Graphics Card · Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super
MSFS Performance Score
- GPU Performance80% 62
- VRAM Capacity20% 100
Entry-level to mid-range GPU performance (62/100) suits 1080p to 1440p simulation — total score 69.6/100. How we score
Verdict for MSFS
The MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super scores 69.6/100 for MSFS, with the RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU rating 62/100 as the decisive factor. Sim pilots who fly at 1440p with DLSS will get strong returns for the money, but VR at high headset resolutions will require compromise.
Updated October 2026
Pros & Cons for MSFS
Strengths
- The RTX 4070 Ti Super's 62/100 GPU rating keeps rendering headroom solid during VFR cross-country legs over photogrammetry cities at 1440p — DLSS quality mode recovers the render cost without visible aliasing on terrain detail.
- 16 GB of VRAM is a genuine differentiator at this price, where many alternatives ship with 12 GB — it means texture budgets stay intact during a dense EGLL ILS approach with live weather and full AI traffic without asset pop-in from VRAM eviction.
- A value score of 92.9 points per $1,000 spent makes this card an efficient long-term hold: MSFS 2024's native DLSS and DirectX 12 support means the GPU's hardware feature set continues to be exploited as the sim's renderer matures.
Trade-offs
- At a 62/100 GPU rating, pushing a high-resolution VR headset through photogrammetry zones like Manhattan or London with full cloud detail will expose the card's ceiling — expect to lean on reprojection or drop cloud quality to keep judder-free rendering.
- The next step up in price typically brings a GPU rating meaningfully above 62/100 alongside higher memory bandwidth, which matters on 4K flat-screen approaches to KJFK or EGLL where the render pipeline rather than DLSS reconstruction becomes the constraint.
Full Specifications
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- Cooling
- Air
- Form factor
- Card
- VR ready
- Yes
- Released
- 2024
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this good for MSFS?
The MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super posts a composite score of 69.6/100 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It handles 1440p VFR cross-country legs and live-weather approaches to mid-density airports with headroom to spare when DLSS is engaged. Where it shows limits is during VR city flyovers over photogrammetry zones or maxed-out 4K sessions at dense international hubs, where the 62/100 GPU rating leaves less breathing room.
Can I use a VR headset with this card?
The RTX 4070 Ti Super's 62/100 GPU rating and 16 GB of VRAM make PC VR in MSFS viable, but not unconstrained. It suits Quest 3-class headset resolutions well with DLSS enabled; pairing it with a high-resolution headset running at native renders will push the card harder than its rating comfortably absorbs. Photogrammetry cities in VR will need cloud quality and render scaling pulled back, or reprojection enabled, to stay smooth.
Is it worth the price for MSFS?
With a value score of 92.9 points per $1,000 spent, this card returns more composite MSFS performance per dollar than most alternatives at this price — the 16 GB VRAM buffer is a spec most competitors skip at this level. The next step up in price buys a GPU rating noticeably beyond 62/100, which only becomes clearly worthwhile if your target is 4K flat or high-resolution VR with settings maxed.
Is MSFS more CPU or GPU demanding?
This GPU's 69.6/100 composite score is calculated from GPU performance weighted at 80% and VRAM capacity at 20%, reflecting its standalone graphics card nature. When MSFS 2024's full-system weighting is applied — 45% CPU and 40% GPU — the processor this card is paired with carries nearly as much influence on in-sim performance; on a dense EGLL arrival with 100% AI traffic and live weather, the main thread becomes the bottleneck regardless of the GPU's rating, while high-altitude VFR cruise and photogrammetry rendering remain GPU-bound.
What graphics settings should I use?
Start at 1440p High with DLSS set to Quality mode — this is where the RTX 4070 Ti Super's 62/100 GPU rating operates most efficiently in MSFS 2024. If performance dips during GPU-bound scenarios like photogrammetry city overflights, switch DLSS to Balanced or reduce cloud quality before touching other sliders.