Microsoft Flight Simulator All graphics settings Compared | Best settings ✈

[@David97611]

the fact that you gave us the best settings at the end is the total win for me, thank you so much!

[@captnolan737]

there not the best settings lmao, Anisotropic filter on 8x and clouds ultra would be way better

[@dwindlingfps]

u can set everything here on medium to high & clouds to ultra if u have better pc, & Anisotropic filtering doesn't cost any significant performance hit on 16x

[@xKuro63x]

@captnolan737 pretty sure he meant the best settings for low to mid range systems. If you happen to rock an RTX card there is already no use in comparing performance changes between settings as they happen in the video. Same goes for a newer gen CPU. They give you a rough estimate, but clearly not a definitive answer.

[@captnolan737]

@@xKuro63x I have a 6700XT so it's mid range

[@FMCrab]

@@xKuro63x I am using it to limit the power draw on my 3090, so that I can have the best visuals while limiting the framerate to about 45 fps.

[@captpugwash3510]

A very welcomed and much appreciated piece of work. And on behalf of us all - a big thank you !

[@phcos1]

This is by far my favorite video about msfs settings. We can compare the big or the barely noticeable improvements of the visual with their impact on fps Thanks for that huge work.

[@hairsiluet]

Excellent comparison video! 👏🏻👏🏻🤩 Thank you 🙏🏻 very much for your help and support with MSFS2020! 💪🏻

[@PsicoPete]

Amazing stuff! It's pretty impressive to see how some settings have so little impact on overall visuals but so much on fps. I'll be tuning my settings asap.

[@elmalloc]

thanks!

[@capipj]

This is the best of all comparisons between settings. I love all the care of detailed settings. Thanks a lot, I'm subscribed to your channel. Good stuff.

[@Videx19]

I have implemented some changes based on your recommendations and I have a 40% increase in performance. The planes fly with a new fluidity and I’ll get used to the slightly lower visual resolution. Thank you for this.

[@57Jimmy]

For me, visual resolution is way down the list… Just trying to SURVIVE is my priority!😂👴🏻🇨🇦

[@GioMorgan1]

This is great! I have been dissapointed by my performance. But now with your settings my game actually runs smoother with better graphics! Thank you Sir!

[@karmabasedj8184]

Damm sometimes the small channels really impress me

[@curtscarlett2475]

Five stars! Thank you for taking the time to do this for the community. You've already earned my sub with just this effort. (VR settings requested by me as well, please😉)

[@leandrovandenbosch9414]

You rock! I'm not getting more fps from my Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB but the ones I get are consistent and never drop, even on the Maverick missions at low altitude. Great job and thanks for sharing.

[@jinglesbluecat]

Excellent work - always wanted something like this to compare. Amazing how little obvious difference there is for many settings. Now we can target where to push and pull our system capabilities

[@RustyCT1]

So beautifully presented in absolute clarity--you hit it out of the park! Thank you for sharing your genius.

[@eldany96]

Crazy to see how the so called "Frame Killers" don't even make a noticeable enough visual impact when on Ultra settings. I dialed so many settings down to High, thank you for the great video! You got a new Sub!

[@_IFLYFSX_]

Great work mate! Absolutely a beautiful video with a clear purpose, no bs and to the point. I learned some. Subbed!

[@geoffh2560]

I learned a lot - there are so many settings that I never really explored before. thanks!

[@caribbaviator7058]

I have to say buying a 4070 was the best investment I have made for this game along with the 5800X3D. Getting 100+fps with GA aircraft FG on! Love it

[@christianleukel8163]

VR or not?

[@sidplays77]

Totally agree, I've gone from i7 4790k + 1070 to 7800X3D + 4090 = mind blowing! Best thing is I can pretty much put everything ultra, FG on and never ever worry about settings again!!

[@caribbaviator7058]

@@sidplays77 The 4090 is a monster!!! Enjoy our setup man!

[@ryszardorzechowicz5956]

@@sidplays77what motherboard do you use?

[@rabbie68]

I have a 4070 too, the best investment...

[@simmybear31]

Absolutely GREAT video! I felt like I was at the Optician when they ask "is this lens better, or this lens better?" lol Also to see the relative impact on FPS 'in the flesh' so to speak - Thank you so much really appreciated!

[@virt_ual]

Just one tip for nvidia gpu users. Instead of setting 16x in the sim for anisotropic filtering set it in the nvdia pannel

[@videoresult7331]

The best video on this subject that I ever saw ! Thanks a million!

[@roybotes4456]

Sir, you are the real MVP, this is great!!

[@cryptombt5880]

This is one of the best and useful videos on optimising settings in Msfs. Thanks a lot mate

[@ChristopherA20N]

Went from having 15FPS at EDDM custom scenery in the fenix without traffic or any clouds in the sky to 25 with lashing rain on a 1660 + R5 2600. Thank you so much!

