lots of frame drops to 40's FPS in GTA V tweaked ultra settings with gtx 1060 3gb. is this normal?

[whiteknights]

i bought Zotac GTX 1060 3GB Amp Edition and my rig: intel i5-3470, Ram 8GB DDr3> 4GB kingston valueram + 4GB G.Skills, 1080p monitor, WD blue HDD

I'm having lots of FPS drops while gaming GTA V to 40fps and sometimes to late 30's whether i turn V-sync on or not. i have most settings on Very high, MSAA: X4, Shadows: High, extend shadow distance: off

i thought the recommended requirements for the game is HD 7870 and i5-3470 cpu.. meaning you can run the game at High settings with a GPU like 7870 and get a constant 60FPS?

also i found at game-debate test that i can run this game at high with 130 FPS!.. so why I'm getting frame drops from 70 to 40's and 30's with my current 1060?.

 

[norcalsc]

try 720p resolution

 

[whiteknights]

try 720p resolution

so its normal a card like GTX 1060 can't run GTA V on max settings @ 1080p?

 

[mark9442606]

try 720p resolution

so its normal a card like GTX 1060 can't run GTA V on max settings @ 1080p?

no no no the recommended is a 660 I think and that is like 30fps 1080p high settings(which is the lowest option in the game) I think and no a 1060 3gb cant run max settings 1080p at 60fps i think i got like 20fps when i had a 1060 6gb everything at max. i just ran everything at very high with no msaa or reflections and that got a solid 100fps with a i5 7600k