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This post is intended to cater to queries pertaining to Grand Theft Auto 4, considering the number of queries which are being raised by way of several threads. Members are invited to add their inputs.
GTA4 has raised debates for quite some time now, as regards the ability of PC’s to run the game. By this post, an attempt is sought to be made that all queries regarding the game be posted here thereby avoiding multiple threads from being created.
GTA 4 Minimum System Requirements
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
• Memory/RAM: 1GB for XP and 1.5GB for Vista
• Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 or 256MB ATI X1900
• Hard Disk Space: 16GB free
• Operating System: Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista SP1
GTA 4 Recommended SystemRequirements
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz or equivalent AMD Phenom X3 2.1GHz
• Memory/RAM: 2.5 GB for XP or Vista
• Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 or 512MB ATI 3870
• Hard Disk Space: 18GB free
• Operating System: Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista SP1
While the above claim to be the minimum/ recommended specs, experience tells us that even with a high-end quad-core/ hexa-core coupled with 6870’s/ 580’s, the game doesn’t seem to perform well on maxed settings. Of course, there will be exceptions where people have managed to play the game smoothly, but it’s safe to assume that there are few who have been fortunate to do so!
General feeler’s are that the game, since originally designed for the consoles, it wasn’t really given nearly enough importance for the PC version. It is therefore a common feeling amongst PC gamers that the game is ‘badly coded’ or ‘poorly optimized’ for the PC.
To run GTA 4, a quad-core CPU seems to be the preferred choice as the game utilizes a lot of juice from the processor. As for the GPU, it really can’t be said which GPU’s are ‘minimum’ or ‘recommended’ as GPU’s across the board seem to be able to ‘run’ the game, even if on the lowest of settings. I ran it on a 9400GT 1GB for the first time with lowest settings and was rewarded with a lot of lag, still managed to play it though. I then ran it with a GTS250 1GB and it was alright on medium settings. I then ran it on a GTX470 and it ‘almost’ ran on maxed settings. It’s a resource hungry game when it comes to the PC, so the more power you have the better the performance will be.
At the end of the day, it all boils down to how well you want to run the game. The actual ‘recommended’ requirements remain a mystery even to date. Suffice to say that the more powerful your rig, the better are your chances of running the game at higher settings. If you have a console, you may want to run the game on that instead!
As always, member’s are invited to contribute their views in order to help those in need.
Sources:
www.gta4.tv/article/789662/gta-iv-pc-system-requirements-revealed/
www.technodorm.com/2008/12/30/gta-4-system-requirements/
www.grandtheftauto.ign.com/articles/news/1726/GTA-IV-PC-System-Requirements
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:IZzuhQFla7UJ:grandtheftauto.ign.com/articles/news/1726/GTA-IV-PC-System-Requirements+gta+iv+system+requirements+pc&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:COvQF9OWZmQJ:technodorm.com/2008/12/30/gta-4-system-requirements/+gta4+system+requirements&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in
www.kotaku.com/5049326/here-are-gta-iv-pcs-recommended-system-requirements
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:LUiauDyCuCYJ:kotaku.com/5049326/here-are-gta-iv-pcs-recommended-system-requirements+gta+iv+system+requirements+pc&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in
GTA4 has raised debates for quite some time now, as regards the ability of PC’s to run the game. By this post, an attempt is sought to be made that all queries regarding the game be posted here thereby avoiding multiple threads from being created.
GTA 4 Minimum System Requirements
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or equivalent AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
• Memory/RAM: 1GB for XP and 1.5GB for Vista
• Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 or 256MB ATI X1900
• Hard Disk Space: 16GB free
• Operating System: Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista SP1
GTA 4 Recommended SystemRequirements
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz or equivalent AMD Phenom X3 2.1GHz
• Memory/RAM: 2.5 GB for XP or Vista
• Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 or 512MB ATI 3870
• Hard Disk Space: 18GB free
• Operating System: Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista SP1
While the above claim to be the minimum/ recommended specs, experience tells us that even with a high-end quad-core/ hexa-core coupled with 6870’s/ 580’s, the game doesn’t seem to perform well on maxed settings. Of course, there will be exceptions where people have managed to play the game smoothly, but it’s safe to assume that there are few who have been fortunate to do so!
General feeler’s are that the game, since originally designed for the consoles, it wasn’t really given nearly enough importance for the PC version. It is therefore a common feeling amongst PC gamers that the game is ‘badly coded’ or ‘poorly optimized’ for the PC.
To run GTA 4, a quad-core CPU seems to be the preferred choice as the game utilizes a lot of juice from the processor. As for the GPU, it really can’t be said which GPU’s are ‘minimum’ or ‘recommended’ as GPU’s across the board seem to be able to ‘run’ the game, even if on the lowest of settings. I ran it on a 9400GT 1GB for the first time with lowest settings and was rewarded with a lot of lag, still managed to play it though. I then ran it with a GTS250 1GB and it was alright on medium settings. I then ran it on a GTX470 and it ‘almost’ ran on maxed settings. It’s a resource hungry game when it comes to the PC, so the more power you have the better the performance will be.
At the end of the day, it all boils down to how well you want to run the game. The actual ‘recommended’ requirements remain a mystery even to date. Suffice to say that the more powerful your rig, the better are your chances of running the game at higher settings. If you have a console, you may want to run the game on that instead!
As always, member’s are invited to contribute their views in order to help those in need.
Sources:
www.gta4.tv/article/789662/gta-iv-pc-system-requirements-revealed/
www.technodorm.com/2008/12/30/gta-4-system-requirements/
www.grandtheftauto.ign.com/articles/news/1726/GTA-IV-PC-System-Requirements
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:IZzuhQFla7UJ:grandtheftauto.ign.com/articles/news/1726/GTA-IV-PC-System-Requirements+gta+iv+system+requirements+pc&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:COvQF9OWZmQJ:technodorm.com/2008/12/30/gta-4-system-requirements/+gta4+system+requirements&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in
www.kotaku.com/5049326/here-are-gta-iv-pcs-recommended-system-requirements
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:LUiauDyCuCYJ:kotaku.com/5049326/here-are-gta-iv-pcs-recommended-system-requirements+gta+iv+system+requirements+pc&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in
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