Graphics Card · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card
- Mid-Range
- 16 GB VRAM
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MSFS Performance Score
- GPU Performance80% 70
- VRAM Capacity20% 100
Mid-to-high range GPU (70/100) provides solid performance for 1440p simulation — total score 76.0/100. How we score
Verdict for MSFS
The ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT OC suits 4K, 49-inch super ultrawides and any VR headset, with 16 GB of graphics memory to hold photogrammetry city textures. The trade-off is upscaling: Radeon cards use FSR 3 in MSFS 2024, while the next step up in price buys more raw headroom.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for MSFS
Strengths
- The Radeon RX 9070 XT has the graphics muscle for 4K and 49-inch super ultrawide panels, so a heavy airliner approach into a dense, photo-scanned city stays presentable without dropping everything to Medium.
- 16 GB of graphics memory (VRAM) matches the Ideal level in Microsoft's own spec, and plenty of cards asking similar money still ship 12 GB — that extra headroom is what keeps high-resolution ground textures loading cleanly on short final into a big hub.
- It is VR ready and uses a standard air-cooled card in a normal case-friendly shape, so it slots into an older mid-tower you are upgrading, and adding a headset later will not immediately force another graphics card purchase.
Trade-offs
- VR over a photogrammetry city is still the hardest thing you can ask of it, because the headset draws the scene twice — expect to pull cloud quality and render scaling down there, and at busy hub airports in 4K.
- In MSFS 2024 Radeon cards fall back to FSR 3 after FSR 4 was pulled from Sim Update 6, so upscaled scenery looks a little softer than what some alternatives at the same money produce, and the next step up in price buys raw headroom rather than better upscaling.
Full Specifications
- GPU
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- Cooling
- Air
- Form factor
- Card
- VR ready
- Yes
- Released
- 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this good for MSFS?
Yes — it scores 76.0/100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, which makes it a sensible graphics card for 4K, very wide monitors and VR flying. It has the graphics memory and the grunt for busy airports, live weather and photogrammetry cities at High settings. Where it shows strain is VR over dense scanned cities and maxed-out 4K Ultra, and the first things to pull back there are cloud quality and render scaling.
Can I use a VR headset with this card?
Yes, PC VR is realistic here: the RX 9070 XT's graphics performance plus 16 GB of graphics memory covers the extra load of drawing the scene twice for a headset. It is a comfortable match for Quest 3-class headset resolutions, and it will run higher-resolution headsets if you accept lower settings. Over photogrammetry cities you will want reduced terrain detail and cloud quality, or reprojection — where the headset repeats and warps frames to smooth motion — to keep the view steady.
Is it worth the price for MSFS?
For the money it gets the two things MSFS 2024 actually cares about right: enough graphics performance for 4K and super ultrawide panels, and 16 GB of graphics memory when many alternatives still hand you 12 GB. What you give up versus the next step up in price is sharper upscaling and spare headroom for VR over scanned cities, which only matters if that is how you fly most nights.
Is MSFS more CPU or GPU demanding?
As a standalone graphics card this is scored 80% on graphics performance and 20% on graphics memory, giving 76.0/100 — but MSFS 2024 weights a full system 45% CPU and 40% GPU, so the processor you pair it with changes what you actually see in the cockpit. High resolutions, VR, cloud quality and render scaling lean on this card, while AI traffic at a busy hub, weather simulation and terrain streaming lean on the CPU, so a slow processor will hold it back no matter how good the card is.
What graphics settings should I use?
Start at 4K High with FSR switched on in quality mode, or 1440p High if you are in VR with a high-resolution headset. When it gets heavy, lower render scaling or step the FSR mode down first, then cloud quality; if the CPU is the hold-up at a packed airport, reduce AI traffic density and building detail instead.