Yeah I supposed so. My 6800XT was basically doing not too much until I switched for the 5800X3D. Then the 5800X3D really gave the GPU something to work for and for the first time I saw high temps. With the 3700X it never went above 70 and suddenly my hotspot was over 90C, had to cap MSFS.
Modify the UserCfg.opt file.
And then save it.
Terrain LoD = 4 (for FS2024 Graphics = 400)
Object LoD = 9 (for 900)
Under Properties, I keep mine as Read Only do that FS2024 doesn’t change it.
Note:
I have moved the Terrain LoD as high as 600.
It really loads down the CPU as the LoD increases.
Also lowers the FPS.
Note:
The Object LoD seems to be limited by the FS2020/2024 program
to 2 (or 200). But, I set it to 9.
Testing showed that the Object LoD does not seem to affect the
CPU load or FPS.
Note:
I learned this from @MrTonySM.
I haven’t seen him in the Forum in a while now.
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Haha yeah, EDDF is tough. Thank you!
Is 7900XT any good for msfs 2024? It has 20 gigs of memory, which is better than 9070xt. Msfs 2024 is a memory hog.
My RX 7900 XTX is great for FS2024.
4K, TAA, Ultra
The graphics are great.
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I have an 7900XT. It is great, however, i find that in some scenerarios it reaches the 20GB of VRAM (EDDF, KJFK) which is a shame since i thought that with 20VRAM i would have enough room
i have everything maxout out and play at 4k, TAA, smoth 60+ fps
With the 7900 XTX 24 GB, the max VRAM usage I have seen is 22.4 GB.
That is with the Newark, NJ airport by Drzewiecki Design - KEWR
And only with this airport addon.
Otherwise, the 7900XT and its 20GB should be sufficient.
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It’s really getting difficult for me to choose between the 9070 and the 7900XT. Generally, my policy for GPU upgrade is to get one gen behind current one when upgrading, trying to go almost top tier.
I currently have a 6800XT, and now that the 9070 is out, I should upgrade to the 7900XT/7900XTX.
However, in raw performance those cards are around 30% faster than my 6800XT. The 7900XTX is impossible to find, and the only thing I can find is a 7900XT.
I’m not sure if it justifies the cost. I can find it for around 700USD (a friend of mine is traveling to the US and maybe can get me one there). But really not sure how future proof a 7900XT will be.
In its time I discarded the 3080 10GB in favor of the 6800XT because I valued VRAM more, and the 6800XT had a good 60% more RAM than the 3080. Forward today, the decision was the correct one as raw performance is very close and in FS VRAM is much more valuable.
The 7900XT would offer around 30% more performance and about 25% more VRAM. If the XTX was available, I wouldn’t have a doubt. The GPU should last me 3-5 years at least, so it has to be somewhat futureproof, and I’m not sure if the 7900XT will do. For me 700USD is a good chunk of money, so don’t want to waste it.
Another option would be to go with the 9070, which is more or less the same price as a 7900XT, but it has less VRAM than the 7900XT and is no upgrade for me regarding VRAM, so that turns me off. Also I see raw performance is on par with the 7900XT… so, same performance, same price, less VRAM…
I’m all open for opinions.
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I had the same dilemma as you did .. We both picked 6800XT last go round and it worked out for us both..
I was going to get a 7900XTX but for me the feature improvements on the 9070XT were enough for me to put aside the VRAM issue for a little bit and commit to something now. (My operating resolution is 3440x1440p)
I chose the 9070XT because it had the newer feature set and better generational feature improvements even though the 7900XTX still beats it in raster.
The plan is to enjoy the improved performance now but to eventually sell the 9070XT (Because we know eventually the VRAM issue will be back to cause grief)
So i am on the lookout for maybe a 9070XTX with more vram hopefully ?? or a 5070TI Super with more vram (doubtful).
Once that type of card appears i will not hesitate to unload the 9070XT and pick up the better VRAM specced part.
I know that’s probably not a strategy available to you .. but yeah that’s mine. If i were in your shoes i guess i would have stretched for the 7900xtx and just dealt with it not having FSR4 or strong raytracing.
