Here is a detailed analysis of each graphics setting’s visual and performance impact.
This guide is supposed to help you make decisions on visual impact versus CPU / GPU impact in the simulator.
Note that situational and hardware differences results can result different performance responses to individual settings,
System Specifications:
i9 9900k, @ 4.9 GHZ OC
Hyperthreading Enabled
32GB of 3600MHZ 18-20-20-36 DDR4 RAM
RTX 3080 at 1980 / 10251 MHZ @ 1011v
Windows 11 22H2 build 22621.1992
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Also here’s a topic I started a while back that has a link to a great video showing the differences between all the graphic settings and a good discussion about what settings can be dialed back.
[Side by Side Graphic Setting Comparison - Microsoft Flight Sim 2020]
Found this good graphic presets comparison video on YouTube. Some of you guys have probably seen this. For most of the options anything above medium makes no difference. Even for options like building quality and texture resolution I’m seeing no benefit with anything above medium. The LOD sliders seem to have no effect above 100 as seen in this video although different viewing from greater distance would be appare…