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X-Plane 10 Benchmarked

Serious. After Microsoft more or less abandoned the flight simulator market following the release of their Flight Simulator X, Laminar Research has the only viable and constantly updated alternative with their X-Plane Flight Simulator. Our review will focus on the hardware requirements and show which notebooks and desktops handle the simulator smoothly.

Benchmark

For the original German article, see here.

For this review we'll use the integrated benchmark functionality in X-Plane 10, which can be started via the parameter --fps_test. For the most basic functionality, the user simply inputs the numbers from 1 to 4 to specify the quality settings from low to ultra-high. In addition, we'll also specify the resolution (1024x768, 1366x768, and 1920x1080) and the color depth (32-bit). We decided to use the time demo test_flight_c4 as our sequence, which is included in the 64-bit web demo version 10.25 as used for this review.

Update: We received a mail from an X-Plane developer that test 4 is not intended for benchmarking: 

However, test 4 is _not_ an actual test of the product - it is a specialized "CPU-only" test that was put in so that driver developers could look at changes in performance between driver versions.  The test intentionally ignores the GPU to "focus" on CPU driver time.  (Similarly test 5 is a GPU only test to focus on shader compilation.

Here are the 4 commands to execute the benchmark:

 

X-Plane.exe --fps_test=1 --load_smo=Output/replays/test_flight_c4.fdr --pref:_is_full_ALL=1 --pref:_x_res_full_ALL=1024 --pref:_y_res_full_ALL=768 --pref:_bpp_full_ALL=32
X-Plane.exe --fps_test=2 --load_smo=Output/replays/test_flight_c4.fdr --pref:_is_full_ALL=1 --pref:_x_res_full_ALL=1366 --pref:_y_res_full_ALL=768 --pref:_bpp_full_ALL=32
X-Plane.exe --fps_test=3 --load_smo=Output/replays/test_flight_c4.fdr --pref:_is_full_ALL=1 --pref:_x_res_full_ALL=1366 --pref:_y_res_full_ALL=768 --pref:_bpp_full_ALL=32
X-Plane.exe --fps_test=4 --load_smo=Output/replays/test_flight_c4.fdr --pref:_is_full_ALL=1 --pref:_x_res_full_ALL=1920 --pref:_y_res_full_ALL=1080 --pref:_bpp_full_ALL=32
1024x768 fps_test=1 ... low
1024x768 fps_test=1 ... low
1366x768 fps_test=2 ... medium
1366x768 fps_test=2 ... medium
1366x768 fps_test=3 ... high
1366x768 fps_test=3 ... high
1920x1080 fps_test=4 ... ultra
1920x1080 fps_test=4 ... ultra
1024x768 fps_test=1 ... low
1024x768 fps_test=1 ... low
1366x768 fps_test=2 ... medium
1366x768 fps_test=2 ... medium
1366x768 fps_test=3 ... high
1366x768 fps_test=3 ... high
1920x1080 fps_test=4 ... ultra
1920x1080 fps_test=4 ... ultra

Results

The screenshots depicting the various settings show that even the lowest preset is not necessarily the lowest setting since "texture resolution" and "world detail distance" are still set to high and very high, respectively. Though these settings are comparatively high, an Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU is already a workable solution.

The next setting reveals far more graphical details than the first. Medium details (fps_test=2) require at least a middle-class graphics card like a GeForce GT 640M to ensure smooth operation. Even so, we advise users to scale back some settings for improved frame rates. Some slower cards like the GT 720M proved to be an acceptable alternative at times with decently high frame rates. It appears that the X-Plane benchmark can really take advantage of the high clock speeds that the dual-core Haswell CPUs offer.

The next higher setting (fps_test=3) requires a high-end graphics card like the desktop GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M to ensure stutter-free performance. Additionally, a high-end CPU is also required.

Update: Our ultra settings are not suitable for benchmarking, see quote above.

