Our Best pick for Forza Horizon 4 at 1080p for $3,000 or less, a cheaper PC if you'd rather spend less, and one worth stretching for, from our own benchmark numbers: Justin's measured results, or estimated from them and labeled “est.”.
FPS in Forza Horizon 4 at 1080p. Highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR). Prices as of Oct 2, 2026.
Most fast PCs hit Forza Horizon 4's frame-rate cap at 1080p (about 288 FPS), so its numbers there don't show which PC is faster: these picks are ranked by their graphics card and CPU.
“est.” is estimated from Justin's runs on similar hardware; hover a number for how it was worked out.
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14% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
X3D CPU, the fastest kind for gaming
About 300–340 FPS in Forza Horizon 4 at 1080p (estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin's RTX 4080 Super and RTX 4090 runs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RTX 5080 is about 5% faster than the RTX 4080 Super and about 9% slower than the RTX 4090 at 1080p), then held to what a Ryzen 7 9800X3D can keep up with in this game; held at about 317 FPS, the most any PC reached in Justin's runs of this game at 1080p, where fast PCs hit a frame cap.
About 295–335 FPS in Forza Horizon 4 at 1080p (estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin's RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Ti Super runs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RX 9070 XT is as fast as the RTX 4080 and about 11% faster than the RTX 4070 Ti Super at 1080p), then held to what a Ryzen 7 9850X3D can keep up with in this game.
About 300–340 FPS in Forza Horizon 4 at 1080p (estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin's RTX 4080 Super and RTX 4090 runs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RTX 5080 is about 5% faster than the RTX 4080 Super and about 9% slower than the RTX 4090 at 1080p), then held to what a Ryzen 7 9850X3D can keep up with in this game; held at about 317 FPS, the most any PC reached in Justin's runs of this game at 1080p, where fast PCs hit a frame cap.
27% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
X3D CPU, the fastest kind for gaming
About 290–330 FPS in Forza Horizon 4 at 1080p (estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin's RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Ti Super runs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RX 9070 XT is as fast as the RTX 4080 and about 11% faster than the RTX 4070 Ti Super at 1080p), then held to what a Ryzen 7 9800X3D can keep up with in this game.
Only new PCs that clear our quality bar, at stores we link to. Picked as our chat picks: the most FPS in Forza Horizon 4 for the money, a PC sold by the store or a known brand first when it is about as fast. 4,134 different PCs in stock today have an FPS number for this game; each model is one card, with the other stores that sell it.
Questions
What's the best gaming PC for Forza Horizon 4 for $3,000 or less?
On sale today, the RTX 5080, Ryzen 7 9800X3D PC at $2,999.99: 320 FPS (est.) in Forza Horizon 4 at 1080p, our Best pick at this budget. Fast PCs hit this game's frame cap at 1080p (about 288 FPS), so it is picked by its graphics card and CPU.
Are these Forza Horizon 4 FPS numbers measured?
0 of the 4 PCs listed have Justin's own measured number for their parts; the others are estimated from his results on similar hardware and labeled "est.".
How many PCs on sale have an FPS number for Forza Horizon 4?
4,134 different PCs in stock today at 1080p, at any price, from our benchmark table (each model counted once, however many stores sell it).
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