Graphics Card · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card
- Mid-Range
- 12 GB VRAM
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MSFS Performance Score
- GPU Performance80% 58
- VRAM Capacity20% 80
Entry-level to mid-range GPU performance (58/100) suits 1080p to 1440p simulation — total score 62.4/100. How we score
Verdict for MSFS
The ASUS Prime RTX 5070 OC suits 1440p, 34-inch ultrawides and Quest-class VR in MSFS 2024, with 12 GB of graphics memory matching Microsoft's ideal. Step up only if you fly 4K, triple screens or a high-resolution headset, where 16 GB of graphics memory helps.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for MSFS
Strengths
- At 1440p or on a 34-inch ultrawide, the RTX 5070 with DLSS switched on keeps a rainy approach into a big hub readable, with live weather and clouds still turned up.
- 12 GB of graphics memory meets Microsoft's ideal figure for MSFS 2024, so high-resolution ground textures over a photogrammetry city load without the stutter you get on same-money cards that ship with less memory.
- Air cooling and a standard card form factor mean no pump or radiator to plan around, so it drops into an older mid-tower you are upgrading and stays quiet on a long transatlantic leg.
Trade-offs
- The graphics chip sits below Microsoft's ideal level for MSFS 2024, so 4K with dense photogrammetry, triple screens or a high-resolution headset will push you into heavier upscaling and lower cloud quality.
- 12 GB is enough today but not generous — rival cards sold for similar money test faster in independent benchmarks, and the next step up in price buys 16 GB of graphics memory for 4K and big ultrawides.
Full Specifications
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- VRAM
- 12 GB
- Cooling
- Air
- Form factor
- Card
- VR ready
- Yes
- Released
- 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this good for MSFS?
Yes, for 1440p, 34-inch ultrawide and Quest-class VR flying it scores 62.4/100 for MSFS 2024, which puts it in solid territory for a single monitor setup. It handles busy airports and photogrammetry city flyovers well with DLSS enabled, and 12 GB of graphics memory keeps terrain textures streaming in cleanly. It shows its limits at 4K, on 49-inch ultrawides and in high-resolution headsets, where you should drop cloud quality and lean on a faster DLSS mode first.
Can I use a VR headset with this card?
Yes, PC VR in MSFS 2024 works on this card, and 12 GB of graphics memory is enough to hold VR textures for a typical headset. It is a good match for Quest 3-class headsets at moderate settings; high-resolution headsets will ask more of it than this chip comfortably gives. Over photogrammetry cities expect to lower terrain and building detail, or let the headset software fill in frames, to keep the view steady on approach.
Is it worth the price for MSFS?
For the money it gets the graphics memory right at 12 GB, which is what Microsoft asks for, and that is the spec most 1440p simmers actually run out of first. The next step up in price buys a faster chip with 16 GB for 4K, triples and high-resolution VR, so only pay it if that is the setup you fly.
Is MSFS more CPU or GPU demanding?
This card is scored on its own, 80% graphics performance and 20% graphics memory, giving 62.4/100 — but MSFS 2024 weights a full system 45% CPU and 40% GPU, so the processor you pair it with matters just as much for smoothness. Resolution, cloud quality and VR load the graphics card, while AI traffic at a busy hub, live weather and terrain streaming lean on the CPU, so a weak processor will cap this card no matter how low you set the visuals.
What graphics settings should I use?
Start at 1440p on the High preset with DLSS set to Quality, then raise individual settings from there if the frame pacing stays smooth. When the graphics card is the limit, drop cloud quality and move DLSS to Balanced first; if textures start to hitch at 4K or in VR, lower texture resolution, and if a packed airport is the problem, reduce AI traffic density instead.