The highest setting is most likely reserved for top-of-the-line desktop graphics cards like the Radeon R9 290X or the Nvidia GeForce 780 Ti in combination with a fast CPU. In the benchmarks we conducted, none of the test systems reached frame rates above 25 fps, although the Schenker W503 with GTX 780M and Core i7-4700MQ came quite close.

Of utmost importance is a powerful CPU. The GTX 780M paired with a Haswell Core i7-4700MQ, for example, posted the highest test scores and beat out a GTX 680 desktop GPU with a Core i7-2600K CPU at the highest settings. A detailed analysis of how the processor can impact performance is shown below.

X-Plane 10.25
    1920x1080 ultra (fps_test=4) test_flight_c4     1366x768 high (fps_test=3) test_flight_c4     1366x768 med (fps_test=2) test_flight_c4     1024x768 low (fps_test=1) test_flight_c4
GeForce GTX 780M, 4700MQ
Schenker W503
22.1 (0min) fps ∼81%
27.1 (0min) fps ∼83%
50.8 (0min) fps ∼87%
101.9 (0min) fps ∼85%
GeForce GTX 765M, 4700MQ
Schenker W503
14.9 (0min) fps ∼55%
26.1 (0min) fps ∼80%
50.6 (0min) fps ∼86%
104.3 (0min) fps ∼87%
GeForce GTX 680, 2600K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K
20.1 (0min) fps ∼74%
24.1 (0min) fps ∼74%
43.1 (0min) fps ∼73%
95 (0min) fps ∼79%
GeForce GT 740M, 4200M
HP Envy 15-j011sg
9.9 (0min) fps ∼36%
16.7 (0min) fps ∼51%
41.9 (0min) fps ∼71%
89.1 (0min) fps ∼74%
Radeon HD 6870, FX-8350, Samsung SSD 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/EU
Desktop Asus M5A97 Evo Desktop
14.3 (0min) fps ∼52%
18.4 (0min) fps ∼56%
35.7 (0min) fps ∼61%
69 (0min) fps ∼58%
GeForce GT 720M, 4200M, WDC Scorpio Blue WD10JPVX-22JC3T0
MSI CX61-i572M
12.3 (0min) fps ∼38%
33.9 (0min) fps ∼58%
80.2 (0min) fps ∼67%
GeForce GT 640M, 2637M, Lite-On LMT-256M3M
Acer Aspire M3-581TG
6.4 (0min) fps ∼23%
13.1 (0min) fps ∼40%
27.6 (0min) fps ∼47%
65 (0min) fps ∼54%
Iris Pro Graphics 5200, 4750HQ, Intel SSD 525 Series SSDMCEAC180B3
SCHENKER S413
11.1 (0min) fps ∼41%
13.5 (0min) fps ∼41%
29.8 (0min) fps ∼51%
62 (0min) fps ∼52%
HD Graphics 4600, 4700MQ
Schenker W503
9.4 (0min) fps ∼34%
12.1 (0min) fps ∼37%
28.8 (0min) fps ∼49%
51.2 (0min) fps ∼43%
Radeon HD 7660G, A10-4600M, Samsung SSD 830 Series MZ-7PC0128D/EU
AMD Pumori Platform A10-4600M
5.8 (0min) fps ∼21%
8.7 (0min) fps ∼27%
19.2 (0min) fps ∼33%
42.8 (0min) fps ∼36%
HD Graphics 4000, 3720QM
Asus N56VM
4.4 (0min) fps ∼16%
6.6 (0min) fps ∼20%
14.6 (0min) fps ∼25%
37.7 (0min) fps ∼31%
Radeon HD 8400, A6-5200, Samsung SSD 830 Series MZ-7PC256D/EU
ASRock IMB-A180-H Mini-ITX AMD Kit
3.4 (0min) fps ∼12%
4.9 (0min) fps ∼15%
10.9 (0min) fps ∼19%
21.4 (0min) fps ∼18%
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PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
 X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
low
1024x768
low (fps_test=1) test_flight_c4
med.
1366x768
med (fps_test=2) test_flight_c4
high
1366x768
high (fps_test=3) test_flight_c4
ultra
1920x1080
ultra (fps_test=4) test_flight_c4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 7900M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6800M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6800S
AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT
AMD Radeon RX 7700S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
AMD Radeon RX 6700M
Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 7600M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
Apple M2 Max 30-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU
Intel Arc A770M
AMD Radeon RX 6650M XT
Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 6650M
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
AMD Radeon RX 6700S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
AMD Radeon RX 5700M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
AMD Radeon RX 6600S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
Intel Arc A730M
AMD Radeon Pro 5600M
AMD Radeon RX 5600M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU
Intel Arc A570M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
Intel Arc A550M
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU
Intel Arc A530M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
AMD Radeon RX 6550M
AMD Radeon RX 6500M
AMD Radeon RX 6550S
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
81.8
46.6
24.5
24.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
Intel Arc A370M
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
