GTA IV System Requirements

[Ultraman1966]

Short answer, no. You've only got an integrated graphics card and poor single core CPU. You can run the original GTA though so don't despair.

[mariu$]

Im trying to figure out a config that would run GTA4 at about 75-80% of its graphics at 1080p

had a 4870 xxx 1gb and i7 920 last year gta4 ran Excellent on it

Maybe now a year later i can get the same performance for less

less than 1000$ for a computer+monitor

 

Other games i plan to play: UT3 Farcry2 L4D2 COD, this should run on max

 

Im also looking at buying it from a place like dell outlet , rather than building it myself as its safer.

 

If you have ideas:http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?act=ST&f=240&t=455665

[Weirdo.]

Im also looking at buying it from a place like dell outlet , rather than building it myself as its safer.

You're gonna get gypped, my friend.

[joe531]

 

Im trying to figure out a config that would run GTA4 at about 75-80% of its graphics at 1080p

had a 4870 xxx 1gb and i7 920 last year gta4 ran Excellent on it

Maybe now a year later i can get the same performance for less

less than 1000$ for a computer+monitor

 

Other games i plan to play: UT3 Farcry2 L4D2 COD, this should run on max

 

Im also looking at buying it from a place like dell outlet , rather than building it myself as its safer.

 

If you have ideas:http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?act=ST&f=240&t=455665

I used to think that too, until I started building my own PCs. If you're not comfortable building one yourself, just buy the parts then get someone else to build it for you. I only choose OEM if it's something not worth building, like a laptop or a nettop.

 

Just remember, when it comes to OEM, even their best PCs usually have parts in it that are less than desirable. Also, the amount of bloatware they install is disgusting.

 

Oh, one more thing I forgot about. When it comes to the BIOS in an OEM motherboard, in most cases, they severely limit what can be done under it.

Edited August 8, 2010 by joe531

[killer1869]

I have an 8500GT. Enough said

[isamu99]

Welp guys, unfortunately this game runs like absolute ass on my machine. Here are my specs.....

 

Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Intel Core2Duo 8500 @3.1Ghz

ATI 5870 1GB Ram

4GB DDR2 System Ram

1.2TB HDD 7200RPM

 

I mean it's not atrocious, and I'm getting somewhere around 25-30fps most of the time, but it stutters and slowdown often occurs when walking through the city. Resolution is at 1280x720, Aspect Ration is 16:9, Shadows are low, Water is low, Textures are high, Reflections are low, vsync is on.

 

Basically the only thing that is on high is textures, and I still get stutters and slowdowns.

 

My E8500 Core2Duo is probably the bottleneck, and if what I've been reading about GTA IV running much smoother on a Quadcore is true, then it looks like I'm better off upgrading to one of those and overclocking it.

 

A couple questions for you guys:

 

1)Does anyone have a PC with similar specs to mine, and is getting at least a constant rock solid 45fps or higher? Any stutters or slowdowns?

 

2)So, about that quadcore... assuming money is not too much on an issue, is there one out there that can eat GTA IV for breakfast? I'm talking close to a rock solid 60fps consistently with no stutters? Which quadcore would you suggest?

 

3)How much does GTA IV depend on raw cpu clockspeed? Would I see a significant benefit from overclocking from 3Ghz to say, 4? Or higher? What clockspeed would it take to run GTA IV at a rock solid 60fps? 4.5Ghz? 5.0Ghz? 6.0Ghz?

 

As you can tell, I am a framerate whore and it's just....*sigh*....difficult to go back to seeing a game run at around 25-30fps after playing Call of Duty 5 & 6 for so long. I would give anything to be able to run GTA IV at 60fps with fairly high detail.

[Euros]

 

Short answer, no. You've only got an integrated graphics card and poor single core CPU. You can run the original GTA though so don't despair.

pentium d processors have 2 cores, get your sources right.

 

@masroor. if your mobo has a pci-e/pci-e 2.0 slot, disable your integrated graphics in bios & enable pci or something like that. buy a mid-high range video card put it on the pci-e slot coupled with 3gb of ram, your good to go. you could also oc your cpu for more fps.

