DF, obvious bias and no disclaimer.

[@mayman4255]

How's it sponsored if there's no disclaimer? its illegal.

[@musty8748]

@@mayman4255 description box

[@mayman4255]

@@musty8748 the description says origin provided the PC,but it's not sponsored

[@Xeirus911]

@@mayman4255 A free PC that gets promoted 50 times in the video is a sponsor bud.

[@colemin2]

Obvious bias? Bro, he removed the GPU bottleneck and the two processors showed where their limits are for this game. I have a feeling Im misunderstanding what you mean...

[@MrChomiq]

Where's the SPONSORED tag?

[@mikedw6748]

Download SponsorBlock for KZbin.

[@fpshooterful]

12:34 is the optimized settings for this game.

[@rsolsjo]

This feels like the type of game to buy in about five years.

[@Atriox-il3mt]

Not really, if you have the money for an rtx 3080 you'll be able to run at 4k 60fps.

[@rsolsjo]

@@Atriox-il3mt "If" 😂

[@dddddddddddddddadddddddddddddd]

@@rsolsjo its only £800 bruh

[@rsolsjo]

@@dddddddddddddddadddddddddddddd A full month's salary for me. 😔 But hey, one day maybe!

[@GraveUypo]

runs fine now with my ryzen 2700 and 5700xt

[@JochoPorocho]

Hope it gets DLSS support! We know DX12 is coming because of Ray Tracing but DLSS would massively help at higher resolutions

[@jacekjagosz]

As previous Microsoft Flight Simulator (FSX) tought us, it is a great idea to cap FPS at a level where the game can consistently achieve it, where it was even recommended cap at 30FPS on top of the line overclocked i7 (if you had many addons). With MSFS 2020 that probably is only necessary on lower core count CPUs. Unfortunately the built in Frame Limiter suffers from terrible frame pacing, but Riva Tuner does a great job.

[@mint88rx8]

Have you tried frame limiter in nvidia control panel? Wondering if that is any better...

[@jacekjagosz]

@@mint88rx8 They both work, but the Riva Tuner one gives me slightly better frame times. But according to tests done by BattleNonsense, the RTSS limiter add one frame of delay, so the choice is up to you. Ultimately I don't feel any difference.

[@dvornikovalexei]

@@mint88rx8 Forever using that because I never use Vsync/Adaptive Sync/Fast Sync/GSync. Also Rivatuner gives me awfully uneven frametimes. So I prefer the Control Panel one

[@Lazirus951]

Origin picked a weird time to try to flex a 2080 Ti system.

[@Lishtenbird]

No, exactly the time to offload their stocks. Before 3000 cards receive physical presence in the market.

[@Lazirus951]

@@Lishtenbird You make a good point.

[@PrimiusLovin]

Because it's so close to next-gen hardware hitting the shelves, it is a weird time to try and sell a 2080ti at full price. Many times I really don't understand these types of sales... I mean, whos's going to fall for it unless they absolutely need this system for tomorrow!

[@simsdas4]

I think 30fps is perfectly fine for a game of this nature, at least i'd have no problems with that in this case.

[@TubeYouDSilvy]

LOL ... I started reading the comments and saw people complaining about DF shilling for Origin and didn’t know what they were talking about. Then I got 6min in ... “... and that’s why this PC customized by Origin is so great and better than Ryzen ...” LOL and WTF. Come on DF. Times are tough for all of us. You guys are great and you do a great job usually. But you are better than this. If you need to monetize your content - you need to be more transparent and thoughtful about it. I don’t think anyone here will begrudge making some coin off your content - but just ... you know do it better and way more clearly next time. Do This DF: Origin sent us a beefy PC and gave us xyz to make a flight sim vid - and here are the results exactly as they appear in our tests. US: OK. NOT DF: (wearing a brand new gold rolex) Hi guys, just found this PC on the sidewalk, no idea if it’s any good. (tosses hair casually). Just gonna run flight sim on it and then trash ryzen. Us: Um...

