1st flight on this build was from Fresno (KFAT) to Los Angeles (KLAX) in the default Boeing 747-8.
Overall, performance is in line with previous recent builds. Data on FPS was collected using HWInfo. Performance statistics for three segments of the flight:
| Segment | Median FPS | GPU Memory % | GPU Total Usage % | Total CPU Usage % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Taxi & Takeoff | 50.9 | 79.5 | 98.6 | 29.7 |
| En-route Flight | 60.0 | 88.7 | 98.6 | 29.0 |
| Final Approach, Landing & Taxi | 47.2 | 97.6 | 98.9 | 46.5 |
| Entire Flight | 57.2 | 88.6 | 98.6 | 29.9 |
No stuttering was encountered at Fresno or en-route. A few micro stutters occurred when panning in external view during taxiing at LAX, when framerates dropped into the 30’s.
Rendering the airport at my normal graphical settings (listed below) puts a heavy burden on the Intel Arc 770:
Further screenshots can be viewed here.
Expand to see my basic PC specs:
| Item | Setting |
|---|---|
| CPU | i7-12700K (no overclocking or undervolting) |
| RAM | 32 GB 5200 MHz DDR5 CL40 RAM |
| GPU | Intel Arc 770 (16GB, v32.0.101.6314) |
| REBAR BIOS Setting | On |
| Main MSFS monitor | 55" Hisense U7 4K TV @ 120Hz |
| Secondary monitors | Two 32" 1080p 1360 x 768 @ 60 Hz |
| Peripherals | Microsoft USB Natural Keyboard, Microsoft USB Wireless Intellimouse Explorer, Xbox 360 Wired Controller, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro 24 H2 v26100.4351 + all OS updates. |
| MSFS 2024 Edition | MS Store Premium Deluxe + all WUs & CUs |
| Downloaded Content | None (i.e., all Streamed) |
| Build Version | SU3 v1.5.17.0 |
| 3rd-Party & Community Addons | None |
No performance-improving applications are installed (e.g. for CPU or GPU improvements).
Neither the Intel Arc Control Service or Arc Control App is running.
Expand to see my graphics settings
| Item | Setting |
|---|---|
| Display Mode | Full Screen |
| HDR10 | On |
| Exposure Compensation EV | -1 |
| Full Screen Res | 3840 x 2160 |
| Anti-Aliasing | TAA |
| Render scaling | 65 (Resolution: 2496 x 1404) |
| AMD FidelityFX Sharpening | 150 |
| Max Frame Rate | On |
| Max Frame Rate Value | 60 |
| Frame Generation | AMD FSR 3 |
| Framerate Multiplier | 2x |
| VSync | Off (N/A) |
| VSync Interval | Half refresh rate (N/A) |
| Dynamic Settings | On |
| Frame Rate Target | 60 |
| - | - |
| Global Rendering Quality | Custom |
| Terrain LOD | 400 |
| Off Screen Terrain Pre-Cache | Ultra |
| Displacement Mapping | On |
| Buildings | High |
| Trees | Medium |
| Plants | Medium |
| Rocks | Medium |
| Grass | Medium |
| Object LOD | 200 |
| Volumetric Clouds | Ultra |
| Texture Resolution | High (was medium in earlier builds) |
| Anisotropic Filtering | 16x (was 4x in earlier builds) |
| Water Waves | Medium |
| Raytraced Shadows | On |
| Shadow Maps | 2048 |
| Terrain Shadows | 512 |
| Contact Shadows | High |
| Windshield Effects | High |
| Ambient Occulsion | High |
| Cubemap Reflections | 256 |
| Raymarched Reflections | Medium |
| Light Shafts | Ultra |
| Depth of Field | Off |
| Motion Blur | Off |
| Glass Cockpit Refresh Rate | High |
| Characters Quality | Medium |
| Traffic Airport Quality | Low |
| Air Traffic | Medium |
| Road Traffic | Medium |
| Sea Traffic | Medium |
| Fauna | High |
Expand to see my other settings
| Item | Setting |
|---|---|
| Online Tab | |
| Photogrammetry | On |
| Aircraft Traffic Type | Real-Time Online |
| Air Traffic in Career | Off |
| Live Weather | On |
| Multiplayer | On |
| Multiplayer Servers | West USA |
| Show MP aircraft in close proximity | Off |
| Rolling Cache | On @ 16GB |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited |
| Advanced Options | |
| Developer Mode | Off |
| Flight Model | Modern |
Expand to see my flight settings
| Item | Setting |
|---|---|
| Aircraft | Default Boeing 747-8 |
| Flightplan | Fresno (KFAT) to Los Angeles (KLAX) |
| Flight configuration - Weather | Broken Clouds |
| Flight configuration - Air Traffic | AI |
| Flight configuration - Multiplayer | Off |