Hello everyone! I am new into MSFS2020. Didnt play Flight Sim for many years. I was wondering: I am running a RTX5090, so all settings are on highest quality. Are blurry photogrammetry normal in MSFS2020? Or is there an issue with my settings? It looks so blurry (Split airport RWY 05) - Sadly i cant post any screenshot here.

7 minutes ago, B737NGX_91 said:

Sadly i cant post any screenshot here.

You could do a short video.

5 hours ago, B737NGX_91 said:

Hello everyone! I am new into MSFS2020. Didnt play Flight Sim for many years. I was wondering: I am running a RTX5090, so all settings are on highest quality. Are blurry photogrammetry normal in MSFS2020? Or is there an issue with my settings? It looks so blurry (Split airport RWY 05) - Sadly i cant post any screenshot here.

Oh 2020 - I was going to tell you to disable Dynamic Settings, but that's in 2024. 

Generally, with a high end system, 2024 performs and looks better. Not telling you to use it if you are set on 2020, but if you're just trying stuff out and don't have a strong opinion, give 2024 a try. 

For 2020 - no, blurry PG is not normal. Most people report excellent graphics in 2020 these days (I haven't tested in a while). It should look really crisp and good. You can post a screenshot at postimages.org and link here

 

Edited January 6Jan 6 by JonathanC

If you have a RTC 5090, why would you have bought MSFS 2020 and not MSFS 2024, after years away from flight sims?

2024 is so much better, and that graphics card will bring out the best in it.

Maybe this link helps to provide the blurry textures:

 

https://postimg.cc/gallery/gR7GJWY

 

Picture 4: You can see the blurry textures/graphics in the background

 

Edited January 7Jan 7 by B737NGX_91

19 hours ago, JYW said:

If you have a RTC 5090, why would you have bought MSFS 2020 and not MSFS 2024, after years away from flight sims?

2024 is so much better, and that graphics card will bring out the best in it.

I only heard bad about 2024 when they released it. So i started with 2020, since it was meach cheaper anyway.

With PR, blurry scenery is typically associated to your ISP and latency to the server(s).  Resource Monitor should give you the IP for the server hosting PR.  In a cmd window do “tracert” with IP address and that will give you the latency to the server and number of hops.

If you have blurries in 2020, then you’ll probably have them in 2024 for PR.

The other standard things to check are:

1.  nVidia Drivers (current)

2. System RAM (64GB min is using 5090)

3. Chipset drivers (current)

Other diagnostics includes running RTSS + Afterburner for overlay of performance metrics (look for low wattage usage as a clue for GPU).

Share your in-game graphics setting and what is your native monitor(s) resolution(s).  Etc.

1 hour ago, B737NGX_91 said:

I only heard bad about 2024 when they released it. So i started with 2020, since it was meach cheaper anyway.

It was released in late 2024.   It's now 2026.  It's well over a year since it was released.  The vast majority of users of MS2024 will tell you it is a fantastic sim now, far superior to 2020 in all areas.  You're buying into a sim that has been replaced.  Content will start to diminish for 2020.   That's the only reason I was asking.  Seems such an odd move.   Even this topic you are asking about - Photogrammetry is 2020 was a melted mess.  It's not perfect in 2024 but it's a vast improvement.

2 hours ago, B737NGX_91 said:

Maybe this link helps to provide the blurry textures:

 

https://postimg.cc/gallery/gR7GJWY

 

Picture 4: You can see the blurry textures/graphics in the background

 

Just did a quick test.
MSFS2020 PG On and Off (screenshots).

Notes:
I never purchased MSFS2024. 
I have an older PC (2019) and normally have PG Off.
New PC would be about $5000 US.

For my setup I am satisfied with MSFS2020.
I have purchased a helicopter and several aircraft.
Some of my MSFS2020 Addons have not been updated for MSFS2024.

 

 

 

9 hours ago, vonmar said:

Just did a quick test.
MSFS2020 PG On and Off (screenshots).

 

 

Are you sure you're turning on and off photogrammetry?  That looks like bing data world graphics on and off.  The first pic looks like generic mountain textures and the second mountain textures are totally different - they appear to be more photoreal.  The airport backdrop imagery is also different.  edit: wow it does have PG.  But my comments remain the same

Edited January 8Jan 8 by ryanbatc

On 1/6/2026 at 11:26 AM, B737NGX_91 said:

Hello everyone! I am new into MSFS2020. Didnt play Flight Sim for many years. I was wondering: I am running a RTX5090, so all settings are on highest quality. Are blurry photogrammetry normal in MSFS2020? Or is there an issue with my settings? It looks so blurry (Split airport RWY 05) - Sadly i cant post any screenshot here.

Blurry textures could be low bandwidth, server-side issues (Microsoft's end), or even low TLOD.  What is your TLOD set to?  I'd set it to at least 200.  Where roughly in the world are you?  At certain times of the day, like especially evening time on weekends the servers have a higher load and you might see slower to load textures.

It's honestly really hard to tell what's blurry without a pic.  You have a 5090 and I assume a powerful CPU... so it should be fine.  What CPU do you have anyway?

One more thing - photogrammetry is different than bing data/imagery.  PG is the 3d rendered buildings and trees etc extracted from the aerial imagery.  When people refer to "melted" buildings this is what they are referring to.  Also called TIN, you might even hear vexcel - which is a higher resolution TIN/PG.  Bing data on just means the sim will show the 2d aerial/satellite imagery for the entire earth (where available).

Here's what I see in msfs 2024.  USA east server.  I have 600 mbps down connection, 12700k, 64gb ram, RTX 4080, TLOD 200, OLOD 150 - im not moving though just in drone view

PG ON

PG OFF (bing aerials still enabled)

 

Edited January 8Jan 8 by ryanbatc

1 hour ago, ryanbatc said:

Where roughly in the world are you?

The airport the OP mentioned in the first post is:
(Split airport RWY 05) 

The same as I used in my screenshots.

1 minute ago, vonmar said:

 

The airport the OP mentioned in the first post is:
(Split airport RWY 05) 

The same as I used in my screenshots.

I was quoting the OP not you when I asked that region question.

Edited January 8Jan 8 by ryanbatc

7 hours ago, ryanbatc said:

I was quoting the OP not you when I asked that region question.

"Where roughly in the world are you?"

I was quoting you and I answered your question.