[@TubeYouDSilvy]

Sehajdeep Singh The whole point is that the structure / integrity of this video is under question and they can say whatever they want but once they start the infomercial segment I begin questioning everything I hear. It’s not a secret to anyone that Intel generally has better single threaded performance. In this case, it seems bizarre to hype up this build when Zen 3 is about to come out AND the 3000 series cards are about to come out ... I mean this build is literally an overpriced, underperforming dinosaur. Additionally, it seems like it is probably poorly optimized and would benefit from multi core/threaded improvement which diminish intel’s advantage. In short - I would guess that most of us came to this video 1) simply to understand how to most efficiently run the game better / what settings had the least impact on visuals but still made it run well, and 2) just cuz we were interested in the game. I personally didn’t click on the video for some BS advertisement for an outdated PC build.

[@TubeYouDSilvy]

Sehajdeep Singh thanks bro

[@asiantone7153]

What I really appreciate with Digital Foundry is how passionate they are about gaming and settings. I used to BUG out on settings and I basically bought games to tweak settings and never really got to the game. I'm that kind of person. I try for perfection anything less felt like the game was broke to me. Now I have DF as a guide line to some of the best games out there. I can play the game now. Ty.

[@VivaPapaya]

Nice Ad. Here, have some real quality of life suggestions for people with more mainstream hardware: Alex´ settings but: Resolution @1080p with 100%-120% scaling, depending on the landscape Texture Supersampling on 6x6 (massive improvement right here) or even 4x4 8x Anisotropic Reflections Ultra Textures Ultra Terrain Detail 125 Lock to 30 fps via your driver for some quiet and stable performance. Disable ingame vsync or fps limitation. Tested ingame with 30+ hours on a Vega 56 and a FX8350 (!).

[@thingsiplay]

It makes sense that the game is cpu limited, because its all about physics. It is not all about how it looks, but how it operates behind the scenes. That is why lowering the video quality of clouds does not make much of an effect. The complicated phyics behind it still works the same.

[@renereiche]

But why do cities tank the frame rate like crazy?

[@thingsiplay]

@@renereiche Because cities have a lot of individual objects, but I am no expert anyway. My above statement was in context to the clouds.

[@PetrisonRocha]

You're right about why it's heavy for CPU, but lowering the quality of clouds actually makes a huge effect in framerate, and it's all about graphics in this case. MSFS pushes hardware to their limits: RAM, storage, CPU, GPU and even internet bandwidth. No survivors.

[@neoasura]

This video was great, up until the Origin PC plug.

[@BlindTrustProject]

Huge tip for every one : activate the Nvidia sharpness filter (or AMD equivalent), it does wonder to the game and the high frequency ground detail.

[@Kek14439]

Cant find this option

[@0sahildahiya]

use alt+f3 for nvidia game filters while game running

[@eSKAone-]

2:27 540p is not half of 1080p, it's a quarter.

[@dpokor]

@@CarsonCote you need 4 tiles of 540p to fill a 1080p screen bruh. A 2×2 square fits 4 1×1 tiles. Length scales directly proportional, areas scale quadratically, volumes scale cubically.

[@JMartinni]

@Carson Cool He's talking about resolution, not the number. "540p"/960x540 is a quarter of the pixels of "1080p"/1920x1080, not half.

[@ApemanMonkey]

Carson Cool needs to go back to school.

[@omarsabir1210]

540+540=1080

[@baconcow]

@@omarsabir1210 Yes, but 540p is not 540 and 1080p is not 1080. You cannot just add these numbers together as they represent a two-dimensional amount.

[@fantherailsbc]

Here's my issue with this game. Core i7 6700, RTX 2060, 32GB of RAM. Game keeps showing "Limited by MainThread" when I toggle on the FPS counter in Developer mode. I cannot get over 30fps no matter which settings I change on 1080p, and the game doesn't seem to be utilizing my hardware in task manager (CPU/GPU). After searching Google, I found a Reddit post talking about the same "Limited by MainThread" issue, with people having pretty beefy systems and the game not utilizing their hardware and getting low FPS. This game seems to have a serious CPU bottlenecking problem where the game refuses to utilize your hardware if you have an older CPU. Don't know why no one else is talking about this.