AMD Radeon RX 580X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 580 (Laptop)
72
42.2
21.8
20.6
AMD Radeon RX 6450M
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon RX Vega Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce MX570
AMD Radeon RX 6300M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
AMD Radeon Pro 5300M
AMD Radeon RX 5300M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 570X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 570 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 Max-Q
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
Intel Arc A350M
Intel Arc 7-Cores iGPU
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
AMD Radeon RX 490M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
120
58.7
32.6
27.3
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20
AMD Radeon 780M
Apple M3 10-Core GPU
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
AMD Radeon 680M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA GeForce MX450
AMD Radeon R9 M395X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
AMD Radeon R9 M485X
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
AMD Radeon R9 M390X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
AMD Radeon R9 M395
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M
108.9
52
28.5
22.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
Apple M3 8-Core GPU
Apple M2 10-Core GPU
AMD Radeon 760M
AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU
AMD Radeon 660M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
101.9
50.8
27.1
22.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
97.85n2
50.95n2
26.65n2
20.05n2
AMD Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
100.4
49
25.2n2
19.65n2
AMD Radeon R9 M290X
71.7
41.4
22
16.4
AMD Radeon HD 8970M
81.7
46.3
23.7
17.2
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
82.2
39.2
21.5
17.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M
AMD Radeon R9 M390
84
52.5
24.7
19.8
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7970M
67.9
38.8
20.2
14.7
AMD Radeon Pro 560X
AMD Radeon Pro 560
AMD Radeon Pro 460
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
NVIDIA GeForce MX350
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
105.4
54.3
28.5
16.8
AMD Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
AMD Radeon RX 640
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
AMD Radeon Pro 555X
AMD Radeon Pro 555
AMD Radeon Pro 455
NVIDIA GeForce MX250
NVIDIA GeForce MX330
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
104.2
54.6
29.8
21.9
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
Intel Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
104.1
48.8
25.8
17.1
AMD Radeon RX 540X
AMD Radeon RX 540
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
94.75n2
46.75n2
26.9n3
17.2n3
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
83.1
39
21.3
13.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
AMD Radeon Pro 450
AMD Radeon 630
AMD Radeon 540X
AMD Radeon R9 M470X
AMD Radeon R9 M385X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
79.9n5
40.2n5
24.3n6
14.9n6
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
65.9
44.7
20.1
18.75n2
AMD Radeon R9 M280X
AMD Radeon HD 7950M
NVIDIA GeForce 945M
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Adreno GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
104.3
50.6
26.1
14.9
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
AMD Radeon HD 6990M
AMD Radeon R9 M470
AMD Radeon R9 M385
AMD Radeon R9 M380
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M
AMD Radeon R9 M370X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
82.5
38.9
22.3
13.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M
AMD Radeon R9 M275
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon RX Vega 9
NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book
AMD Radeon HD 6970M
AMD Radeon R9 M270
AMD Radeon HD 8870M
AMD Radeon HD 7870M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake)
AMD Radeon 740M
NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Apple M2 8-Core GPU
Apple M1 8-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
AMD Radeon HD 6950M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
Apple M1 7-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
82.2
38.4
18.7
10
NVIDIA GeForce 845M
AMD Radeon HD 8850M
56.4
27.2
13.5
11.7
