1 hour ago, ryanbatcund said:

No, P3D is still very CPU dependent.  However P3D will use a gpu more than FSX because it has more settings that require a gpu. 

.. and because the LM design team has been able to offload some of the CPU tasks to the GPU.

Got it, thanks Bert and Ryan.

5 hours ago, cobalt said:

I disagree. I have an Alienware X51 computer purchased in 2012 that has an i7 chip with 3.4 GHz and FSX installed from the box, with many scenery add-ons. Last year I replaced the original GTX555 video card with a GTX1060, and could not be happier. I run almost everything maxed out except water (mid 2.0) and the sliders for AI planes, cars, and ships, and unlimited frames, any kind of weather, and get excellent, smooth performance everywhere except the most scenery-intensive areas such as the notorious Heatrhrow, etc. where the FPS drops to 15-20. Typically I see frame rates anywhere from 50 to 100 or more.   Just my two and a half cents worth.

So you're saying there's a chance.

On 27/11/2017 at 4:07 PM, cobalt said:

Typically I see frame rates anywhere from 50 to 100 or more.

In FSX with payware add-ons (and especially with a CPU that runs at 3.4GHz)? What screen resolution are you using? I have a much more powerful system with a QHD monitor and can only dream of frame rates approaching 100!