[@Max15691]

Drop trees and objects distance below 100. I can run the game on high 30 fps locked with those sliders set to 50 with an I7 4790k, 16GB of RAM (DDR3 1600mhz is probably hurting performance quite badly), and a gtx 1060. You should be able to do a better than me, maybe 75?

[@fantherailsbc]

@@Max15691 Turn on Dev mode, the issue is Limited by MainFrame. For you it probably says Limited by GPU, which is normal. Changing settings will barely do anything.

[@Max15691]

@@fantherailsbc Yes, I used dev mode and when I had horrible framedrops (15-20 fps for like 20 seconds to a minute) it said limited by mainthread/cpu. Dropping those sliders reduced the cpu usage while loading terrain/buildings and now I have constant 30 fps, wich is fine for me, my pc can't do anymore than 30 anyway. That's why I told you to drop those sliders, at least a little, it might help.

[@nov3316]

I get 60-70fps on "high-end" 1080p with a GTX 1080. Just undock the VFR map and you gain fps substantially.

[@frankiejramone]

9:39 "a bit fudgey". DF has the finest linguists in the techtube-isphere

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

This video is more like an advertisement rather than sponsored... although they are essentially the same thing....

[@24RuLeS24RuLeS]

Wooo! MSFS 2020 is a real masterpiece. Awesome video, Alex.

[@srikargottipati]

THanks for the optimized settings. The sponsored content was cringe worthy

[@mikedw6748]

Download SponsorBlock for KZbin in order to skip this BS

[@dtrjones]

I thought the Origin PC was cool, especially the flight (video) recorder! What's the big deal about sponsered content. It's like commercials during the superbowl just ignore them. At the end of the day its a revenue stream which allows DF to make these great videos which I'll all for!

[@Pete292323]

*sponsored by Origin and Intel.

[@eraser2727]

Is this an ad video for that origin pc? looks like it a bit. ;)

[@yaosio]

Why are you talking about the PC as if it has special hardware you can only get from the manufacture that paid you to advertise it? If you built the computer yourself with the same hardware you would get the same performance.

[@EduardoSilva-br7cd]

Cuz he is in fact sponsored maybe?

[@iseptimus]

@@EduardoSilva-br7cd Origin sent these out to a bunch of channels.

[@z3r0slugfm]

Err, I guess we’ll need to wait for a follow up video that explains all the various settings and what they do? Waiting 2 weeks for what amounts to “set to high” and an infomercial isn’t really in the spirit of these DF performance videos, right? Results are results but it’s the journey and understanding of the engine that makes these videos fun.

[@ianfiorentinophoto]

Thanks Alex and DF. Been waiting for this one. I hope you hit 1 million subs soon. Totally deserved for the dedication and information you provide with every video.

[@davidgiles9751]

I appreciate the work and info presented here. However, as it was with FSX, I think there's too much of an emphasis on pure fps numbers vs. how smooth the sim actually runs and appears. For example, on FSX 24 - 30 fps was very playable and smooth. Trying to maximize the fps ended up sacrificing overall smooth game play for many. On computers of the time, trying to get 60 fps out of it resulted in more frequent and perceptible stutters/pauses. Locking the frame rate down to 30 fps (or even as low as 24 fps) ended up with a smoother overall experience. Try turning off the frame rate counter on FS2020 and enjoy it for what it is, rather than trying to eek out the highest frame rate possible. PS: After I buy a new system that can actually handle FS2020, I'd be happy to get a consistent 30fps. I don't need 60fps to enjoy a realistic experience.

[@CC-gt3ro]

David Giles i already do consistent 30fps at 4k ultra settings with my 3 years old config. So it should not be difficult to do that with any of the current components. Ryzen 1800x asus x370 32GB ddr4 3200, samsung 960 pro m2 3GB/sec. 1080ti 11GBgddr5x blower edition. My cpu is doing it dinger in the noise at 26-36% max , but the gpu is used at 100%. All the 11GB are nearly used as well 9-10/11GB. I get consistent 30fps everywhere, big cities included like new york and los angeles.

[@phutureproof]

I dont give a single shit if this was sponsored or not, appreciate the effort Alex thank you.

