GTA 6 System Requirements — What You Need to Run It

Rockstar has not published official PC system requirements for GTA VI. There is no PC release date confirmed, and Rockstar's pattern is to announce PC specs 2–4 weeks before the PC version ships. This guide covers what we can reasonably expect, based on the console version's hardware baseline and Rockstar's historical PC port requirements.

Console Baseline — What the PS5 and Xbox Series X Run

PlayStation 5:

• GPU: AMD RDNA 2, 10.28 teraflops
• CPU: AMD Ryzen Zen 2, 8 cores @ 3.5 GHz
• RAM: 16 GB GDDR6
• Storage: Custom 825 GB NVMe SSD (expandable)

Xbox Series X:

• GPU: AMD RDNA 2, 12 teraflops
• CPU: AMD Ryzen Zen 2, 8 cores @ 3.8 GHz
• RAM: 16 GB GDDR6
• Storage: 1 TB NVMe SSD (expandable)

These are the reference points. Rockstar will target these as the minimum spec for "equivalent PC performance" — meaning a PC that roughly matches these specs should run GTA VI at 60fps on a balanced graphics preset.

PlayStation 5 Pro (released November 2024):

• Enhanced GPU: 16.7 teraflops RDNA 3
• Faster CPU clock
• 16 GB unified memory with faster bandwidth
• Upscaled 4K output with improved ray-tracing

GTA VI will almost certainly have a "Performance Mode" (60fps target) and a "Quality Mode" (30fps target, higher visual fidelity) on PS5 Pro. The PC version will need to map to these two modes.

GTA V PC Requirements (2015 Launch — Closest Historical Reference)

Rockstar's 2015 PC requirements for GTA V:

Minimum:

• OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz / AMD Phenom 9850 @ 2.5 GHz
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1 GB / AMD Radeon HD 4870 1 GB
• DirectX: 10

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2 GHz / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4 GHz
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2 GB / AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB

The jump from console to PC has historically been substantial. Rockstar updated GTA V's PC spec requirements multiple times across its PC lifecycle.

RDR2 PC Requirements (2019 Launch)

Rockstar's 2019 PC requirements for RDR2:

Minimum:

• OS: Windows 10 (April 2019 update)
• Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 770 2 GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3 GB

Recommended:

• Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
• Memory: 12 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB

Specifications at Ultra preset:

• Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

RDR2 pushed significantly harder than GTA V. GTA VI will push harder still.

Realistic GTA VI PC Requirements (Speculative)

Based on the console specs and the scaling we saw from GTA V → RDR2 → GTA Online VI:

Minimum (1080p / 30fps / Low–Medium):

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit or Windows 11
• CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
• RAM: 16 GB DDR4
• GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1070 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB
• Storage: 150 GB SSD (NVMe recommended)

Recommended (1440p / 60fps / High):

• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• RAM: 32 GB DDR4
• GPU: RTX 3070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800
• Storage: 150 GB NVMe SSD

Ultra / 4K (2160p / 60fps / Ultra):

• CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K / AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
• RAM: 64 GB DDR5
• GPU: RTX 4090 / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Storage: 150 GB+ NVMe SSD

Ray Tracing (if implemented): Expect another full GPU tier jump. RTX 4080 or above for 4K with ray tracing enabled.

The PC Release Timeline

Rockstar's recent release pattern for major titles:

• RDR2: Console May 2019, PC November 2019 (6 months)
• GTA V: Console September 2013, PC April 2015 (19 months)
• GTA Online VI: Post-launch 2026, PC date TBD

The pattern suggests PC will arrive 6–12 months after console launch, likely with enhanced graphics options and DLSS / FSR support built in.

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