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Really really glad someone’s on my same dilemma and same road 
Oh, it’s not the money (I already convinced the wife I ain’t spending anything in the next 3-5 years). My friend is traveling to Houston for a week and has to pick the card at a brick and mortar shop. The only one I see is Microcenter and they don’t have the 7900XTX in Houston, just the 7900XT. Else without a doubt I would go with the 7900XTX, but I can’t find any at a brick and mortar shop in Houston TX. I know I’d be missing software features, but I prefer raw performance, and FS is basically the only game I play, not much else. Well yes, but anything else I play could even run with my old 2060 12GB (which is what I had before the 6800XT).
That would be another choice, to wait if for some miracle AMD realizes that more VRAM would be good and release a 9070XTX or whatever with 24GB VRAM. But who knows if that will happen.
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so I have quite a few high-end gaming PCs in my house for my kid and grandkids
You can’t go wrong with the 7900XT or XTX or 9070XT. I own all and they are all rocking X3D chips.
Right now my 7900XT and 7900XTX are slightly faster than my 9070XT system at 4k, I become vram limited sometimes on the 9070 XT.
I wouldn’t concern yourself too much with fsr4 at this price point because you have more than enough power to run the game at 4K ultra with any of the cards you are considering. obviously you might be playing more games than just flight simulator and FSR support is currently very limited on version 4. but that might change or it might not change. if you’re exclusively playing flight simulator you might be better served with the 7000 series versus the 9000 series. choices choices
even with Ray tracing enabled there’s not that big of a performance penalty with 24 whether it’s turned on or off I get at best a 5 FPS difference
Personally I’d recommend the 7900XT over the 9070XT if you are doing 4k like me, but at 1440p and below you can’t go wrong in the context of flight simulator
Another datapoint. I have a 7800X3D and 9070XT OC and 32Gb and have had great success with Lossless Scaling and TAA- I am running:
4K resolution
Everything high or Ultra
Testing at 2024 default EGLL random T2 stand in inibuilds A321
BATC injecting FSLTL traffic at 100%
Cloudy conditions
Getting between 28-48 FPS (before frame gen at 2x) depending on what is in view on the ground. Smooth on TO and landing. 100+ FPS once leaving London area
Very happy
Can share my settings if of interest
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I’ve been researching them as well. I just ordered all the parts for a new PC except the GPU. I can’t really afford it and they’re not available anyway making it easy… So my 12 GB 2nd Gen 3080 will have to work for now!
But, from what I’ve seen, with FS2024 the 7900xtx is very marginally faster than than the 9070xt. Not enough to warrant the money. As much as I dislike giving Nvidia money… I’d go for a 5080 over the xtx. Chances are good I’ll go for a 7970xt though. I won’t buy a card from a scalper (or any 3rd party) so I’ll likely be waiting a few months.
thank you for your answer, Asobo should do something to this vram issue, because even 20 GB is not enough.
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Indeed. Would be great
It’s a good consideration, given that very few of the current cards have more than 16gb VRAM
Mine has 12 and it runs VR (quest 3) pretty well. I should think 16 would be plenty myself. Where does 20 run into a problem?
Well, check your VRAM usage. All the GPUs I’ve used have been topped out by MSFS at some point, and 2024 now at some unexpected situations. Had a 1650. then a 2060 12GB, now a 6800XT. In 2020, with a somewhat heavy aircraft, traffic and a reasonably demanding airport, VRAM gets topped out. In 2024 it’s almost always topped out regardless the situation (for example I can top it out with the Wilga at a mountain). Nevertheless there’s the VRAM bug, which I’m not sure to how extent answers this.
And… 2024 just hung…
It’s been at this screen for 8 minutes.
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Happened to me last night. Press Esc, and it should load right in the next time.
Unless the sim totally hung, in which case, make sure your swap file isn’t full. I found my crashes were all caused by it filling because Windows wasn’t expanding it. It was stuck at 16 GB (32 GB of ram). I’ve not had a CTD since I set swap to 32-64GB. Makes me wonder how many other people that’d work for.
Nah, it’s not hardware, and I always check what’s going on. It’s just that 2024 needs a year more in the oven.