X4: Foundations
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X4: Foundations FPS by GPU
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1080p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 396 fps | 317 fps | 254 fps | 206 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 368 fps | 294 fps | 236 fps | 191 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 330 fps | 264 fps | 211 fps | 172 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 311 fps | 249 fps | 199 fps | 162 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 293 fps | 234 fps | 187 fps | 152 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 231 fps | 185 fps | 148 fps | 120 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 198 fps | 159 fps | 127 fps | 103 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 175 fps | 140 fps | 112 fps | 91 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 170 fps | 136 fps | 109 fps | 88 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 160 fps | 128 fps | 103 fps | 83 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 146 fps | 117 fps | 94 fps | 76 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 132 fps | 106 fps | 85 fps | 69 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 113 fps | 91 fps | 72 fps | 59 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 82 fps | 66 fps | 53 fps | 43 fps |
1440p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 297 fps | 238 fps | 190 fps | 155 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 276 fps | 221 fps | 177 fps | 144 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 248 fps | 198 fps | 159 fps | 129 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 234 fps | 187 fps | 150 fps | 121 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 219 fps | 176 fps | 140 fps | 114 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 173 fps | 139 fps | 111 fps | 90 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 149 fps | 119 fps | 95 fps | 77 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 131 fps | 105 fps | 84 fps | 68 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 127 fps | 102 fps | 82 fps | 66 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 120 fps | 96 fps | 77 fps | 63 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 110 fps | 88 fps | 70 fps | 57 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 99 fps | 79 fps | 63 fps | 52 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 85 fps | 68 fps | 54 fps | 44 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 62 fps | 49 fps | 39 fps | 32 fps |
4K performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 159 fps | 127 fps | 101 fps | 82 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 147 fps | 118 fps | 94 fps | 77 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 132 fps | 106 fps | 85 fps | 69 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 125 fps | 100 fps | 80 fps | 65 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 117 fps | 94 fps | 75 fps | 61 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 92 fps | 74 fps | 59 fps | 48 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 79 fps | 63 fps | 51 fps | 41 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 70 fps | 56 fps | 45 fps | 36 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 68 fps | 54 fps | 43 fps | 35 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 64 fps | 51 fps | 41 fps | 33 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 59 fps | 47 fps | 37 fps | 30 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 53 fps | 42 fps | 34 fps | 27 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 45 fps | 36 fps | 29 fps | 24 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 33 fps | 26 fps | 21 fps | 17 fps |
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About
X4: Foundations is the long-awaited sequel to the classic X series, offering an ambitious blend of action, simulation, and strategy gameplay. Released in 2018, it lets you pilot any ship in a vast universe while trading, building stations, fighting, and managing an empire. The game's sophisticated sandbox design makes it a standout for players who want deep simulation alongside real-time combat and exploration.
Performance-wise, X4: Foundations is reasonably accessible on modern systems. The minimum GPU requirement sits around entry-level performance (GPU score ~7946), and you'll need at least 8GB of RAM with a CPU scoring around 4064. Mid-range graphics cards handle the game well at high settings and solid FPS, while the benchmark scales nicely across different GPU tiers, making it flexible for both older and newer hardware configurations.
With an 80/100 rating, X4: Foundations deserves your attention if you enjoy deep simulations and space exploration. It's a rewarding choice for players who prefer building empires and managing complex systems over pure action gameplay.
Performance profile
November 2018 release. X4: Foundations was built around the GTX 10-series / RX Vega era. Current-gen mid-range cards (RTX 4060 / RX 7600) are overkill at 1080p and handle 1440p Ultra comfortably.
As a strategy title, X4: Foundations is typically CPU-bound rather than GPU-bound — single-thread CPU performance dictates framerate during large-scale battles, end-game saves and late-game AI turns. A fast modern 6-core will help more than a GPU upgrade.
Mid-range territory. An RTX 3060 or RX 6700 XT delivers 60 FPS at 1080p High in X4: Foundations. For 1440p Ultra you'll want an RTX 4060 Ti / RX 7700 XT; 4K Ultra needs an RTX 4070 Ti or faster.
Storyline
In X4, you can start your journey from a number of different gamestarts and as a number of different characters, each with their own role, set of relationships and different ships and technologies to start with. No matter how you start, you are always free to develop in any other direction. Focus on exploration, make money with illegal trading and theft, command large battle fleets or become the greatest entrepreneur ever. It's all up to you to decide.
