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FPS Performance Improvement

We've found a few ways to improve performance.

Tweak #1: Clear the SceneryIndexes, SceneryCache & Content.xml

Having an old cache can have a negative impact on your sim.

Navigate to:

MS Store Users: AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache

Steam Users: AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator

Inside this folder, find the SceneryIndexes, SceneryCache folder and Content.xml file and delete them. This will now regenerate when you launch MSFS.

For those with rolling cache enabled, try clearing and disabling.

Tweak #2: Clear the WASM Cache (MSFS 2020 only, 2024 done automatically via Installer):

Navigate to:

MS Store Users: AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Packages\

Steam Users: AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\
Delete the following folder: fnx-aircraft-320

Tweak #3: 

In the MSFS Graphics Options, set "Off Screen Terrain Pre Caching" to ULTRA

Tweak #4: Test the different display options in the Fenix.exe app

By default, only Display Sync is checked. Try changing these options around. Every system is different, so see what works best for your system.

Tweak #5: Update drivers on your PC

Ensure your Graphics (GPU), Chipset and BIOS are updated for maximum performance.

Tweak #6: Follow the MSFS guidance on improving performance

https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016142680-How-to-improve-the-performance


Further tweaks:

  1. Clean up your computer temp files.
  2. Eliminate All Startup Apps that are unnecessary.
  3. Use 4K texture liveries instead of 8K textures.
  4. Photogrammetry can be very resource intensive. If you're struggling for performance, disable this in the data menu.