‘Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024’ Gets Day One DLSS 3 Support

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Update: The original version of this story incorrectly reported that Nvidia had announced support for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on GeForce Now. This is not the case at present.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will get day-one support for a host of Nvidia graphics technologies, including DLSS 3, DLAA, and ray-traced shadows.

The much awaited update to Flight Sim series will push even high-end gaming PCs hard with its super-realistic graphics and revamped physics engine that makes water look much more lifelike among many other changes.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PC Requirements

The recommended PC specification for the game is punchy, with Microsoft recommending an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7-10700K or better processor and a Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card. But the “ideal spec” sees the GPU requirements upgraded to an RX 7900 or GeForce RTX 4080 with a hefty 64GB of RAM.

However, the high demands will be mitigated somewhat by support for Nvidia’s DLSS 3 with frame generation. This technology basically uses AI to generate new frames between existing ones, increasing the frame rate and making the gameplay look smoother.

DLAA, or Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing, is another graphics smoothing technology that aims to remove the jagged edges you sometimes see in video games.

Ray-traced shadows, meanwhile, simulate light in a more natural way. It should make shadows look softer and make the way light interacts with surfaces look more natural. In a game such as Microsoft Flight Simulatorwhere the sun constantly bounces off water, planes and other surfaces that should make the game appear even more realistic.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 sees a large number of graphical improvements during the 2020 release, including improved land details and textures, animal crews, live ship traffic, and the simulated world moving through the colors of all seasons. There is also support for tornadoes, storms, and the Aurora Borealis (or northern lights) among other atmospheric features.