 

i did a test on my pentium 4 ht oc'ed to 3.6ghz with 4gb of ram & sapphire 4890 toxic oc'ed to 1000/1100 & i get around 20~30 fps on med-high settings.

Edited August 16, 2010 by Euros

[magma24]

My PC has these specs:

 

4GB Ram

 

intel core i3 processor

 

ATI mobility Radeon HD 5430 graphics card

 

512 MB Graphics memory

 

Windows 7 Home Premium

 

Can I run GTA IV with these specifications at a reasonable framerate?

 

Please I need to know!

Edited August 21, 2010 by magma24

[Kwandilibro]

Maybe I'm just stupid, but why is this test not working for me? I always get a blank blue screen......

 

Edit: Nevermind.....

Edited August 21, 2010 by Kwandilibro

[beatsta2]

my system is less than the minimum settings apparently, but i can run gta iv/eflc with 30fps (in 800x600, that is xD)

[magma24]

My PC has these specs:

 

4GB Ram

 

intel core i3 processor

 

ATI mobility Radeon HD 5430 graphics card

 

512 MB Graphics memory

 

Windows 7 Home Premium

 

Can I run GTA IV with these specifications at a reasonable framerate?

 

Please I need to know!

I started a different topic to find out if I could run GTA IV, then I was told that I should post here. I have given my pc specs, can anyone give me an answer?

 

What is the point of this topic when you don't find out if your pc can run GTA IV or not......

[Girish]

 

@magma24: You should be able to run the game at low-medium settings. You'll have to experiment a bit with the settings but the game should be playable with a reasonable frame rate. If you face any issues, you can always come back for help.

[Ebernanut]

I started a different topic to find out if I could run GTA IV, then I was told that I should post here. I have given my pc specs, can anyone give me an answer?

 

What is the point of this topic when you don't find out if your pc can run GTA IV or not......

That 5430 is not a gaming GPU, I would be surprised if you could get a decent framerate with low settings.

[magma24]

I started a different topic to find out if I could run GTA IV, then I was told that I should post here. I have given my pc specs, can anyone give me an answer?

 

What is the point of this topic when you don't find out if your pc can run GTA IV or not......

That 5430 is not a gaming GPU, I would be surprised if you could get a decent framerate with low settings.

Really?

 

But its a newly released cpu, and it can't run a game made back in 2008?

 

If it helps, I was able to run the Just Cause 2 demo fine at low-medium settings, as far as I'm concerned, the pc requirements for the demo and the full game should be the same, so here they are:\

 

JUST CAUSE 2 PC Requirements:

 

Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows Vista/7

Processor: Dual-Core CPU (Athlon 64 X2 4200/Pentium D @ 3 GHz)

Memory: 2 GB

Hard Drive: 10 GB Free

Video Memory: 256 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro)

Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

DirectX: 10

Keyboard & Mouse

DVD Rom Drive

 

Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows Vista/7

Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.6 GHz/AMD Phenom X3 @ 2.4 GHz

Memory: 3 GB

Hard Drive: 10 GB Free

Video Memory: 512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250/ATI Radeon HD 5750)

Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

DirectX: 10.1

Keyboard & Mouse

DVD Rom Drive

 

 

Just Cause 2 was released this year, GTA IV was released two years ago, if I can run a game like this at reasonable frame rates, then can I run GTA IV properly as well? I mean, its only logical that I should, shouldn't I?

[Ebernanut]

Being fairly new doesn't mean that it's powerful enough to use for demanding games, and just because you can play one game doesn't mean that you can play another game. The GPU is a 5000 series which means it supports dx11 however the 430 part of the model number indicates that it's at the low end of performance(lower clocks, less SP's, slower memory with less bandwidth, etc.), it's also a mobile GPU which are slower than their desktop equivalent.

 

When I saw your original post I wasn't sure how slow the 5430 was so I took a quick look at a review, the review doesn't list GTA IV in the benchmarks but it states that the 5430 is about as powerful as a 4530. If you look at their review of the 4530 GTA IV is listed in the benchmarks but it says that it is unplayable with that GPU.