[@Jimag123]

"Sponsored by Origin" - Not Alex

[@sambagogo777]

Brutal, funny and true. This is a new low-point for DF following them already having cratered their reputation as a consequence of all the Nvidia-sponsored and Microsoft-sponsored content they've produced.

[@baconcow]

Read the description: "thanks to Origin PC for providing the Flight Simulator-themed Core i9 10900K/RTX 2080 Ti setup used in this video."

[@Jimag123]

@@baconcow can't read description when watching through KZbin app on tv

[@Jimag123]

@@sambagogo777 idk if the Nvidia and Microsoft stuff was sponsored, that just seemed to me anyway as just a tech channel getting opportunity to play with new tech

[@sambagogo777]

@@Jimag123 Said content was sponsored by Nvidia and Microsoft. It's clearly stated.

[@scorpian007]

Yes! Have been waiting for this video

[@arn999]

WTF was that Digital Foundry? Less in depth analysis of settings than usual (our optimized settings? Well everything on high good Sir!) and half the video selling us a pre built PC? The F?

[@Deffine]

Imagine buying a 2080TI Origin system just 2 days before the RTX 3000 series comes out. 😂

[@dtrjones]

3 months on and these optimised settings still work great, so much so I use then in my 2080Ti to drive my HP Reverb G2 and it looks so amazing it gives me goosebumps at times!

[@himuo4606]

RIP the highest end parts setup !

[@GraveUypo]

@ everyone has them, so everyone cares. testing with the new geforces is what would be pointless since no one has it yet, and even when they're out, not everyone will be able to have them since they are only released expensive high end parts this year (yeah $500 is super high end, don't let the 70 denomination fool you)

[@sambagogo777]

RIP Digital Foundry's reputation.

[@silverwatchdog]

Laughs in 3080 beating the 2080ti by 30% in flight sim

[@VirtualAirTour]

Now this is how you do analysis. Absolutely brilliant video.

[@KizaruB]

I’ve never seen a game that can still look incredible even at 540p

[@YamiGenesis]

What a day to release this kind of video.

[@Karto86]

This game really needs dx12...

[@Taijifufu]

Or use more than 8 threads at least.

[@m_rod9562]

It's being worked on.

[@samuelkline4944]

Running it with my custom water cooled 5900x and RX 6800 with a MSI X570 Unify mb 32 gig ddr4-3600 ram and Sabrent NvME4 1 tb. Using a wall mounted BenQ 3501R 35" ultra wide. Beautiful graphics. I also have a 3900x/Radeion VII rig, 9900k/2080TI and an Intel 5960x/1080TI. I found the BEST bang for the buck in MSFS2020 is to increase Ram to 32gigs. Thank you for your video and recommendations.

[@IAMkingofkings318]

The optimization gods have heard my prayers!

[@vapour_xs9235]

Running a Ryzen 7 3700X with an RTX 2060 KO Ultra with 32 gigs of ram, yet running this at 20 FPS max... These presets really helped. Boosted me to nearly 60 at some points

[@mob8502]

Posting a video while Flying a plane in New York City today i was kinda worried for a sec.

[@DroneCorpse]

lmaoo

[@klurikon3004]

Check today's date

[@MarkHyde]

Can't wait for this video to be updated with a 3080 and when DX12 is fully implemented - amazing video. :)

[@JeeBruno1]

The most beautiful game ever created!

[@DubElementMusic]

meh

[@koushikneriyanuri5420]

Debatable. Best graphics in a game? Maybe yeah. But most beautiful? Idk. Botw, gow, tlou 2, etc would be on top of my list.

[@resulnaki]

@@DubElementMusic shows us a better one

[@DubElementMusic]

@@resulnaki vanishing of ethan carter, metro esodus, haly life alyx, tlou3 etc. etc.

[@someone-wi4xl]

@@DubElementMusic ah yes the legendary haly life alyx ... a great classic game

[@ryanyoder7573]

Nobody flies GA in NYC. I fly in Florida and performance is fine on my 1070TI powered two year old Asus laptop. The sim works great on normal hardware in normal environments.

