MSFS 2020 | Sim Update 10 | Performance Settings, Tips, and Tweaks

In this MSFS 2020 performance settings guide, I will provide you with all my PC settings, nvidia control panel settings, as well as in sim settings to help increase your performance and improve your overall experience in Micorosft Flight Simulator after Sim Update 10. Pleaes make sure you watch the PC settings part as a few things have changed since the last Sim Update .

Video Timeline:
0:00 - MSFS 2020 Intro
0:10 - MSFS 2020 Sim Update 10
0:56 - PC Settings for MSFS SU10
4:54 - nVidia Control Settings for SU10
7:59 - Tip for G-Sync Monitors
8:25 - In-Sim Graphics Settings
24:37 - In-Sim Traffic Settings
27:15 - MSFS SU10 Guide Conclusion

Link to my Sim Update 9 MSFS Performance Guide video:

Computer Specs
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Processor: Intel I9-10900K @5.0 GHz
Liquid Cooler: ASUS FAN ROG RYUJIN - 360
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Storage: WD 4TB Hard Disk SATA
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[FlySidhiqe]

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[stephaneleduc]

Hey Q8 I very rarely write comments on YouTube but I have to say that you are an amazing guy and content creator.. I have been going through a lot of stress lately and you always manage to provide me with very comprehensive content that reminds me of the hobby that I enjoy so much! Especially these videos always help me to keep up with whats going on and just make me look forward to whenever I have time to hop back into the sim after some long work hours.

Please keep up the good work and dont bother with any useless critique… you are doing everything right - much appreciation from switzerland - Stėphane 😊

[MR.BL]

I must say after following this video i didn't notice a significant amount of fps gain but the sim is so much smoother overall. Thank you sir!!

[vspecial]

I normally don't expect too much from these sorts of guides, however I gave this a try and wow, so much better than before! This is a fantastic detailed and well explained guide which really does help. Thanks for taking the time to put this together for the flightsim community! 👍

[Gilles]

With FPS hovering between 18-22, I was seriously considering buying a new computer. Following your recommendations, I am now getting 35-40 FPS. Many thanks for your efforts!

[chemistny]

Thank u Q8. As usual, your videos are spot on not only on quality of content but on the topics. Well covered guide. Some people don't understand that there are many different pc configurations out there and it would be almost impossible for a single person to cover everyone's specs. Q8 explains in this guide what each function does, and how it works for his specs, the actual number on settings should still be experimented by the user to achieve their best settings. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your content. Keep u the great work my friend.

[kirksunley]

I have just built a new flight sim pc and I used your guide as a starting point for my overall settings. Your video was very concise and gave the justification for your settings based upon experience, software and hardware. The 27 or so minutes was time well spent, and learning, to make an informed choice on a setting selection with the hardware/software and within the sim settings. Thank you for sharing this with the community!

[yosri]

Thank you Q8Pilot for taking so much time out of your busy day to come with these tips and sharing them with the community! These tips are really helpful.

[jimbojames]

Loved this and managed to get from 32 FPS to 43 FPS using your tips. Then I did something that pushed my FPS up to 54 FPS with Ultra settings and live heavy cloudy weather and up to 67 FPS with clear skies. I renamed my community folder and created a new one. Popped a couple of liveries in for the default planes (Premium edition) and wow what a difference flying at that level of performance. I had a very full community folder with 3rd party aircraft, Mods, airports etc., now when I want my community folder back I just rename it back but with a slimmed down version. I have an i9, 2080 Super 32GB Ram.

[Canadian]

That Power setting to high performance made a big difference for me. Also turning on Game Mode. I don’t have hardly any stutters anymore. Thanks for the video and tips

[alancraig]

I just wanted to say that your guide to improve the settings has been a godsend, I went through your video last night step by step and adjusted them accordingly. The results are astounding when compared to how I had them before. Thank you so very much for taking the time to put this all together as I could never get the look and the performance to balance out with such spectacular results. Thank you and keep up the great work. Love your channel!

[zeevut]

I drank your words with great thirst. Followed almost to the letter every aspect and the result is great pleasure in enjoying my MSFS with suitable peripherals acquired less than a year ago. Your article is a cornerstone among the other data I collected. Thank you Q8Pilot.

[phjo]

An excellent and highly useful video, the quality and relevance is spot on, a must-see for those aiming to better understand all those options and get the best out of the SIM. A big thank you for another great contribution to our flight simming world.

[anthonyneave]

If you're running MSFS from the Microsoft Store, you add MSFS to the 'Graphics settings' mentioned at 2:58 by selecting 'Microsoft Store app' from the 'Choose an app to set preference' drop-down menu, and then select 'Microsoft Flight Simulator' from the drop-down menu that subsequently appears below the first one.

[cardinaldriver]

New Subscriber here. I basically built my gaming PC just for the release of this title. I have done at least two core upgrades since. My fiancee ( bless her heart) had bought me an XBox One S because she knew it was to be available on console. Well, when that didn't happen (for a looong time) I picked up my old hobby of PC builds and Overcloclocking. Unfortunately I'm a hardware veteran but a software illiterate. I knew what the settings meant but just could never get the optimal compromise of realism vs performance. Ive watched this video twice today and have found it to be the most concise around. Just upgraded from a 1660 Ti to a 3060 12GB. While I've achieved pretty good results with 82fps (try getting that on the day one release, right?), I still get the terrible micro-stutter with pan and zoom. Cant wait to get home tonight and try these settings (with lower values probably). I know they will work for me since I've never touched half of the settings that were shown here and your instructional makes perfect sense as in hitting my forehead and saying "Doh !". Thanks for the time you put into this. " You sir are a steely eyed missile man.". . Flight Commander on Apollo 13.
I also hold a private pilot certificate w/complex endorsement and tail-dragger add-on. 2349 hrs. TT logged in type...177 Cardinal RG.

[saadalhunaidi]

Thank you for all the helpful information on maximizing the PC performance which I am sure that most casual flight simulator users need.

[sauravsarkar]

Amazing content and very good tutorial. I had some of the settings made about a year ago which I think was causing performance issues, but your video cleared it all up and MSFS setup is looking brand new. Thanks for educating the flight sim community on the technicalities! Appreciate it very much and hope you continue to do such videos after major Sim updates, especially with changes coming through on DX11 and DX12. Thank you!

[panchoflies]

Hi Q8Pilot! I listened to your excellent video and did some changes to my sytem. I have a ROG Strix GA15DH, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core Processor 3.80 GHz w/ 16GB memory.
My GPU is NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super w/ 8GB memory. I have a SAMSUNG LU28R55 28". So, nothing fancy! After I listened to you, I realized that, for 1 (one) year I had not taken advantage of the feature FreeSync on my display, as it is supported using the G-Sync feature on my NVIDIA GPU. The reason why I missed all that, was that I attached my display using an HDMI cable, not a DisplayPort cable 1.4! So now I do.
MSFS 2020 SU10 is now soo much smoother! WOW! A BIG THANK YOU TO YOU, Q8!

[franckcagnes]

Hey I loved you x-plane videos for tweaking and settings and really happy to find same content for msfs 😊

[Bluewater]

Your suggestions/tweaks have had a significant positive impact on performance. The simulator is smooth as silk and quite enjoyable. Just flew Martha's Vineyard to LGA.. one of my favorites short hops in the Daher TBM. My Specs i9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHz | 32.0 GB RAM DDR4 - 3600 | TUF Z590-PLUS WIFI | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080