 

Min/rec requirements are just a rough guideline and can vary greatly in what they mean among different games depending on what the developer considers playable/good performance. You also need to know how your components compare to the listed ones in both features and performance before the requirements mean anything, keep in mind that they are referring to desktop parts not laptop parts. The GPUs in the minimum requirements for JC2 are a good example of how arbitrary the requirements are. The weakest 8800 is much more powerful and has more features than the 2600 pro, there is no reason I can think of that an 8600 shouldn't be able to work if a 2600 pro can.

[Randycc]

Why i can't get in. The network is so...

 

 

Edited August 28, 2010 by Waddy

[magma24]

Being fairly new doesn't mean that it's powerful enough to use for demanding games, and just because you can play one game doesn't mean that you can play another game. The GPU is a 5000 series which means it supports dx11 however the 430 part of the model number indicates that it's at the low end of performance(lower clocks, less SP's, slower memory with less bandwidth, etc.), it's also a mobile GPU which are slower than their desktop equivalent.

 

When I saw your original post I wasn't sure how slow the 5430 was so I took a quick look at a review, the review doesn't list GTA IV in the benchmarks but it states that the 5430 is about as powerful as a 4530. If you look at their review of the 4530 GTA IV is listed in the benchmarks but it says that it is unplayable with that GPU.

 

Min/rec requirements are just a rough guideline and can vary greatly in what they mean among different games depending on what the developer considers playable/good performance. You also need to know how your components compare to the listed ones in both features and performance before the requirements mean anything, keep in mind that they are referring to desktop parts not laptop parts. The GPUs in the minimum requirements for JC2 are a good example of how arbitrary the requirements are. The weakest 8800 is much more powerful and has more features than the 2600 pro, there is no reason I can think of that an 8600 shouldn't be able to work if a 2600 pro can.

In the GTA IV benchmark its says "15+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2)"

 

I thought it was for the Mobility Radeon HD 4530, so why does it say Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2 in brackets beside it?

 

I would like to know would the 512 MB dedicated graphics memory or the intel core i3 processor help with th fame rate at all?

[Ebernanut]

For the GTA IV benchmark entry it says "Not playable with a weaker graphics card", meaning that this is a game they consider not playable with that range of GPU. If you expand the entry it gives an "approximation" of 15 fps based on a 3470 hybrid crossfire setup that they figure is approximately the same as the 4530.

 

There is a couple leaps of logic there so it might work a little better than that but I wouldn't count on it. Unfortunately you can't really find better benchmarks than these because the people that care about performance and follow this stuff ignore laptops, especially mid range or lower.

 

512 mb is an ok but not good amount of GPU memory for GTA IV unfortunately that GPU uses a 64 bit memory bus which limits bandwidth, on top of that the GPU is too slow for that to matter. The CPU is ok(but not great) for this game, however this doesn't matter because you will be limited by the GPU. In short none of that other stuff helps because the GPU is too weak.

[magma24]

 

For the GTA IV benchmark entry it says "Not playable with a weaker graphics card", meaning that this is a game they consider not playable with that range of GPU.  If you expand the entry it gives an "approximation" of 15 fps based on a 3470 hybrid crossfire setup that they figure is approximately the same as the 4530.

 

There is a couple leaps of logic there so it might work a little better than that but I wouldn't count on it.  Unfortunately you can't really find better benchmarks than these because the people that care about performance and follow this stuff ignore laptops, especially mid range or lower.

 

512 mb is an ok but not good amount of GPU memory for GTA IV unfortunately that GPU uses a 64 bit memory bus which limits bandwidth, on top of that the GPU is too slow for that to matter.  The CPU is ok(but not great) for this game, however this doesn't matter because you will be limited by the GPU.  In short none of that other stuff helps because the GPU is too weak.

Thank you for that, I now know how GTA IV will, or probably will, run on my PC, lastly, do you think it is worth me trying it?

Will there be any chance at all for GTA IV to run properly with the specs that I have?