[@Elementox-im1tm]

The real and first next gen game and it is incredible how they did it.

[@SamDansCouch]

Thank you Alex! Thanks to your video I managed to squeeze out even more out of my 2080 ti eGPU without performance loss. Keep up the brilliant work.

[@robertdunlop5247]

I am not too sure about this advertisement.

[@virtualpunk448]

A long video to say "turn to high settings." Remember kids, ultra for screenshots, high for gameplay.

[@r4microds]

Can we take a.moment to appreciate that the recording device in the PC was painted like a black box?

[@goshtic9565]

Here's My Best Settings for Next-Gen Visual + Best Visual Performance... Get a RTX 3090 and enjoy it at Ultra settings. Origin releasing their MSFS2020 gaming PC with a 2080 Ti has a lost a lot of value.

[@jxk4500]

would be nice to have an update now in 2022

[@anonymous-de3mn]

Still waiting for that update. 🙏

[@DaCocoBrova]

Well done!!!!! Been waiting for this and was not at all disappointed. EDIT: Upon further thought...the fact that there was no mention of geo-caching, network bandwidth, storage performance, live data etc. made the review seem rather incomplete.

[@Xator]

So this game won't scale past 6c/6t but the recomendation is to play it with an i9 10c/20t ? Yeah... right... that makes sense... At least, they should put "Sponsorized" on the title... Also... Remember when DF used to show how overclocking the cpu could improve gaming? PEPPERRIDGE FARM REMEMBERS

[@Xator]

@Renan V I know, that's usually Intel's wildcard on games. And that's ok. But if you check older DF game testing videos, they usually tried to overcome or try to improve this by testing some overclocking on some cpus. The 3900X is unlocked afterall. But sadly they stopped doing that kind of comparison, which is a pitty.

[@kurzi1979]

Thanks to DF that video helped so much getting a good FPS on 4K with high to ultra settings. Was experementing a lot the past 2 weeks but never got above 35fps now averaging 45fps with much better graphics! Thanks so much to DF for testing things out for us! Now waiting for full DX12 support and maybe DLSS. Nochmals danke Alex!

[@destiny2370]

you did not put "sponsored content" in the video. this is illegal.

[@baconcow]

They do state "thanks to Origin PC for providing the Flight Simulator-themed Core i9 10900K/RTX 2080 Ti setup used in this video."

[@seraphimvalkyrin4543]

Maybe it's not sponsored.

[@destiny2370]

​@@baconcow only in the text, not on the video. is not that clear as it should.

[@user-yl4lf9mh1w]

its crazy how the addition of DLSS gave me a boost of 20 fps. I've been playing MS flight simulators since the 80s and only now have I been able to play one at ultra settings with nice frame rates.

[@aopfin]

Thumbs down. This video needs a disclaimer about being paid by Origin PC.

[@johnsmith-ck4qt]

Not a single video from Alex without mentioning Crysis...nice)

[@danielmadstv]

If this was sponsored by Origin, why are you not telling us? If you are, why is it not clear from the beginning of the video? Disappointing

[@mayman4255]

If a company sends you something and asks you to unbox it that's not a sponsor,same happened with jayztwocents,they sent him this setup and he unboxed it.

[@alexanderbattaglia6048]

Video is not sponsored by Origin.

[@Xeirus911]

@@mayman4255 If a company sends you a free PC and you promote it constantly in the video, it's a sponsor.

[@mint88rx8]

@@Xeirus911 Only if they send it with the requirement that you promote it.

[@danielmadstv]

@@mayman4255 How do you know it's just send to be unboxed?

[@franzusgutlus54]

I recently upgraded my PC at work that runs optical Simulations. I also got an i9 with 14 cores/28 threads and when I run the Sim I have 100% CPU utilization on all 28 threads, which is a sight to behold.

[@123reivaj]

This simulator to be *PERFECT* need DLSS 2.1 and VR compatibility + Foveated Rendering.

[@nutterbirdmoto]

dlss does nothing in a cpu bound game

[@BaronVonBumpkin]

This is the first game in the last decade that truly blew me away.

[@PetrisonRocha]

I think Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC is just as impressive. The only two "next gen" experiences currently available.