[@kon1351]

Great video . This really helped me get good results. I like the FPS with each slide.

[@asixxlxxx4173]

Its the best video about settings for MFS2020.

[@lostboii3588]

This is helpful for players who can already run the sim at a very high level. For the rest of us with cards like the 1080 and CPUs like the 8700K, it is entirely dependent on whether or not you're main thread locked. If you are, there is likely going to be zero difference between the optimal and ultra settings (in fact, I tested it and contrary to the dramatic 20+ FPS difference, I had a 2 (two) frame difference with these settings. Instead, focus on things that impact your CPU such as traffic. Use FSLTL instead of MSFS's traffic and move the sliders as far down as possible (read up on FSLTL, as well, it's important you get your settings right.)

[@paulhancock3791]

Best video on this topic I've seen so far! Good job!

[@RJ-kr4bs]

Good job. I'm only interested in the MSFS (and DCS, if you end up doing one) but I subscribed because you're putting in the work to create something truly useful - thanks!

[@NovaGeddon771]

Best video comparison EVER! This really makes a huge difference. Thanks a lot!

[@erickmoralvocal8586]

Bro trust me when I say this: you WILL get a TON more subs, your content is unique and VERY straight to the point, no one does that. Sorry for CAPS just wanted to emphazise how much I LOVED your content.

[@johnlane8237]

Brilliant stuff! Many thanks

[@raymondyong4923]

This is awesome! The video I didn't know I needed! I can't imagine how long it took you to put it together. Not only are the comparisons great, but just showing what each of the options are without any unnecessary commentary is perfect. Great work! I'll definitely be bookmarking this and referring back to it multiple times.

[@57Jimmy]

Thank you SO MUCH for making this straight forward comparison of settings without all the confusing technical descriptions others like to bombard us with! And for this 66+ simmer with @2600hrs on FSX and MSFS 2000… It’s like I’ve been led to the fountain of youth!😂👴🏻🇨🇦 Subscribed!

[@tonygallo2023]

Grazie infinite per questo grande lavoro. Tutto questo è molto prezioso 😎

[@LuizinhoNetto]

txxxx! the Best Test config in MSFS2020

[@Photoshopmanipulator]

You definitely have the best video for comparing graphic settings, but I would like to see the comparison with a more beefier system such as a RTX 3090 and a system with 32 gigabytes of ram

[@mattgan2051]

Very useful, Thank you!

[@Kingnothing75]

This is exellent work! thanks for taking the time to make such a detailed video. Very helpful

[@StewCal65]

That is very useful information! Thank you!

[@joaquinrodriguez6793]

omg i was so exited to install msfs 2020, when i got it i had lag, but thanks to ur video, now i can run it in 50 - 60 fp!!! Subbed!!!

[@FlyingGlace]

this settings rock! stable at 30fps with Ryzen 5 2600 and GTX 1660Super Thank you very much dude

[@andrewbillowsatmtatravel5880]

Best MSFS video I have seen....

[@random5588]

Just what we needed, thanks

[@renehebert552]

Thank you so much for a most excellent video! A very good common sense approach to running FS2020.

[@ifritld4411]

Thanks so much for your amazing work! Pretty useful!

[@adamluke1289]

That was definitely worth a sub... thanks!

[@ColinDyckes]

Thank you for the huge amount of effort that must have gone into this. I just wish there was an equivalent for a top end 13900K and 4090 system at 4K and in VR. I don't think my video editing skills are up to producing one 😢

[@LuxusDiensteStuttgart]

Same here got more then 55hrs for setting with same setup but got freezing in and witout VR with 4090 i9 13900k RAM 32GB DDR5. It makes me crazy.

[@MikeHotel29]

Great job! 👍🏻 I set the "Windshield Effects" to ULTRA, because it increases the realism, as you can see the reflection of the dashboard and other objects on the windows ...what you can't see on the video

[@MazdaBass971]

I have the Ryzen 7800X3D on a RTX 3070Ti, 32gb 6000mhz ram i generally got good fps, 50 to 60 in busy big airports, 80 to 90fps in smaller less busy airports, depending on traffic... Understanding the settings to keep good visuals and still get good fps really helped, going off what you suggested but just keeping my resolution at 1440p and DLSS on balanced, i now get 60 to 70fps in big airports and 90 to 115fps in smaller airports, i didn't realize how much some of the settings ate up performance. I appreciate your guide.

[@fefi747]

Great video and straight to the point!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@MichaelBarry-gz9xl]

This format is genius!!! Well done and thank you!

[@philycheezesteak5176]

This saved people hours of fiddling with the settings! Thank you!!