AMD Radeon R9 M365X
AMD Radeon R9 M265X
66.8
30.5
14.7
9
AMD Radeon HD 7850M
AMD Radeon R7 M465
AMD Radeon HD 8790M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
79.7
38.1
19.8
10.5
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
NVIDIA GeForce MX130
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
51.85n2
31.95n2
14.8n2
18.2
NVIDIA GeForce 940M
80.5
41.6
21.6
11.1
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
AMD Radeon R9 M375
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon R7 M445
AMD Radeon R7 M380
AMD Radeon R7 M370
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
NVIDIA GeForce 840M
76.4n2
36.8n2
18.3n2
10.5
NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
71.1
33.7
16.7
AMD Radeon HD 7770M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
62
29.8
13.5
11.1
NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
89.1
41.9
16.7
9.9
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
NVIDIA GeForce 930M
Intel Iris Graphics 550
30.3
22.7
19.1
AMD Radeon 530
AMD Radeon 625
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
NVIDIA GeForce 830M
54.6
27.4
14.1
NVIDIA GeForce MX110
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 920MX
Intel Iris Graphics 540
Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M
73.4
33.9
12.9
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870
NVIDIA GeForce 825M
43.1
25.4
11.3
AMD Radeon HD 6870M
AMD Radeon HD 8830M
AMD Radeon HD 8770M
AMD Radeon R7 M260X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M
84.9
41.1
18.3
14.2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M
AMD Radeon HD 7750M
AMD Radeon HD 8750M
61.65n2
31.85n2
13.55n2
11.7
AMD Radeon R7 M270
59.6
31.5
13.4
5.1
AMD Radeon R7 M265
53.6n2
26.3n2
11.25n2
4.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870
AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
65
27.6
13.1
6.4
AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)
AMD Radeon R7 M460
AMD Radeon HD 7730M
AMD Radeon R7 M360
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M
NVIDIA GeForce 920M
AMD Radeon HD 8690M
AMD Radeon 620
AMD Radeon R7 M440
AMD Radeon R7 M260
54
30.7
13.5
11.8
AMD Radeon R7 M340
AMD Radeon 520
AMD Radeon 610
AMD Radeon 610M
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics 630
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
Intel UHD Graphics P630
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Intel HD Graphics 630
Intel HD Graphics P630
Intel UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)
Intel HD Graphics 530
Intel HD Graphics P530
AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
49.3
19.8
10.1
8
Intel HD Graphics 620
AMD Radeon R6 (Carrizo)
Qualcomm Adreno 690
Qualcomm Adreno 685
Qualcomm Adreno 680
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX
AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
28.4
11.8
5.1
AMD Radeon HD 8650M
AMD Radeon HD 8730M
AMD Radeon HD 6770M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
AMD Radeon HD 6850M
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX
NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
AMD Radeon HD 7690M
Intel HD Graphics 5600
AMD Radeon HD 8670M
51.2
24.8
AMD Radeon HD 6750M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
AMD Radeon HD 8590M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
AMD Radeon HD 6830M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830
AMD Radeon HD 6730M
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5770
AMD Radeon HD 6570M
AMD Radeon HD 8650G
39.3n2
19.05n2
8.7
6.5
AMD Radeon HD 7670M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
46.6
15.5
6.9
4.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150M
AMD Radeon R5 M335
AMD Radeon R5 M330
AMD Radeon R5 M430
AMD Radeon R5 M255
56.1
34.3
14.6
12.2
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
NVIDIA GeForce 910M
NVIDIA GeForce 820M
68.2
29.2
12
Intel HD Graphics 520
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Intel UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
80.2
33.9
12.3
NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
AMD Radeon R5 M240
21.2
12.9
6.4
AMD Radeon R5 M320
AMD Radeon R5 M230
53.3n2
27.25n2
10.6n2
9.1n2
AMD Radeon R5 M315
AMD Radeon R5 M420
AMD Radeon RX Vega 2
AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
31.7
17.7
9.6
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5750
