Our Best pick for Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p for $1,500 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 5 at 1080p. Highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR). Prices as of Oct 3, 2026.
20% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 135–205 FPS in Forza Horizon 5 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 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti runs with CPU class 2 CPUs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RX 9070 is about 6% faster than the RTX 5070 and about 9% slower than the RTX 5070 Ti at 1080p); no runs with CPUs of this PC's class (6) or a weaker one place it between two measured cards here, so the nearest stronger class's, GPU-bound there (well under its CPU cap), then held to what a Core i5-14400F can keep up with in this game (its CPU cap).
17% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 185–215 FPS in Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p (Max settings, native; estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin measured the RX 9070 XT at 221 FPS (max settings, native) with a Ryzen 7 9700X (CPU class 3); a Ryzen 7 7700 (CPU class 5) caps this game at about 200 FPS at 1080p (frame rate is the lower of the card's cap and the CPU's).
About 135–155 FPS in Forza Horizon 5 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 5070 and RX 9060 XT runs with CPU class 4 CPUs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RTX 4070 Super is about 7% slower than the RTX 5070 and about 21% faster than the RX 9060 XT at 1080p); no runs with CPUs of this PC's class (8) or a weaker one place it between two measured cards here, so the nearest stronger class's, GPU-bound there (well under its CPU cap).
Only new PCs that clear our quality bar, at stores we link to. Picked as our chat picks: the most FPS in Forza Horizon 5 for the money, a PC sold by the store or a known brand first when it is about as fast. 4,132 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 5 for $1,500 or less?
On sale today, the RX 9070, Core i5 14400F PC at $1,499.99: 170 FPS (est.) in Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p, our Best pick at this budget (the most FPS for the money in our numbers).
Are these Forza Horizon 5 FPS numbers measured?
0 of the 3 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 5?
4,132 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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