 

EDIT

 

It is stated in the ATI mobility radeon hd 5430 review that its about as powerful as the ATI radeon hd 4530, I found several videos on youtube where GTA IV ran perfectly fine on an ATI radeon hd 4350 graphics card, isn't the 4530 better than it?

 

And if it is, then it should run GTA IV, and my graphics card (mobility 5430) , is about as powerful as the 4530, and so shouldn't I be able to run GTA IV properly?

 

Some videos that show this:

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9v3XBOUKuo&feature=related

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeQT_4rySbk&feature=related

 

 

Someone please answer, don't make this a pointless topic to post in.....

Edited August 30, 2010 by magma24

[Ebernanut]

The 4350 is a desktop GPU, not a mobile GPU so it's an apples to oranges comparison. I'm not sure I would want to play GTA with a 4350 either but that's a separate subject.

[magma24]

The 4350 is a desktop GPU, not a mobile GPU so it's an apples to oranges comparison. I'm not sure I would want to play GTA with a 4350 either but that's a separate subject.

Oh I wasn't aware of that, thanks for replying

[RoboticGamer123]

LOL I could run crysis with high settings but GTAIV at least medium nice...

[balkans1]

i meet the minimum requirements on my computer but it still stuffs up sometimes, look what keeps happening some stupid red lines!

(please correct me if its the wrong link coz i cant see youtube)

[magma24]

 

i meet the minimum requirements on my computer but it still stuffs up sometimes, look what keeps happening some stupid red lines!

(please correct me if its the wrong link coz i cant see youtube)

Its the wrong link man.....

[hiddenuser12]

(solved)

Edited April 23, 2021 by hiddenuser12

[beast^-^]

Would this laptop be able to run GTA IV on medium/high settings?

 

- Processor: Intel Core i7-720QM 1.6 GHz

- Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB DDR3

- RAM: 4 GB (2x2) DDR3-1333, Max 8GB

- HDD: 320 GB 7200RPM

- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

[beast^-^]

Would this laptop be able to run GTA IV on medium/high settings?

 

- Processor: Intel Core i7-720QM 1.6 GHz

- Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB DDR3

- RAM: 4 GB (2x2) DDR3-1333, Max 8GB

- HDD: 320 GB 7200RPM

- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Anyone?

[killer1869]

 

- Processor: Intel Core i7-720QM 1.6 GHz

- Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB DDR3

- RAM: 4 GB (2x2) DDR3-1333, Max 8GB

- HDD: 320 GB 7200RPM

- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

 

Medium Yes, High No at 1280x800 resoluiton

[Kimd41]

I'm just posting this to let people know how IV runs with the Phenom II X6.

 

Settings -> everything to HIGH except Texture Quality which is medium, all sliders 100. Latest patch. 1280x1024

 

- Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

- Video Card: Nvidia 9800GT 512mb

- RAM: 4 GB DDR2

- OS: Windows 7 64bit

 

Benchmark result: 40fps

I don't know ingame fps, but the game runs smooth so it doesn't matter.

[heat84]

 

I'm just posting this to let people know how IV runs with the Phenom II X6.

 

Settings -> everything to HIGH except Texture Quality which is medium, all sliders 100. Latest patch. 1280x1024

 

- Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

- Video Card: Nvidia 9800GT 512mb

- RAM: 4 GB DDR2

- OS: Windows 7 64bit

 

Benchmark result: 40fps

I don't know ingame fps, but the game runs smooth so it doesn't matter.

I have the same setup as you except I have the X4 and the 1GB 9800 GT and DDR3 RAM(but DDR3 is overrated so don't worry that you still have DDR2). I just set everything to the same as you and got 40.43FPS in the benchmark. So if you upgraded from an X4 just for this game you blew your money. But then again, since the game only uses 3 cores at the most, the extra 2 don't mean a thing. Although you could run two instances of the game at the same time and ALT-TAB between them. Don't know why you'd wanna do that though. And the 1055T is 600MHZ slower than mine. So I'm getting gypped too. If this game loves MHZ then why isn't my extra 600MHZ making any difference at all? Unless you're overclocking, which you didn't mention.

Edited September 23, 2010 by heat84