[@MrGrovere]

Thanks for doing this, I'm sure it was a lot of time and effort to put the comparison is this very clear, simple and amicable way. I have to confess that I love and hate this software. Yes, we are far, far better than in the MSFS98 version, when I started to use it....but still does some things that are really, really annoying, and amazes me that no one in all this years never did something to correct this. I have a mid-tier hardware so I would not say that the occasional CTD that I still have is the software fault, probably approaching a big congested airport like Anchorage or Heathrow without doing a tweak or two to the config before is my fault and not the software, and if I want to get rid of that I should invest in better hardware, simple like that.....But when you are on short final, and the approach controller calls you to ask to "climb to 12000 feet" instead of giving you the hand off to tower, that is pure and simple lack of quality control from the software developers. Problems like this has been inherent to MSFS since the 1998 version, and after 2004 Century of Flight, FSX and now MSFS 2020, no one has made the corrections to those lines. Let's see what do we have in the announced 2024 version, although I'm not so excited with the announcements, It doesn't look like any of the traditional problems will be addressed.

[@eracer1111]

Good video. I like most of your settings. I use Ultra clouds, and DLSS-Quality (instead of TAA.) Thanks for taking the time to record and edit this into an easily digestible form.

[@Judenilson]

Amazing!!!!! I use a AMD 5800X3D, 32 Gb DDR4 3600, 3080Ti, NVME, and resolution 3440x1440. ULTRA = 64FPS, your CONFIG 84FPS, in same place and same airplane, obviously. Thanks for show us the real difference between configs. The change form me is, I will go block in 60FPS and my GPU go to work more cold and more silent.

[@robertrent5218]

A fine piece of work. Subscribed. tnx

[@borsi99]

Thanks a lot for this absolute perfect and important video!👍🏼

[@flyingeddie]

Thank you very much for this wonderful work. I know how much work it is to put all this together and I really appreciate this great service. Have a good one and always happy landings.

[@Keinerboy]

This was great without having to listen to loads of narrative which can be too intense. Well done for that. I do tweak here and there depending where I fly. I think 35 - 40 fps is adequate for Msfs. Also, I have an Rtx 4070 ti coupled with a mediocre CPU and Frame generation causes massive lag. So I leave it off and just use DLSS 3 (which I know is not available on your card).

[@bim2814]

Good stuff! Thanks

[@deldimeyves5914]

Best vr driver ;) and vr setting :0? Cheers big thanks for you work

[@skadvani]

Thanks for this interesting comparison. I will make changes to my msfs settings

[@redbelliedgaming]

I didnt think there would be a big difference between the settings tbh, but dang that High/Ultra settings are gorgeous 🤩

[@killsapm8883]

OUTSTANDING!

[@TTTeardrops]

Although i have a high end system including the 4090, there are some settings on here that i've defo going to adjust! At some stages of the video i had to pause it and really look! Some making no differencrle to the eye. Great vid thanks for your time 👍

[@Osvaldo_Oz]

Really good. Please do another specific to VR

[@Mandrag0ras]

The fact that a GTX 1060 can run THIS game at a playable framerate even at optimal settings is mind blowing to me. Or the fact that there are optimal settings in this game that can make it playable AND beautiful on a GTX 1060. I suppose the resolution was set to 1080p, right?

[@0sahildahiya]

yes with 100 resolution scale

[@flightdirectorr]

What a great idea of a video. Well done! Great stuff

[@marknewellmusic]