[@TechandTools1]

@@PetrisonRocha Agreed, both are spectacular and push current gen hardware to the limit.

[@lotus1219]

wtf this game is so beautiful

[@boo7948]

yup

[@Skylancer727]

When this game adds DX12 support the 3900x may outperform the 10900K. Will be interesting to see when they add it.

[@killermoon635]

I doubt that. There is many dx12 games and 10900k still wins

[@Patrick73787]

it won't

[@jasonhurdlow6607]

The schilling for Origin PC in this video is downright nauseating.

[@mike216ism]

You guys made me try it. I had more fun then anticipated. What a stunning treat

[@NWO_Style_4_Life]

I feel like the Origin PC sponsorship should have been better disclosed. This seems shady by DF standards

[@Rem_NL]

lol, they are THE tech channel to basically be a mouthpiece for manufacturers.

[@mrratchet]

To be fair, it does say it in the description though perhaps it could be explicitly mentioned in the video.

[@HassanMohamoud-lg2xw]

lol

[@SteveSurgenor]

Interestingly no cockpit views ?

[@t0ny_708]

Soooo, this was an Origin add masked as a Flight simulator optimization video.... "Clever girl..."

[@KillerTacos54]

Was really looking forward to this. Hopefully over time, the textures of the ground level improve significantly

[@davidpatterson6243]

RDR2 was the first 'next gen' title on PC, despite being launched last year.

[@jackshiels3239]

Gotta agree there

[@davidpatterson6243]

@Gaming With Ryan Edited. I meant on PC.

[@janklaassen6404]

RDR2 was launched 2018 on xbox and 2019 on PC. What's 'first' about that?

[@davidpatterson6243]

@Gaming With Ryan The performance and graphics of the PC version far exceed that of it's console counterparts.

[@davidpatterson6243]

@@janklaassen6404 Have you played it on PC at 4k? I've never seen anything like it. It's by far the most beautiful game I've ever seen while also being one of the most demanding. Not even 2080ti's can run it in 4k on all high/ ultra settings. The 3080 is what everyone has been waiting for to max it out.

[@hifiholiday]

Been waiting for this one!

[@mrrazfromnz]

I'm just waiting for the Flight Simulator application to download all its data. Hopefully it's done by tomorrow morning. I don't think it's my internet speed.

[@LOLandBehold]

Such a good comparison video, well done DF!

[@ManamalReacts]

@6:25 There is no way in hell anyone is flying over NYC and getting 81 fps unless you are playing in 1080p with low - medium settings which no one will ever do in tis game since it would be a total waste of time because it would look so bad. So why even put it in this video. I just don't get why people show this. It is useless.

[@theotherguystv6393]

How come this video doesnt say ‘sponsored content’? Its an origin PC ad, an intel 10900K ad and a last generation but still full price 2080Ti ad.

[@wanderinglord8164]

This would be great if I could launch the game ... Wink wink microsoft... I already re-install that game 3 times with 10700k and 2070 s and I got some issues with crash to desktop

[@dpokor]

Turn off every overclock: first GPU core/memory offset to 0Mhz, if it doesn't work revert RAM to stock settings (turn off XMP), if it doesn't work revert CPU cores/cache to stock settings. The game runs fine without crashing when you have solid settings. Feel free to ask for advice if you find it was indeed an overclock and not something weird with your Windows10 installation, hopefully! Nuking windows is a pain and the last step I'd take.

[@TechandTools1]

@@dpokor yep, I have a 9900k and strix 2070 super. I run the cpu stock, but tried nudging the gpu core clock up from +30 to +90 and instant crash when loading into fs 2020. I backed it off to +45 and bam haven't had a crash yet. I've noticed this before in GTAV amd RDR2. So everytime I see someone complaining about their games crashing, while mine hasn't crashed once I immediately think of overclocks. Thanks for the good advice, I hope everyone can enjoy pc gaming. Especially this game, it truly is next level.

[@orhan.6293]

I got Intel Core i9-10900k RTX3070 32GB ram 2Tb ssd Still having fps drops please i need help🙏🏻