AMD Radeon HD 8570M
Intel HD Graphics 6000
40
13
6.9
AMD Radeon HD 8550M
Intel Iris Graphics 5100
41.1
21.8
10.3
8.5
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
AMD Radeon HD 6650M
Intel HD Graphics 4600
43.35n2
24.9n2
10.1n2
9.4
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
Intel HD Graphics 5500
33.5n2
13.4n2
5.9n2
Qualcomm Adreno 630
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 32 EU)
AMD Radeon R5 (Carrizo)
Intel UHD Graphics 617
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 24 EU)
Intel HD Graphics 615
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri)
23.6
13.2
5.9
NVIDIA GeForce 710M
AMD Radeon HD 7660G
42.8
19.2
8.7
5.8
NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M
Intel HD Graphics 5000
AMD Radeon HD 6550M
AMD Radeon HD 7590M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350M
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
AMD Radeon HD 6630M
AMD Radeon HD 7650M
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon HD 7570M
AMD Radeon HD 7630M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
AMD Radeon HD 8510G
AMD Radeon HD 6530M
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
NVIDIA GeForce GT 625M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
AMD Radeon HD 7610M
AMD Radeon HD 7620G
AMD Radeon HD 7640G
Intel HD Graphics 515
Intel UHD Graphics 610
Intel HD Graphics 610
Intel HD Graphics 4400
30.2
18.4
8.8
AMD Radeon HD 8610G
29
14.3
5.7
Intel HD Graphics 510
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 565v
AMD Radeon HD 7550M
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M
AMD Radeon HD 7600G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 560v
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
AMD Radeon HD 7530M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
AMD Radeon HD 7490M
Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Intel UHD Graphics 605
Intel HD Graphics 505
Intel HD Graphics 5300
26.7
10.7
3.9
3.4
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon HD 7510M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT
NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v
Intel HD Graphics 4000
41.85n2
16.35n2
7n2
4.55n2
AMD Radeon HD 6620G
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
AMD Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
27.4
16.7
6.3
2.7
AMD Radeon R4 (Beema)
21.3
11.1
4.8
4.3
AMD Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
AMD Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
17.8
10.7
5.1
AMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell)
Intel HD Graphics 4200
26.2
13.9
Intel HD Graphics (Skylake)
AMD Radeon HD 7500G
AMD Radeon HD 8450G
38.6
17.5
7.5
5.4
AMD Radeon HD 7470M
AMD Radeon HD 6490M
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon HD 8410G
AMD Radeon HD 8400
21.4
10.9
4.9
3.4
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
AMD Radeon HD 7520G
NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX
AMD Radeon HD 8350G
36.7
15.5
AMD Radeon HD 8330
17.7
9
Intel UHD Graphics 600
Intel HD Graphics 500
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon HD 7450M
NVIDIA GeForce 610M
NVIDIA GeForce 705M
Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
11.8
AMD Radeon HD 6470M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
AMD Radeon HD 7420G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
22.1
13
AMD Radeon HD 6520G
AMD Radeon HD 8310G
NVIDIA GeForce 320M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
ATI Mobility Radeon X1900
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800XT
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
AMD Radeon HD 7400G
AMD Radeon HD 6480G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700
NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M
NVIDIA GeForce 410M
AMD Radeon HD 7370M
AMD Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
AMD Radeon HD 6370M
AMD Radeon HD 8280
15.8
7.8
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
AMD Radeon HD 6450M
AMD Radeon HD 7430M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v
AMD Radeon HD 8240
AMD Radeon R6 (Mullins)
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon HD 8250
Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
Intel HD Graphics 3000
18.05n2
9.65n2
4.85n2
3.4n2
NVIDIA GeForce 310M
NVIDIA GeForce G210M
NVIDIA GeForce 405M
NVIDIA GeForce 315M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