Thanks! This is THE most important video on youtube for MSFS. For that reason you've earned a like, a sub, and I answered some folks in the comments section to help you out. Small channels = quality over quantity... keep it up! Terrain Shadows = 1024 Volumetric Clouds = Medium (High looks great but fps hit is more, Ultra looks perfect but really hits fps) Texture Resolution = Ultra (Ultra on 12GB card uses 9GB at 4K, High on 12GB card uses 8GB at 4K) Water Waves = Medium (High looks great if you have the spare fps) Reflection = Medium High or Ultra Terrain LOD = 100 or 200 Anti-Aliasing = TAA or Off Building = Medium Contact Shadows = Ultra Shadow Map = 1536 or 2048 Light Shafts = Medium or Ultra Windshield Effects = Ultra Object LOD = 200 Trees = Medium Texture Supersampling = 4x4 or 6x6 Grasses & Bushes = Medium Anisotropic Filtering = 16x always (Should be done in NVIDIA Control Panel) Lens Flare = On (Off is correct though as you aren't a camera lens) Generic Plane Models = Off Ambient Occlusion = Low or High Airport Traffic = 20 Settings list at end of vid is... Antialiasing = TAA Render Scaling = 100% FidelityFX Sharpening = Personal preference Terrain LOD = 100 Off Screen Terrain = Ultra Terrain Vector Data = Ultra Buildings = Medium Trees = Medium Grass & Bushes = Medium Object LOD = 50-100 Volumetric Clouds = High Texture Resolution = High/Ultra Anisotropic Filtering = 16x Texture Supersampling = 4x4 Texture Synthesis = Ultra Water Waves = Medium Shadow Maps = 1024 Terrain Shadows = 512 Contact Shadows = Ultra Windshield Effects = High Ambient occlusion = Medium Reflection = High Light Shafts = Off/High Bloom = On DOF = Off Lens Flare = On Here's my results using this vid... Specs: Lenovo S20 ThinkStation CPU - Intel Xeon W3690 6 core, HyperThreading Off, overclocked to 4GHz GPU - Gigabyte RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12GB 4K Results: Ultra preset No DOF No Motion Blur All traffic set to 1 LAX Night On runway 19fps external 18fps in cockpit In flight 15-20fps Optimised choices No DOF No Motion Blur All traffic set to 1 LAX Night On runway 21fps external 22fps in cockpit In flight 18-26fps Optimised choices with end of vid extras No DOF No Motion Blur All traffic set to 1 LAX Night On runway 24fps external 22ps in cockpit In flight 23-28fps So for me... Ultra 20fps Optimal 28fps 40% improvement in framerate while keeping the visuals still TAA On or Off makes no difference to fps, DLSS Quality reduces fps by 2 frames, DLSS Balanced increase fps by 4 frames, DLSS Performance increases fps by 6 frames, DLSS Ultra Performance increases fps by 8 frames but looks terrible.

[@culpepper7665]

Why in the world are you trying to game in 4k on a 3060?

[@ann-emo]

good video, keep on!

[@alidurgut477]

Best video on this subject. Superb work. Thank you so much

[@MahlonBouldin]

Thanks so much for this. It helps tremendously.

[@Skynet151]

Best video about setting comparison! Thanks for that!

[@Skynet151]

Side note: main difference between high and Ultra on Windshield effects, is that on Ultra you will see cockpit reflections, especially at night. On High, no cockpit reflections

[@Tobi_29-]

Cool ! Now I know with what visuals effects I'll play !

[@ThePaulRyder34]

This is great. Even though I have i7 and 4070ti I always wondered what would do what when changed. This is perfect. Shows how little difference visually makes such a big fps benefit. I’d rather turn down unnecessary blades of grass and trees and AO and run up aircraft density.

[@V10ne]

Thank you very much for this video, i now have good looks and fps for msfs

[@silentsoda]

great work. god bless u. ur channel will get millions of subs.

[@williamgarcia5232]

Most intelligent and smart video I saw,, thank you for the time and for sharing,, cheers

[@Prometheus_RMonteblanco]

Thank you for this video! I am struggling with settings till I get something that cannot bother me of waste or minimal. Cheers

[@billt2341]

Thanks for this information, hope that it makes my out of date i5 system work better.

[@sinesiobrito]

Very, very good job, buddy!😊

[@titoblitz]

Damm good video and optimal very good FPS point

[@FL350Aviation]

buildings quality interlinks with terrain level of detail, the higher the value the more possible chances the buildings will be displayed at higher altitudes

[@EncryptedFox]

amazing! That's a lot of work, thank you!!

[@mikeperry2814]

Well done, thanks for the hours of hard work!!

[@HELERsx]

Thanks for the comparison. Nice video. I agree with your settings but clouds should be at least on Ultra settings since this is the most immersive and the place where you spend the most time. Should be no problem with the 1060, right?

[@dwindlingfps]

yes agreed, but i have to make a balanced comparison considering every setting in mind & different hardware config...u can compromise a few fps for better clouds if u want no problem in that. I should've listed Clouds as High/Ultra in that list

[@Galinjins]

​@@dwindlingfps can you give the PC specs in the description please?

[@skinnyTheCat]

Thank you so much for this relly great video! Lots of work you put in here..Wow! this helped me alot!

[@DCSWORLDPAK]

Excellent Work!

[@killsapm8883]

Excellent work; thank you for your time!

[@greieste1663]

was that showd on the screen settings for optimal?

[@alanvillages]

Bravo!

[@AeroSmithyProductions]

Brilliant video. Thank you. Much appreciated.

[@Schnarchibald]

Perfekt Presenation👍

[@albert_0219]

Amazing work. What your resolution, gpu and cpu specifications used in this analysis?

[@marknewellmusic]

1080p i5 8400 gtx 1060 6gb

[@oralice5689]

Very beautiful, thanks

[@pilot_andymohr]

Thank you so much. This is a very helpful video😊

[@ivaniuk123]

I salute you for running a gtx 1060 and for also including your specs.🫡

[@portlandtwowheels1872]

Thanks for showing the comparison here.

[@hanstaal9388]

Super!

[@MikeyD142]

good job man, will try this later