Does it run well? Check out the optimized settings and benchmarks for Forza Horizon 6 on PC.

Hardware tests with Forza Horizon 6 The PC versions are already live, and the results show a game that is thankfully well optimized, but still has some issues. “pranks” in the graphics settings. See below how the game performs in benchmarks and also check out a guide to optimized settings for pc Forza Horizon 6, to balance quality and performance.

Forza Horizon 6 System Requirements on PC

A ecosystem The full requirements were released, with four profiles listed: Minimum, Recommended, Extreme, and Extreme with Ray TracingThe game doesn't require excessively powerful hardware on basic settings, but it demands a lot from those who want to run it at maximum settings.

Components	Minimum	Recommended	Winger	Extreme RT
CPU	Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core i5-12400F / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
GPU	GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT / Arc A380	RTX 3060 Ti / RX 6700 XT / Arc A580	RTX 4070 Ti / RX 7900 XT	RTX 5070 Ti / RX 9070 XT
RAM	16 GB	16 GB	24 GB	32 GB
Storage	SSD	SSD	SSD NVMe	SSD NVMe
Windows	10/11 (build 22H2+)	10/11 (build 22H2+)	10/11 (build 22H2+)	10/11 (build 22H2+)
Expected preset	Low / 1080p / 60 FPS	High / 1440p / 60+ FPS	Extreme / 4K / 60+ FPS	Extreme RT / 4K (upscaled) / 60+ FPS

It is worth noting that the profile Extreme RT It targets 4K with active upscalingIt's not native 4K. To run in native 4K with ray tracing without any upscaling technology, you would need more powerful hardware than the recommended RTX 5070 Ti.

GPUs incompatible with Forza Horizon 6

Despite being well optimized, the catch is that the Playground Games officially confirmed Support FAQ Which architectures are not supported? For users NVIDIAminimal architecture is Turing, which covers GPUs from the RTX 20 series onwards. GTX 1650Plates Pascal (GTX 10xx) are left without support and may experience instability.

Manufacturer	Architecture without support	Examples
NVIDIA	Pascal and earlier	GTX 1060, GTX 1070, GTX 1080
AMD	Polaris, Vega and earlier	RX 470, RX 480, RX 570, RX 580, RX Vega 56, RX Vega 64

For users AMDThe game simply doesn't work on boards. Polaris ou Vega and older ones.

Forza Horizon 6 in 1080p: which GPU do you need?

Em 1080p with the preset Winger Even without ray tracing, the game runs smoothly on most mid-range graphics cards tested by [the source]. TechPowerUp. RTX 3060 Ti 8GB delivery 77,1 FPS and RTX 3060 12GB pass with 60,5 FPSOn the AMD side, the RX 7600 8 GB It's the only one in the set that doesn't achieve a stable 60 FPS, with 55,4 FPS.

With active ray tracingThe cost is high and eliminates most mid-range graphics cards from the 60 FPS threshold. RTX 3060 Ti drops from 77,1 to 35,0 FPS and RTX 4060 8GB go to 30,0 FPSTo maintain 60 FPS at 1080p with ray tracing, the hardware needs to be in the range of... RTX 5060 Ti 16GB (60,9 FPS) or from RX 7800 XT (60,2 FPS). It's worth remembering that these results were obtained with everything on the preset. Winger without upscaling.

Forza Horizon 6 in 1440p and 4K

Already in 1440p Without ray tracing, the game starts to put more strain on mid-range GPUs. RTX 3060 Ti stay in 59,8 FPS and RTX 4060 8GB falls to 54,9 FPS, both below 60 FPS on the Extreme preset. The 60 FPS threshold at this resolution is around Arc B580 (64,0 FPS) and of RTX 5060 Ti 8GB (74,2 FPS).

With ray tracing in 1440pAlmost all mid-range GPUs drop below 30 FPS. RTX 3060 Ti reaches only 24,7 FPSFor 60 FPS with ray tracing at 1440p, the hardware needs to be in the range of RTX 4080 (71,5 FPS) or from RX 9070 XT (68,2 FPS).

