Forza Horizon 4 — Settings, Requirements & Optimization

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

Forza Horizon 4 cover art
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Preset: Medium · Est. 6895 FPS @ 1080p
Preset recommendationMedium
Expected FPS band6895 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 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 4/9.

Official system requirements

Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG. 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

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.

SingleplayerSteam AchievementsMultiplayerFull controller supportAtmospheric

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Sources & attribution

  • Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
  • FPS bands, presets and upscaler advice on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the game's demand tier — not benchmark results.
How the Forza Horizon 4 optimization card is computed

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