MSFS 2024 always selects GT 1030 instead of RTX 2080 Ti when a second NVIDIA GPU is installed

Hello,

I would like to report what appears to be a reproducible bug in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

System

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
  • Version 1.7.35.0
  • Windows 11 Pro 24H2
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (primary GPU)
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (used only to drive a fifth auxiliary monitor)
  • Main monitor connected directly to the RTX 2080 Ti via DisplayPort

This hardware configuration worked correctly until today without any hardware changes.


Problem

When both NVIDIA GPUs are enabled:

  • MSFS displays the warning:

Your system does not meet the minimum requirements…

  • Simulator performance becomes significantly worse.
  • At every startup MSFS rewrites UserCfg.opt with:

Adapter "NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030"
CurrentGPUDriverVersion 0.0.0

Even if I manually change the adapter to:


Adapter "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti"

MSFS overwrites it again during the next launch.


Reproducible test

If I simply disable the GT 1030 in Windows Device Manager:

  • the warning disappears immediately;
  • MSFS starts normally;
  • performance returns to normal.

If I enable the GT 1030 again:

  • the warning immediately returns.

This behavior is 100% reproducible.


Troubleshooting already performed

  • Clean NVIDIA driver removal using DDU
  • Clean NVIDIA driver installation
  • BIOS verified
  • Correct PCIe slot configuration verified
  • Main monitor connected directly to RTX 2080 Ti
  • NVIDIA PhysX correctly assigned to RTX 2080 Ti
  • Windows Graphics settings configured for High Performance
  • UserCfg.opt recreated
  • FlightSimulator2024.CFG recreated

None of these actions changed the behavior.


Question

Could you please confirm whether this is a known issue with MSFS 2024 when two NVIDIA GPUs are installed?

Is there a supported method to force MSFS 2024 to select the RTX 2080 Ti instead of detecting the GT 1030 as the graphics adapter?

Thank you.


This may help you.

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Try via Windows settings.

Settings > System > Display > Graphics
Add MS Store app > add MSFS 2024

Expand the arrow next to the game name and next to GPU preference select High Performance RTX 2080 Ti.

Restart PC.