Despite having a high-performance setup featuring an NVIDIA RTX 3070, 64 GB of RAM, and an 11th Gen Intel i7 processor, I consistently experience disappointing frame rates in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. When flying airliners like the Fenix A320 into larger airports such as Belfast EGAA, performance drops to around 25 FPS, even after adjusting graphics settings to medium or below based on online optimization guides. While my system handles other demanding games smoothly with updated drivers, temperatures during flight sim sessions reach approximately 60° Celsius on the GPU and up to 80° Celsius on the CPU using the stock cooler. Given that others with comparable hardware report better results, I’m left wondering if there’s a hidden issue affecting performance or if an upgrade is truly necessary.
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