Well, I remember a Youtube video of MSFS 2020 averaging over 200 FPS with a 4090.  But this is new.  Looks like you can get over 300 FPS with MSFS 2024 at 1440p using an NVidia 5090:

I don't think the author of that video is using any add-ons though. I suspect add-ons like Fenix, FSLTL, GSX, BeyondATC, etc, would lower the FPS drastically. But anyways, here you go, MSFS 2024 at over 300 FPS without any add-ons.

Edited February 4, 20251 yr by abrams_tank

Why would I want 300fps? (Serious question) 

 

I get around 25-30 FPS on a big addon airport with Fenix, AI Traffic and in 4K. Why? Because of the CPU limit. Adding a 5090 in such a usercase would result in 120FPS max. with MFG. Including the artefacts this would introduce. So no, just a ridiculous number chasing beyond reality those 300FPS...

Hi,

I think I don't need 300 fps, but I would be very, very happy to have stable 60 fps in the most complex scenarios, with clouds, traffic, etc., without flickering, smearing, stutters or sound cuts!

Greetings

PS. By the way, what about temperature?

Edited February 4, 20251 yr by John Fields

23 minutes ago, St Mawgan said:

Why would I want 300fps? (Serious question) 

I run at MSFS at 30 FPS on my 3060 Ti and it works well enough for me.

But the assumption is, when you stack on a bunch of add-ons like Fenix, GSX, FSLTL, etc, and use an airport that is known to kill FPS (ie. iniBuilds Heathrow), it will drop your FPS drastically. So it's always good to have the extra headroom for higher FPS, before all those add-ons start to drop your FPS.

I can also say that when FSX came out back in 2006, most people would have been happy to get over 30 FPS with FSX, without any add-ons used.  I had an above average PC back in 2006 when FSX came out, and I was barely scraping 25 FPS on a good day, and I wasn't using any add-ons at all for FSX.

 

 

Edited February 4, 20251 yr by abrams_tank

I can't even be bothered to look at that. As has been said, why does anyone feel the need for this sort of thing apart from techno w*lly-waggling? And presumably 75% of those frames are artificially generated by the 5090 anyway. A smooth 30fps will work fine for me, thank you. I actually hope Nvidia takes a beating with these cards, and then maybe we'll get intelligent progress rather than sensationalist number chasing next time round.

Edited February 4, 20251 yr by andy1252
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23 minutes ago, abrams_tank said:

I can also say that when FSX came out back in 2006, most people would have been happy to get over 30 FPS with FSX

My PC was a somewhat outdated and FSX out-of-the-box was more a case of SPF than FPS.

I'm happy with a steady 30, but I'd be happier at a far smoother looking 60. Above that, it's a case of diminishing returns.

The endless search for more frames.

For MSFS I would take 60fps (everywhere) with cero stutters anyday, don't see the point of gazillion frames, waste of energy if you ask me.

Edited February 4, 20251 yr by CarlosF

The 5090 card is kind of overkilled and priced for 2024. If I ever decide to upgrade my card it will be a 4080 or a 5080 for the performance and price. But right now the card I'm running now is running absolutely great when I'm getting around 30 frames and barely using around 90% of my 12GB of Vram. Not interested in bragging rights of who has the biggest stick on the block. Also, I refuse to chase Frames when I'm getting smooth flying with what I have.

Achieving 300 FPS. So will that help me become a better sim pilot or is it just a waste of frames on a game like MSFS and wasting grands on a GPU (and other hardware) to achieve it. What is the point as it (MSFS) will still have ugly stutters anyways?

Edited February 4, 20251 yr by JBDB-MD80

The peak VRAM usage was a touch under 20GB (1440p), so doesn't that make the 5080 unappealing for MSFS?

 

1 hour ago, andy1252 said:

And presumably 75% of those frames are artificially generated by the 5090

100% of all frames on my 4090 are created "artificially", no painter or artist involved anymore these days. its a shame.!

I stopped watching after seeing a completely stock sim, with no addons, external view gauges, and a camera that wouldn't stopping panning for two seconds for me to see critical items that have previously plagued DLSS. We need some reputable simmers... not some benchmark group that doesn't have a clue what they're doing.

Thank you for sharing. This was cool and informative to watch.

On my modest setup that you can see in my signature below, I run at High settings, DX11, DLSS4 Performance, Secondary Scaling = 2.0. I use AutoFPS set for 40 FPS and then use Lossless Scaling x2 and cap the FPS with Riva Tuner at 60 FPS. This guarantees me a smooth and 100% stable 60 FPS with my 60 Hz monitor. I couldn't be happier. I fly PMDGs, FBWs, Horizon 787, Headwind A339, etc..