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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

CPU/GPU-heavy simulator with dense world streaming. We show only cards that clear 4K, High (min 16 GB VRAM, 26,000+ Time Spy), ranked by value among today's Amazon listings.

Target 1080p, High 1440p, High 4K, High

20 GPUs that clear the bar

ranked by value · live prices
Value # Model Brand Price VRAM Condition Check on Amazon
78 Good 1 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA £899.99 16 GB New INNO3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti X3 16GB GDDR7 Gaming Graphics Card (X3, 2 Slot, Reflex 2 RTX AI DLSS4)
78 Good 2 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA £899.99 16 GB New ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Ti PRIME 16GB GDDR7 OC Graphics Card
76 Good 3 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA £919.00 16 GB New Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE OC SFF 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2497 MHz Core Clock, 3 x DP 2.1a, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA DLSS 4, GV-N507TWF3OC-16GD
73 Fair 4 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,199.00 16 GB Used Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 GAMING OC 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR7, 256bit, PCI-E 5.0, 2730MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI, GV-N5080GAMING OC-16GD
71 Fair 5 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,229.00 16 GB New MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16G VENTUS 3X OC Carte Graphique - 16 Go GDDR7 (30 GB/s /256 Bits), PCIe 5.0 - Triple Ventilateur (3X Ventilateurs TORX 5.0), HDMI 2.1b, DisplayPort 2.1b
70 Fair 6 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA £999.99 16 GB New msi Gaming RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X PZ OC Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Performance: 2482 MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
69 Fair 7 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,255.95 16 GB New INNO3D GeForce RTX 5080 X3 OC White 16GB
68 Fair 8 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,279.15 16 GB New msi Gaming RTX 5080 16G Inspire 3X OC Black Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Clock 2655 MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
68 Fair 9 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,279.99 16 GB Used ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC 16G GDDR7 Graphics Card - PCIe 5.0, 2685MHz Boost Clock, 1 x HDMI 2.1b, 3 x DP 2.1b, 2.5-slot, Axial-tech fans, Vapor chamber, Dual BIOS, SFF-Ready
67 Fair 10 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA £1,048.00 16 GB New ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 5.0, HDMI/DP 2.1, 3.125-slot, military-grade components, protective PCB coating, axial-tech fans)
64 Fair 11 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,364.99 16 GB New ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 5.0, HDMI/DP 2.1, 3.6-slot, military-grade components, protective PCB coating, axial-tech fans, vapor chamber)
64 Fair 12 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA £1,099.99 16 GB New ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 BTF White OC Edition Graphics Card (NVIDIA DLSS 4, 3,125-Slot, PCIe 5.0, 3X DisplayPort 2.1b, 2X HDMI 2.1b, GC-HPWR, White, TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-BTF-WHITE)
61 Fair 13 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,425.46 16 GB New ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Video Card 16GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 / PRIME-RTX5080-O16G
61 Fair 14 RTX 5070 Ti NVIDIA £1,147.99 16 GB New ASUS ProArt NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC Edition, 16GB GDDR7, 256 Bit, PCIe 5.0, 2.5 Slot, 1 HDMI 2.1, 3 DisplayPort 2.1, USB-C, GPU Tweak III, Black, PROART-RTX5070TI-O16G
59 Poor 15 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,478.99 16 GB New ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 BTF 16GB Graphics Card - Black
57 Poor 16 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,519.60 16 GB New ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Video Card 16GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 / TUF-RTX5080-O16G-GAMING
57 Poor 17 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,538.09 16 GB New Palit GeForce RTX 5080 Infinity 3 (16GB GDDR7/PCI Express 5.0/2617MHz/30000MHz)
54 Poor 18 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,614.04 16 GB New MSI Gaming RTX 5080 16G Shadow 3X OC Graphics Card (16GB GDDR7, 256-bit, Extreme Clock TBD MHz, DisplayPort x 3 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture)
51 Poor 19 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,719.99 16 GB New Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 INFINITY 16G Graphics Card
50 Poor 20 RTX 5080 NVIDIA £1,728.38 16 GB New Inno3D GeForce RTX 5080 iCHILL Frostbite 16GB GDDR7 Reflex 2 RTX AI DLSS4

How this list works.

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Methodology
Updated daily

Requirement bar: hand-estimated

Each game has a minimum VRAM and 3DMark Time Spy score per tier, estimated from published benchmark and settings guides. GPUs below the bar aren't shown; approximate by design, not a guarantee.

Ranking among qualifiers

GPUs that clear the bar are ranked by our standard Value Score (performance relative to price), same metric used across the site.

Pricing

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