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X-Plane 11 — system requirements & benchmark status
This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.
Developer: Laminar Research · Released: Mar 30, 2017 · Genres: Simulation
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — X-Plane 11
As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.
| Component | Minimum (Steam) | Recommended (Steam) |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system |
| OS * | Windows 7, 8.1, or 10, 64-bit | Windows 7, 8.1, or 10, 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 CPU with 2 or more cores, or AMD equivalent | Intel Core i5 6600K at 3.5 ghz or faster |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | DirectX 11-capable video card from NVIDIA or AMD w/512 MB VRAM | DirectX 12-capable video card from NVIDIA or AMD w/4 GB VRAM |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 20 GB available space | 65 GB available space |
| Sound Card | Default | Default |
| VR Support | SteamVR or Oculus PC | — |
| Additional Notes | The disk requirements are based on how many world scenery areas are downloaded. Minimum with one scenery area is 20 GB . Additional scenery areas can be downloaded at no charge at any time after purchase | The disk requirements are based on how many world scenery areas are downloaded. Minimum with one scenery area is 20 GB . Additional scenery areas can be downloaded at no charge at any time after purchase |
| Network | — | Broadband Internet connection |
Hardware demand level
Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (integrated graphics). The demand level classifies the publisher's published requirements only; it is not a benchmark result and predicts no frame rate.
Benchmark status
Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for X-Plane 11.
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