ATI Mobility Radeon X800XT
AMD Radeon HD 6430M
AMD Radeon HD 6380G
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
AMD Radeon HD 8210
11.2
5.5
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550
Intel HD Graphics 2500
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
15
7.6
AMD Radeon HD 7350M
AMD Radeon HD 6350M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v
NVIDIA GeForce 305M
ATI Mobility Radeon X1700
ATI Mobility Radeon X2500
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
ATI Mobility Radeon X800
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
ATI Mobility Radeon 9800
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600
ATI Mobility Radeon X1450
ATI Mobility Radeon X700
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce G 110M
AMD Radeon HD 6330M
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT
Intel HD Graphics 2000
NVIDIA GeForce G 107M
NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
NVIDIA GeForce G 103M
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE
NVIDIA GeForce G 102M
NVIDIA GeForce G 205M
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
11.8
6.9
3.4
2.5
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail)
12.8
6
VIA Chrome9HD
AMD Radeon HD 7340
AMD Radeon HD 6320
AMD Radeon HD 7310
AMD Radeon HD 6310
AMD Radeon HD 8180
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
NVIDIA ION 2
NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS
AMD Radeon HD 7290
AMD Radeon HD 6290
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT
ATI Radeon HD 4270
ATI Radeon HD 4250
ATI Radeon HD 4200
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 6250
ATI Mobility Radeon X1350
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400
ATI Radeon HD 3200
ATI Radeon HD 4225
ATI Radeon HD 4100
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400
ATI Radeon HD 3100
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300
ATI Mobility Radeon X600
ATI Mobility Radeon X2300
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
ATI Mobility Radeon X1300
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400
ATI Mobility Radeon X300
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6250
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650
ATI Radeon Xpress X1270
ATI Radeon Xpress X1250
ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
ATI Radeon Xpress X1200
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
NVIDIA GeForce 7190M
NVIDIA GeForce 7150M
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000
NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 460 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX
SIS Mirage 3 671MX
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
PosModel< PrevNext >X-Plane 10.25
low med. high ultra
NVIDIA GeForce 3 Go
NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)
ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
ATI Mobility Radeon M7
ATI Mobility Radeon M6
VIA Chrome9 HC
Intel Extreme Graphics 2
ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP
ATI Radeon IGP 340M
ATI Radeon IGP 320M
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II
VIA S3G UniChrome Pro
VIA Castle Rock
SIS Mirage 2 M760
SIS Mirage M661FX
VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8
ATI Mobility 128 M3
Silicon Motion SM502
unknown
(-) * Smaller values are better. / n123 Number of benchmarks for this median value / * Approximate position

 

Legend
5Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
?Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Processor Performance

As far as the impact of the CPU performance is concerned, our tests clearly indicate that the demanding simulations of the X-Plane 10 flight simulator benefit from a powerful processor. Stepping up from the inexpensive Trinity A4-5300 dual-core (1 module) to the Intel Core i7-2600K doubles the performance. AMD's high-end FX-8350 can't take advantage of its 8 cores, since performance doesn't increase significantly after 3 of the 8 cores are active. The result: the older Sandy Bridge Core i7-2600K with only 4 cores but better performance per MHz pulls ahead of AMD's flagship.

Benchmarks with NVidia GTX 680 and different CPUs (CPU dependency)
Benchmarks with NVidia GTX 680 and different CPUs (CPU dependency)
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Klaus Hinum, 2014-02-15 (Update: 2016-10-10)