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Ace Combat 8 Best PC Settings — UE5 Performance Guide
Quick answer
Wings of Theve is Unreal Engine 5 with mandatory hardware ray tracing (Lumen), Windows 11, SSD, and ~125 GB. Target Medium + upscaling at 1080p/60 on recommended GPUs (RTX 3070 / RX 6800 class). Drop clouds/volumetrics first if Cloudly scenes stutter.
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Official targets (Steam)
| Tier | Target | CPU | RAM | GPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 1080p Low ~30 FPS (upscale) | i7-10700K / R5 3600X | 16 GB | RTX 2060 6GB / RX 6600 XT |
| Recommended | 1080p Medium ~60 FPS (upscale) | i7-12700K / R5 5600X | 32 GB | RTX 3070 / RX 6800 |
| High | 4K High ~60 FPS (upscale) | i7-13700K / R5 7600X | 32 GB | RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX |
Also required: DirectX 12 / Shader Model 6.6+, RT-capable GPU, SSD. Denuvo Anti-Tamper is present on PC.
Recommended presets
- 1080p / 60 on recommended hardware: Medium preset, upscaling on (DLSS/FSR/XeSS if available), frame gen off until stable.
- Stutter in storms / dense clouds: lower volumetric fog, cloud quality, and effects; Cloudly is the usual culprit.
- 1440p: Medium–High with Quality upscaling; watch VRAM on 8 GB cards.
- 4K: aim for High tier GPUs; Balanced/Performance upscaling.
- Competitive Online feel: prioritize frametime — capped refresh, VSync off or adaptive, reduce post-process.
Stability checklist
- Install on NVMe SSD with 125 GB+ free.
- GPU drivers current; Windows Game Mode on; fullscreen exclusive if borderless hitching.
- Close overlays if you see hitching in large Online Air Base scenes.
- Full reqs table: PC system requirements · size: download size.
People also ask
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Does Ace Combat 8 need ray tracing?
Yes — hardware RT is required; there is no non-RT path.
Can I run it on Windows 10?
Official requirement is Windows 11.
Why is 32 GB RAM recommended?
UE5 + RT + large skies are memory hungry at Medium/60.
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