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GTA 6 PC requirements

Rockstar has published nothing. Every spec sheet online — including this one — is an estimate. The difference is that we show the working, label it, and tell you what it is worth.

Updated August 25, 2026 Official specs not announced PC version unannounced

Read this before the table

Rockstar has not announced a PC version of GTA 6, let alone its system requirements. The November 19, 2026 launch is PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only.

That means every “GTA 6 system requirements” table you will find today — including the one below — is somebody’s estimate. Anyone presenting one as official is either mistaken or lying to you for clicks.

Ours is built from Red Dead Redemption 2’s published PC specs, scaled for what a PS5-generation-only title implies. Use it to plan a build, not to buy one this week.

01Our estimated spec sheet

Three tiers, matching how Rockstar has laid out every PC release since GTA V: a minimum that gets you 1080p at 30, a recommended that targets 1080p–1440p at 60, and a high tier for 4K.

ComponentMinimum
1080p / 30 fps
Recommended
1440p / 60 fps
4K / Ultra
CPUCore i5-8400
Ryzen 5 2600
Core i7-12700
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Core i7-14700K
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPUGTX 1660 Ti 6 GB
RX 5600 XT
RTX 4070 12 GB
RX 7800 XT
RTX 5080 16 GB
RX 9070 XT
RAM16 GB32 GB32 GB
Storage200 GB SSD
NVMe strongly advised
200 GB NVMe SSD200 GB NVMe SSD
OSWindows 10 64-bit (22H2) or Windows 11
Estimate every row above — no Rockstar source exists Confirmed nothing on this page yet
Do not buy hardware off this table. The gap between an estimate and a published spec sheet has been two full GPU tiers before. If you are building anyway, the safe read is: 32 GB of RAM, an NVMe drive with 250 GB free, and a card in the RTX 4070 class. Those hold up under almost any spec sheet Rockstar could publish.

02Will my PC run GTA 6?

Against the estimate above, here is where the most common cards land. Same caveat applies — this moves the day real specs appear.

RTX 4070 / 4070 TiComfortable. 1440p60 with settings near high. The sweet spot right now.
RTX 5070 / 5080Everything, including 4K. Nothing to worry about.
RX 7800 XT / 9070Comfortable at 1440p. AMD parity has held through this generation.
RTX 3060 / 4060Playable at 1080p with upscaling. Expect to lean on DLSS.
RTX 2060 / GTX 1660 TiMinimum-tier territory. 1080p, low settings, 30 fps target.
GTX 1050 Ti / RX 570Below anything plausible. This is the generation these cards age out on.

03Where these numbers come from

  • Red Dead Redemption 2 PC, 2019Minimum GTX 770 / recommended GTX 1060. Same engine family, one console generation earlier.
  • The PS5-only decisionGTA 6 skips the PS4 and Xbox One entirely. That removes the last-gen floor that kept GTA V’s PC minimum so low — the minimum bar rises with it.
  • Console targetPS5 delivers roughly RTX 2070-class raster performance. A PC minimum tier usually sits just under the console target, which is how the GTX 1660 Ti estimate lands.
  • What could break thisMandatory ray tracing. RDR2 shipped without it; if GTA 6 requires RT lighting rather than offering it, the minimum jumps to RTX 3060 and everything above shifts a tier.

04Questions people actually ask

Has Rockstar confirmed GTA 6 PC requirements?

No. Rockstar has not confirmed a PC version, a PC release date, or any system requirements. The November 19, 2026 launch is PS5 and Xbox Series X|S only. Any site presenting an official-looking spec table today is presenting an estimate.

Is 16 GB of RAM enough for GTA 6?

Probably for the minimum tier at 1080p. For a comfortable 1440p experience we would plan on 32 GB — that has been the direction of travel across every major 2025–2026 release, and RAM is the cheapest part of the upgrade.

Will GTA 6 need an SSD on PC?

Almost certainly. GTA 6 is built for consoles with fast NVMe storage and no HDD fallback. Even if a mechanical drive is technically listed as supported, streaming a world of this density from one would be a poor experience.

Will a GTX 1650 or 1050 Ti run GTA 6?

No. Those cards sit below any plausible minimum for a PS5-generation-only title. GTA V ran on them because it was built for the Xbox 360; GTA 6 has no such floor.

When will the real requirements be published?

Historically Rockstar publishes PC specs four to eight weeks before the PC release — and the PC release has not been announced. See our PC release date page for the likely window.

Sources

  1. Rockstar Newswire — Grand Theft Auto VI is Now Set to Launch November 19, 2026
  2. Red Dead Redemption 2 PC system requirements — Rockstar Support
  3. Grand Theft Auto V PC system requirements — Rockstar Support
  4. Console GPU-equivalence figures — Digital Foundry hardware analysis

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