Graphics Card · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
ASUS RTX 4070 Super OC
MSFS Performance Score
- GPU Performance80% 55
- VRAM Capacity20% 80
Entry-level to mid-range GPU performance (55/100) suits 1080p to 1440p simulation — total score 60.0/100. How we score
Verdict for MSFS
The ASUS RTX 4070 Super OC scores 60.0/100 for MSFS, with the RTX 4070 Super GPU (rated 55/100) as the deciding factor. Suited to 1440p sim pilots who want solid DLSS-assisted performance without stepping up to a heavier card.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for MSFS
Strengths
- The RTX 4070 Super's 55/100 GPU rating holds steady through photogrammetry-heavy VFR legs over cities like London or New York at 1440p High with DLSS Quality enabled, where render scaling does the heavy lifting without leaning on the CPU.
- 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM keeps texture budgets comfortable during dense EGLL approaches with full ground traffic and live weather loaded — at this price, many competing cards ship with less VRAM, which forces texture quality compromises before the GPU itself is the limit.
- With a value score of 109.3 points per $1,000 spent, this card earns more composite performance per dollar than most alternatives in its class, making it a practical choice for a sim pilot building or upgrading a dedicated MSFS rig on a conscious budget.
Trade-offs
- In full-fat VR — Quest 3-class headset, photogrammetry zones over dense urban areas, live AI traffic at 100% — the 55/100 GPU rating means you will be reaching for reprojection or dialling cloud quality down to keep the experience smooth.
- Stepping up in price to an RTX 5070-class card adds meaningfully higher GPU throughput and the full Ada successor architecture with frame generation, which the RTX 4070 Super cannot match on a sustained 4K Ultra session over a photogrammetric airport like KLAX.
Full Specifications
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
- VRAM
- 12 GB
- Cooling
- Air
- Form factor
- Card
- VR ready
- Yes
- Released
- 2024
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this good for MSFS?
The ASUS RTX 4070 Super OC earns a composite score of 60.0/100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It handles 1440p High DLSS Quality well on VFR cross-country legs and regional approaches where terrain streaming and weather are the main load. It starts to show its ceiling during simultaneous VR, dense AI traffic, and photogrammetry city overflights, where the 55/100 GPU rating becomes the visible constraint.
Can I use a VR headset with this card?
The RTX 4070 Super's 55/100 GPU rating and 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM make it a workable VR card in MSFS, but not a margin-rich one. It suits Quest 3-class headset resolutions better than high-resolution PC VR headsets, where the GPU load overhead would demand significant setting reductions. Over photogrammetry cities in VR, expect to lower cloud quality and lean on reprojection to stay consistent.
Is it worth the price for MSFS?
With a value score of 109.3 points per $1,000 spent, this card delivers more composite MSFS performance per dollar than most alternatives at this price, making it a strong choice if your paired CPU is already capable. If your sim sessions regularly involve 4K, high-resolution VR, or maximum AI traffic at major hubs, the next step up in price buys GPU headroom that will be used every flight.
Is MSFS more CPU or GPU demanding?
This GPU review scores on GPU performance (80% weight) and VRAM capacity (20% weight), yielding 60.0/100, but MSFS 2024's full-system weighting places 45% on CPU and 40% on GPU, so the processor you pair with this card is not a minor variable. AI traffic density, terrain streaming, and live weather systems are CPU-bound workloads — a slow main thread here will cap what the RTX 4070 Super can actually deliver, while high-altitude cruise legs over open terrain tend to be GPU-bound where the card's 55/100 rating is the ceiling.
What graphics settings should I use?
Start at 1440p High with DLSS set to Quality — this is the configuration where the RTX 4070 Super's 55/100 GPU rating is best utilised in MSFS. When the GPU becomes the bottleneck during demanding overflights, lower cloud quality first, then drop the DLSS mode toward Balanced; if VRAM pressure appears with texture-heavy scenery, reduce texture resolution before touching other sliders.