Em 4KThe threshold for 60 FPS without ray tracing is around... RTX 3080 (61,8 FPS) and of RX 7800 XT (61,7 FPS). With ray tracing in 4KThe game becomes unplayable without upscaling for any graphics card below the top-of-the-line model. RTX 5090 delivery 72,8 FPS and RTX 4090 records 53,9 FPS, being the only ones to exceed 50 FPS in this combination.

Upscaling and Frame Generation in Forza Horizon 6

Forza Horizon 6 account with support for DLSS (NVIDIA), FSR 3 and 4 (AMD) and XeSS 2.1 (Intel), which render the game at a lower resolution and reconstruct the final image with less processing cost, a good option for those who want to run at high resolutions without sacrificing performance.

In addition to conventional upscaling, the game features frame generation, a technology that generates intermediate frames using artificial intelligence to multiply the apparent FPS rate.

However, the DLSS Frame Generation It is only available for GPUs. NVIDIA starting with the RTX 40 series (FG x2). The Multi Frame Generation, which allows x3 and x4, is Exclusive to RTX 50 GPUs.

The most demanding settings: Ray Tracing and Global Illumination

Is it worth using Global Illumination with Ray Tracing?

The game offers two approaches to global illumination: Screen Space GI (SSGI) e Ray Traced GI (RTGI)RTGI delivers more precise lighting in tunnels, viaducts, and scenes with a lot of bounce lighting, such as at sunrise and sunset.

But the cost is high, since going down from High RT to Medium RT It already improves performance in 33%And go down to Low RT represents another 7%, totaling 43% gain Regarding RT Alto.

O SSGI Ultra delivers performance only 5% better than the Low RT when VRAM is not a limiting factor. On GPUs with 8 GB of VRAMHowever, any RTGI preset consumes more than 1,5 GB of extra memory at 1440p, which can result in up to... 35% drop in performance Regarding SSGI, within the SSGI options, the difference between Ultra and High is approximately 5%, and from High to Medium it's another 5%.

Therefore, the recommendation of Hardware Unboxed and use RT Average for those who want ray-traced lighting with a significant performance gain compared to RT Alto, or SSGI High For those who prioritize performance, since this preset runs 57% faster than RT Alto.

High-quality reflections with ray tracing

Os reflections with ray tracing They have a more pronounced visual impact on the glass windows of buildings and on bodies of water in urban areas of Tokyo. On cars, the gain is more subtle.

The performance cost is relatively low: High and Medium RT have similar performance, and Low RT improves FPS by only [percentage missing]. 3%. Use Reflections in Screen Space No. Winger Instead of RT Alto, it represents a gain of 13%, and Screen Space Alto adds more 2% about the Extreme.

On GPUs with 8 GB of VRAMdisable the reflections by Ray Tracing can represent up to 40% more performance because of the extra VRAM that ray tracing uses.

The recommendation of the Hardware Unboxed is to keep that option in RT Alto For those with sufficient performance, the gain from reducing to Medium or Low is small and reflections in buildings worsen considerably. Still, for those who prioritize performance, Reflections in Screen Space No. High It's the best trade, with a gain of 15% and little impact on the cars' visuals.

VRAM precautions on 8GB GPUs

Who has a license plate with 8 GB of VRAM It requires attention to two main points. A Environmental Texture Quality In Extreme or Ultra mode, it can cause a drop of up to 30% in performance Regarding the High preset on 8GB GPUs, making the preset Mandatory height.

A Environment Geometry Quality In presets above High, it also forces the automatic loading of textures in Ultra, saturating the available memory.

With Active RTGIVRAM consumption increases by more than 1,5 GB in 1440p on any setting. For those with 8 GB, RTGI should be disabledOtherwise, the gain that would be 5% using SSGI instead of RT could turn into up to... 35% drop of performance.

How to balance performance and graphics quality.

O Hardware Unboxed tested the game presets against the preset Extreme+RT, which serves as a basis for comparison. The preset Ultra+RT delivery 39% more performanceBy disabling RT, the preset Winger (without ray tracing) already represents 86% more performance than Extreme+RT.

