MSFS 2024 vs MSFS 2020 - Which Looks Better? | Side by Side Comparison

Whilst MSFS 2024 is only a week old, which of the two sims looks better? Streaming of course means that MSFS 2024 has its issues, however, when it works, does it really show a big difference compared to MSFS 2020? Let me know what you think in the comments.

MSFS 2024 (left) - MSFS 2020 (right)

NOTE* Rex Accuseasons installed into MSFS 2020

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[polomadmo]

This video is unfortunately does not give a representative view of Microsoft 2020 as it seems you have a Seasons Modification installed there.

[mikeallen]

Interesting comparison between the 24 & 20. I’ll be sticking with 2020 for a good while yet as I’ve not seen anything major in 2024 to tempt me to purchase it. 2020 in 4K on my setup looks great and gives me pleasure every time I fly 👍

[frattylight]

Definitely going to wait on MSFS 2024 until all the glitches, bugs are ironed out, and the reputable sceneries/airplanes are fully compatible with MSFS 24.

[generico]

Super butter landing. Congrats. You're hired. Regards, Ryanair.

[jezzdavis]

As things stand, 2024 (literally) shines at night. The scope of slowly fading lighting into the distance is incredible.

[colb]

I have to say I'm not blown away with the graphics differences also It took many months for 2020 to settle down and have less CTDs and I still remember the disappointment and wasted hours, so I'm in no hurry to buy it. Thank you for the video, this is such a good thing to show keep up the good work.

[EDDHMETAR]

My biggest problem with 2024 is that ground textures at cruise level are extremely blurry and LOD seems to be quite low. In Cruise 2020 looks way better for me. I hope it’s a server issue and not a feature of 2024….

[davidperry]

Colour balance seems off in the left hand image, over saturated in the green. It has better cloud layer but I don't see distortion from the engines that the RH image has. The cooling towers at Fiddlers Ferry have gone in the RH image, the last cooling towers were demolished this year and the station closed in 2022/3. It looks to me that the RH image is a little out of focus, not fully loaded? The wing flex looks better in the RH image.

[julianneale]

@ 04:32 I thought the wing in MSFS2024 was going to have a catastrophic failure, the gyration was so violent. Unless the pilot slammed the thing onto the ground (it doesn't look like they did) the wing shouldn't react quite like that.

[pullahuru]

2020 autumn colors and landscape color gradient looks much better for this time of year. However, shadow quality is better in 2024

[pinns]

Very clever and useful. I like how you synchronized the sound to match the landing!

[dickytunes]

For me 2020 wins. I can actually play that unlike 2024 after 8 days.

[mdhazeldine]

I thought 2020 didn't have seasons and 2024 did, so how come 2020 is showing autumn colours and 2024 isn't?

[Yamanotefy]

Came for the visuals, stayed for the music!
Lovely done Gavin. It is safe to say, that at some point in the future, MSFS 2024 will outlive 2020, but that has yet to come.
I am very pleased with 4 years of development of the MSFS 2020 for now. Much certain 3rd party developers will pick up on 2024 way quicker with most of the assets to a certain extent compatible.

While I do think MS handled the start very badly and somehow displayed a lot of functions not quite there, overall these are jolly and bright days for the flight community.
Hope it will last and thank you again for this beautifully track and all the things you have taught me to enjoy flying from home.

[iiBus]

I would like to see the terrain in 2024 look normal and not blurry before making a full judgement

[FalconX]

I'm not in the UK but here in Austria trees lost all their leaves by now. it definitely looks more like 2020 than the ncie green in 2024. Wasn't there something about seasons now being implemented?

[gamingbubble]

Don't care what anyone says. If you've paid £200 for the aviator edition, you've been mugged off. Even standard version we have been mugged off. This is NOT worth all that extra money. For the price it should be so much better than 2020 but it's a tiny difference in graphics.

[buckachiddy]

The difference is so marginal. With add ons etc 2020 can look as good if not better, and certainly not worth the hassle of flying a broken sim for what will be months on end.

[marionava]

Very interesting video! I run FS2020 in K4 and the graphics quality is excellent. From the videos I've seen online, in my opinion there are no big improvements with FS2024, in fact in some ways the graphics have perhaps worsened due to how the light is filtered. In this video there is an unnatural brown cast used to simulate the autumn season.

[DP-xzxr]

Surprising close, but 2024 colours, lighting and trees/grass definitely are better in new sim. Night lighting is much Improved. Just goes to show how good 2020 was and still is!