{"id":80259,"date":"2015-04-10T12:10:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T10:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=80259"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:14:28","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-gta-v-on-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-gta-v-on-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about GTA V on PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"GTA V review\" href=\"http:\/\/gta-v.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GTA V<\/a> is finally out on PC on <strong>April 14th<\/strong>, around 18 months after the game&#8217;s original release on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Our original estimates of a six to eight month wait were a little off!<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two years we&#8217;ve written a lot <a href=\"http:\/\/best-software.en.softonic.com\/gta-games.html\">about GTA V<\/a>, and to mark the release of the PC version, here&#8217;s a collection of the best and most useful articles about the game. We never doubted Rockstar would deliver eventually, though <a title=\"GTA V rumors\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/ex-rockstar-employee-claims-gta-v-for-pc-has-been-cancelled-makes-internet-angry\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some people were skeptical<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This PC version of Rockstar&#8217;s GTA V promises to be the best looking of the lot &#8211; if your PC specs are high enough, this is going to be a beautiful looking game. The improvements between the last generation and current generation console versions were huge, and really made the state of San Andreas shine. With a possible <strong>60FPS at 1080p<\/strong>, <strong>longer draw distances<\/strong>, <strong>more wildlife<\/strong>, <strong>heavier traffic<\/strong> and <strong>improved lighting effects<\/strong>, GTA V for PC will be the definitive version.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the 60 frames per second PC trailer for GTA V:<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C \nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/. \n--><\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!-- \nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n--><br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<p>Check below for the <strong>minimum and recommended PC specifications.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"GTA V review\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/gta-v-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here&#8217;s our original review<\/a>. While there are plenty of technical improvements with the PC version, the basic story, gameplay and atmosphere remains the same. I was really impressed back in 2013, and even more so with the next gen version released a year later.<\/p>\n<h3>GTA V hints and tips:<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Ten tips to complete missions\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/gta-v-10-tips-to-complete-missions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ten tips to complete missions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"How to make cash quickly and easily\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/gta-5-how-to-make-cash-quickly-and-easily\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to make cash quickly and easily<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/gta-v-how-to-change-character\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"How to change characters\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/gta-v-how-to-change-character\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to change characters<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>GTA Online hints and tips:<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"How to make cash quickly in GTA V Online\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/gta-online-how-to-make-cash-quickly-and-easily\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to make cash quickly in GTA V Online<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/grand-theft-auto-online-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-multiplayer\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"5 things you need to know about GTA Online\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/grand-theft-auto-online-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-multiplayer\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 things you need to know about GTA Online <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/grand-theft-auto-online-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-multiplayer\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a> <a title=\"5 tips to level up quickly in GTA Online\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/grand-theft-auto-online-5-tips-to-level-up-quickly\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 tips to level up quickly in GTA Online<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>GTA V features:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/rockstar-editor-making-movies-is-easy\" title=\"Rockstar Editor: Making movies is easy\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rockstar Editor: Making movies is easy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The evolution of GTA\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/video-the-evolution-of-gta\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The evolution of GTA <\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/gta-v-first-mission-gamplay-video\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Watch the first first mission of GTA V\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/gta-v-first-mission-gamplay-video\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the first first mission of GTA V<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New first person mode makes GTA V more controversial\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/gta-vs-first-person-mode-makes-it-more-controversial\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New first person mode makes GTA V more controversial<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And hey, <strong>parents<\/strong>, don&#8217;t be fooled into thinking GTA V is &#8216;just a game&#8217;, it is <strong>absolutely not for kids<\/strong>. <a title=\"Parents' guide to games 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/should-my-kids-be-playing-this-a-parents-guide-to-games-in-2015\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum PC specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS)<\/p>\n<p>Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) \/ AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz<\/p>\n<p>Memory: 4 GB RAM<\/p>\n<p>Graphics: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB \/ AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)<\/p>\n<p>Hard Drive: 65 GB available space<\/p>\n<p>Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended PC specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1<\/p>\n<p>Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHz (4 CPUs) \/ AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHz (8 CPUs)<\/p>\n<p>Memory: 8 GB RAM<\/p>\n<p>Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB \/ AMD HD 7870 2GB<\/p>\n<p>Hard Drive: 65 GB available space Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GTA V is finally out on PC on April 14th, around 18 months after the game&#8217;s original release on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Our original estimates of a six to eight month wait were a little off! Over the last two years we&#8217;ve written a lot about GTA V, and to mark the release &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-gta-v-on-pc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Everything you need to know about GTA V on PC&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[2556],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-80259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-app-subdomain-redirectioneverything"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329630,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80259\/revisions\/329630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80259"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=80259"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=80259"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=80259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}