The optimized profile settings deliver quality. 35% more performance than Extreme+RT, while maintaining maximum textures and geometry. High-performance settings reach... 129% more performance, switching between Ultra and High presets without ray tracing.

In practical terms, the optimized quality settings run very well on mid-range hardware such as a RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, delivering above 90 FPS at 1440p with DLAA enabled.

Optimized settings for Forza Horizon 6

Quality profile

For GPUs with 12 GB of VRAM or moreas the RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4080, RX 7900 XT For larger files or higher resolutions, it's possible to maintain textures and geometry at maximum resolution with ray tracing enabled. The table below summarizes the recommendations from... Hardware Unboxed For this profile, which is the standard profile for those who want to play with higher quality, but still in an optimized way.

Asset	Recommendation	Observation
Car Detail Level	Winger	Extreme or High for those seeking higher performance.
Environmental Texture Quality	Winger	High required on 8GB GPUs
Environment Geometry Quality	Winger	High enough for those seeking higher performance.
Car Reflection Quality	Winger	Little impact on performance.
Screen Space Reflection Quality	Disabled	RT Reflexes High active in this profile
Ray-Tracing High-Quality Reflections	High	High Screen Space for those who prioritize performance.
Shadow Quality	Winger	Ultra is also a good option.
Night Shadows	Winger	Significant visual impact at night.
GI Quality in Screen Space	Disabled	RT GI Medium active in this profile
GI Quality with Ray Tracing	Medium	Disabled for limited hardware or VRAM.
Shader Quality	High	The presets below remove distant trees.
Audio Quality	Ultra	No significant impact on modern CPUs.
Deformable Soil Quality	Winger	No significant impact on performance.
Particle Effects Quality	Ultra	No significant impact on performance.
Volumetric Fog Quality	High	Low cost with good quality.
Lens Effects	Ultra	Personal preference
Motion Blur	Disabled	Recommended to disable
Motion Blur Quality	Ultra	No significant impact on performance.
Anti-Aliasing	DLAA / FSR AA / XeSS AA	DLSS, FSR 4.1 or XeSS for performance gains
frame generation	Only with good base FPS	Latency increases if the base FPS is low.

Performance profile

For mid-range GPUs or for those who prefer to play without ray tracing, the main changes compared to the quality profile are disabling both RT options and adjusting geometry and shadows. This profile delivers approximately... 129% more performance than the game's Extreme+RT preset.

Asset	Performance Profile
Environmental Texture Quality	Winger
Environment Geometry Quality	High
Car Reflection Quality	Winger
Screen Space Reflection Quality	High
Ray-Tracing High-Quality Reflections	Disabled
Shadow Quality	Ultra
Night Shadows	Ultra
GI Quality in Screen Space	High
GI Quality with Ray Tracing	Disabled
Other settings	According to the general table

Profile for 8GB GPUs

For plates with 8 GB of VRAMas the RTX 4060 8GB, RTX 3060 Ti ou RX 7600Memory control is a priority. Maintaining textures and geometry in High Disabling RTGI is mandatory to avoid significant performance drops.

Asset	Profile 8 GB
Environmental Texture Quality	High (required)
Environment Geometry Quality	High (required)
Car Reflection Quality	Winger
Screen Space Reflection Quality	High
Ray-Tracing High-Quality Reflections	Disabled
Shadow Quality	Extreme or Ultra
Night Shadows	Extreme or Ultra
GI Quality in Screen Space	High
GI Quality with Ray Tracing	Disabled (required)
Deformable Soil Quality	Winger
frame generation	Use with caution (increases VRAM usage)
Other settings	According to the general table

Forza Horizon 6 is now available for Xbox Series X | S e PC via Xbox App and Steam, and is also available to subscribers of Game Pass Ultimate e PC GamePassThe game is also scheduled to arrive on... PlayStation 5 later, but with no confirmed date yet.

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See also:

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Text revised by Alexandre Marques in 22 / 05 / 2026.

With information: Hardware Unboxed via YouTube | TechPowerUp