Gaming Laptop · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) Gaming Laptop, 16" FHD+ 165Hz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD
- High-End
- RTX 5070 Laptop
- Ryzen 9 9955HX
- 16 GB RAM
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MSFS Performance Score
- GPU Performance60% 55
- GPU VRAM20% 40
- CPU Performance10% 75
- System RAM10% 50
GPU VRAM (8 GB) is below the MSFS ideal of 12 GB — a meaningful bottleneck in dense environments. Combined score: 53.5. How we score
Verdict for MSFS
The ASUS ROG Strix G16 (RTX 5070) suits simmers flying MSFS 2024 at 1080p, with the RTX 5070 Laptop GPU driving its own 16-inch 1920 × 1200 screen. The 8 GB of graphics memory is the ceiling, so 1440p monitors or VR need a step up in price.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for MSFS
Strengths
- The RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with 8 GB of graphics memory is sized for the built-in 16-inch 1920 × 1200 screen, so an airliner arrival into a busy hub with live weather and AI traffic stays smooth around High settings with DLSS switched on.
- The Ryzen 9 9955HX is an HX-class chip, meaning desktop-class power in a laptop body, which helps when terrain streaming, weather and AI aircraft all load up on approach — plenty of machines at this money pair the same graphics chip with a mainstream H-class processor instead.
- The 16-inch 1920 × 1200 panel gives extra vertical room for the instrument panel and overhead switches compared with a plain 1920 × 1080 screen, and the 165 Hz refresh keeps head-turns around the virtual cockpit clean as you add heavier airliners over the years.
Trade-offs
- 8 GB of graphics memory only meets Microsoft's Recommended level, and in published MSFS 2024 tests 8 GB cards fall behind from 1440p up — so a photogrammetry city at Ultra textures, an external 1440p monitor or a Quest 3-class headset will push you to drop texture resolution. Treat it as a 1080p laptop.
- 16 GB of RAM is Microsoft's minimum for MSFS 2024 while 32 GB is recommended, and the listing doesn't confirm whether the memory can be upgraded, so check before buying; a step up in price usually brings 12 GB of graphics memory and 32 GB of RAM, which is what opens the door to 1440p and VR.
Full Specifications
- Graphics chip
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
- Graphics rating
- 55 of 100 (laptop scale)
- Graphics memory
- 8 GB
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1 TB SSD
- Screen
- 16" 1920 x 1200
- Refresh rate
- 165 Hz
- Weight
- 5.51 lb
- Released
- 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this good for MSFS?
Yes, if you fly on a 1080p-class screen — it scores 53.5/100 for MSFS 2024, which lines up with its own 16-inch 1920 × 1200 display rather than a bigger 1440p monitor. It is at its happiest on short-haul and airliner flights into busy airports on that native screen, with DLSS doing the heavy lifting and the HX-class Ryzen 9 9955HX keeping AI traffic and weather fed. It shows its limits over dense photogrammetry cities at the top texture settings, on an external 1440p panel, or in VR, where the first thing to turn down is texture resolution.
Is it worth the price for MSFS?
For the money you get a current-generation graphics chip and an HX-class processor, which is the right mix for 1080p flying, but the 8 GB of graphics memory and 16 GB of RAM are the corners that were cut. If you want a machine that can take on 1440p or a headset, a step up in price buys 12 GB of graphics memory and 32 GB of RAM, and that is the upgrade that actually changes what MSFS looks like.
Is MSFS more CPU or GPU demanding?
MSFS 2024 leans on both: the Ryzen 9 9955HX, an HX-class chip, handles AI traffic, live weather and terrain streaming, while the RTX 5070 Laptop GPU draws the world. Our laptop score weights the graphics chip at 60%, graphics memory at 20%, processor class at 10% and RAM at 10%, so on this machine the graphics side decides most of the result and the processor is not the thing holding it back.
What graphics settings should I use?
Start at the native 1920 × 1200 on High with DLSS set to Quality; graphics memory is the limit here, so texture resolution is the first slider to pull down if the sim starts to hitch at a big airport. If it still stutters with lots of aircraft around you, lower AI traffic density and terrain detail; if it feels heavy in the air over a dense city, reduce render scaling or move DLSS to Balanced.