Forza Horizon 4 — System Requirements, FPS Estimate & Settings

2018 · Racing, Arcade · Playground Games · ESRB Everyone · Metacritic 90

Forza Horizon 4 cover art

Official system requirements

Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG, retrieved 2026-08-21. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.

SpecMinimumRecommended
OSMinimum:Recommended:
ProcessorRequires a 64-bit processor and operating systemRequires a 64-bit processor and operating system
MemoryOS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or higherOS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or higher
GraphicsProcessor: Intel i3-4170 @ 3.7Ghz OR Intel i5 750 @ 2.67GhzProcessor: Intel i7-3820 @ 3.6Ghz
StorageMemory: 4 GB RAMMemory: 8 GB RAM
DirectXGraphics: NVidia 650TI OR AMD R7 250xGraphics: NVidia GTX 970 OR NVidia GTX 1060 3GB OR AMD R9 290x OR AMD RX 470
Item 7DirectX: Version 12DirectX: Version 12
Item 8Network: Broadband Internet connectionNetwork: Broadband Internet connection

Multi-GPU FPS estimate

Estimated average FPS by GPU at 1080p / 1440p / 4K, derived from Forza Horizon 4's demand tier (tier 4, Moderate (mainstream GPU)) and published TechPowerUp-style relative-performance indices (RTX 4090 = 100), retrieved 2026-08-29. Planning estimates, not benchmarks.

GPU1080p1440p4K
RTX 409020213377
RTX 4080 Super18111969
RTX 408017411566
RX 7900 XTX19312873
RX 7900 XT18111969
RTX 4070 Ti Super15410259
RX 7800 XT15410259
RTX 4070 Super1459655
RTX 40701369052
RX 7700 XT1409253
RTX 30701278448
RX 6800 XT15310158
RTX 4060 Ti1127443
RX 6700 XT1369052
RTX 30601026839
RX 6600 XT1167644
RTX 2060936135
GTX 1660 Super775129
RX 580895934
GTX 1060 6GB734828
GTX 1650583822
Intel Arc A7701187845
UHD 770 (integrated)24169

Method: a game's demand tier maps to a “GPU index needed for ~60 FPS at 1080p”; each GPU's relative index produces an estimate via a diminishing-returns curve, then scaled for resolution. Source: TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), 2026-08-29.

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This is a planning estimate derived from the game's demand tier, not a benchmark.

My Forza Horizon 4 Settings Card

Preset: Medium · Est. 68–95 FPS @ 1080p
Preset recommendationMedium
Expected FPS band68–95 FPS
Target refresh60 Hz
UpscalerFSR 3 Quality (or DLSS if supported) — Quality mode
Ray tracingRT optional — raster first
Frame capYour estimated range (68–95 FPS) clears your 60 Hz target — lock it with a frame cap to reduce GPU load.

Generated at GameFigs on 2026-09-25. Game demand tier: 4/9.

General tuning rules: drop Shadows, Reflection Quality andVolumetric Fog first (biggest GPU savings, low visual cost); use Render Scale / Resolution Scaling before lowering geometry; enable DLSS/FSR 3 on supported titles; cap FPS to your monitor's refresh rate to smooth frame pacing.

Release & version notes

Official release date: 2018-10-02. Ongoing patches and version history are published by the developer — for the latest patch notes, see the official store or support page. GameFigs summarizes the official release only and does not invent patch dates.

SingleplayerSteam AchievementsMultiplayerFull controller supportAtmospheric

About Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4 is the eleventh game in the Forza franchise of racing games and the fourth in the Horizon subseries. ###Premise Forza Horizon 4 takes place in a shared open world that is loosely based on the United Kingdom. Up to 72 players can share a server at which they participate in races together. They can also purchase in-game homes, which allow the players to unlock faster cars and driver perks. The drivers are customizable up to their clothing and emotions. ###Weather and seasons Forza Horizon 4 has a dynamic change of weather and seasons that change on a weekly basis. The weather conditions are synchronized and shared by all players on the same server. The weather and seasons alter the environment and thus the gameplay. Conditions like snow, mud, and ice can influence not only the driving style but also which areas and routes are accessible during which season. Most notably, the players can drive on the ice when lakes and rivers freeze. ###Cars Forza Horizon 4 features more than 450 vehicles that are licensed by over one hundred car manufacturers. Among the few notable manufacturers that were not included because of licensing problems are Toyota and Lexus. ###Modes Although the game is oriented towards online multiplayer gameplay, it also has a single player and local multiplayer modes. The game also introduces a level editor mode called Route Creator that allows the players to design and customize new routes.

● Data updated 2026-08-29

Sources & attribution

  • Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
  • GPU relative-performance indices via TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), retrieved 2026-08-29.
  • FPS estimates on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the demand-tier + GPU-index model — not benchmark results.
How the Forza Horizon 4 optimization card & FPS estimate are computed

Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). The FPS estimate compares your selected GPU's relative-performance index against the tier's required index using a diminishing-returns curve, then scales for resolution. The settings card maps the demand tier and your hardware to a starting preset, an FPS band and an upscaler recommendation. All outputs are planning guides — verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.

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