Will My RTX 4060 Ti Run No Man's Sky? FPS Estimate & Crash Fixes (2026)

Can a RTX 4060 Ti run No Man's Sky? Estimated FPS at 1080p/1440p/4K plus what to do if it crashes or stutters.

Last updated 2026-09-09 · evergreen reference

Wondering "can my RTX 4060 Ti run No Man's Sky?" Our estimate puts it at roughly 158 FPS at 1080p, 104 FPS at 1440p and 60 FPS at 4K. The settings that tax No Man's Sky most are planet/object density, texture quality and volumetric clouds. FPS figures are editorial estimates from a transparent demand-tier model (TechPowerUp relative-performance indices, retrieved 2026-08-29), not benchmarks. Verify with your own hardware.

Estimated RTX 4060 Ti FPS for No Man's Sky

Frame-rate estimate by resolution. "Estimate" means modeled, not measured.

Bottom line

The RTX 4060 Ti is comfortably over-spec for No Man's Sky. It pushes roughly 60 FPS at 4K Ultra and 158 FPS at 1080p — so your limit is the monitor's refresh rate, not the card. This pairing will outlast the game's lifetime on current settings. Note that No Man's Sky is CPU-bound at high frame rates, so on a RTX 4060 Ti the processor — not the GPU — decides how high your average FPS actually climbs.

RTX 4060 Ti FPS by resolution

Modeled No Man's Sky performance on a RTX 4060 Ti (tier 3/9).

ResolutionEst. FPSVerdict
1080p (Full HD)158Excellent — high/ultra settings
1440p (QHD)104Smooth 60+ FPS
4K (UHD)60Smooth 60+ FPS

Verdict for the RTX 4060 Ti + No Man's Sky pairing

What to expect and where to aim.

Best target resolution

On a RTX 4060 Ti, aim for 4K (UHD) in No Man's Sky. The RTX 4060 Ti is comfortably over-spec for No Man's Sky. It pushes roughly 60 FPS at 4K Ultra and 158 FPS at 1080p — so your limit is the monitor's refresh rate, not the card. This pairing will outlast the game's lifetime on current settings. Note that No Man's Sky is CPU-bound at high frame rates, so on a RTX 4060 Ti the processor — not the GPU — decides how high your average FPS actually climbs.

If your RTX 4060 Ti is below 60 FPS or crashing in No Man's Sky

Practical steps before assuming the hardware is the problem.

Lower the right settings first

For No Man's Sky, NMS is CPU for procedural generation — lower object density. On a RTX 4060 Ti this typically recovers 20–40% of frame rate before any GPU-tier change is needed.

Update GPU drivers & verify files

A clean driver install and a game-file verification fix the majority of "it ran yesterday" crashes. Check the publisher's known-issues page for your exact error code.

Thermal & background limits

Laptop and small-form-factor RTX 4060 Ti cards throttle under load. Ensure cooling is clear and close GPU-mining or overlay software that conflicts with anti-cheat.

Refund if it simply will not run

If No Man's Sky is unplayable on your RTX 4060 Ti after fixes, most storefronts allow a refund within two hours / 14 days. See our refund guides for step-by-step appeal wording.

Bottleneck analysis: RTX 4060 Ti + No Man's Sky

Why this pairing performs the way it does.

What actually bottlenecks No Man's Sky on a RTX 4060 Ti

The limiting factor for this specific pairing is your CPU. No Man's Sky spends most of its frame budget on the processor (entity counts, physics, draw calls), so the RTX 4060 Ti — a mainstream card at relative index 50/100 — rarely reaches its own limit. Upgrading the CPU yields more FPS than upgrading the GPU here.

What GPU tier No Man's Sky needs

For ~60 FPS targets, based on its demand tier.

Recommended GPU tiers

Nearest real GPUs for each target (estimate).

TargetApprox. GPU tier neededExample GPU
30 FPS @ 1080p (minimum)index ≈ 8UHD 770 (integrated)
60 FPS @ 1080p (recommended)index ≈ 16GTX 1650
60 FPS @ 1440p (high)index ≈ 24GTX 1650

How this estimate is calculated

Full transparency on the model.

Method

No Man's Sky is assigned a hardware-demand tier 3/9 from its published requirements (or release era + genre). Each GPU has a relative-performance index (RTX 4090 = 100, source TechPowerUp). FPS ≈ 60 × (GPU index ÷ required index)^0.85, then scaled ×0.66 for 1440p and ×0.38 for 4K. FPS figures are editorial estimates from a transparent demand-tier model (TechPowerUp relative-performance indices, retrieved 2026-08-29), not benchmarks. Verify with your own hardware.

More no mans sky fixes & guides

Same-game troubleshooting and performance pages — jump to the one that matches your hardware.

Still seeing crashes or low FPS?

Run the calculator to see if your GPU is the bottleneck, then jump to the targeted fix guide for this exact game + GPU.

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