System will only run X-plane at 20 fps on lowest settings.

Question

Do I need to upgrade system to run decent FPS?

CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra GUA3400A Gaming Desktop - AMD FX-6300 Six Core 3.5GHz, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD, 24X DVD, AMD R7 250 2GB, Windows 10 Home

Comments

Regardless of the "power' of one's system, X-Plane runs using OprnGL - this API essentially uses only one core for writing to the GPU. Newer APIs (e.g. DX12, Vulkan) have the capability to use multiple PCIe lanes. Until X-Plane is re-coded (about a year off) to use one of these recent APIs, low frame rates will be a common issue. Frame rates here are 14 - 20 or so with a similar system.

Answer 1

http://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-11-system-requirements/