GTA IV System Requirements: Can You Run It?

GTA IV
Developer:
Rockstar North
Publisher:
Rockstar Games
Release date:
2 December 2008 (15 years ago)
User score:
4.0 / 5 (4428 votes)
Hardware demand level:
0.1 / 10 - not demanding
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Official GTA IV system requirements for PC

These are the PC specifications advised by developers to run GTA IV at minimal and recommended settings. Although these requirements are usually approximate, they can still be used to determine the indicative hardware tier needed to play the game.

PassMinimum requirements

Pass Graphics card:
256 MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256 MB ATI X1900
Pass CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
Pass Memory:
1.5GB XP / 1.5GB Vista
File size:
16GB of Hard Disc Space
Operating system:
Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / Windows XP - Service Pack 3
DirectX:
DirectX 9.0c

Recommended requirements

Graphics card:
no data
CPU:
no data
Memory:
no data
File size:
no data
Operating system:
no data
DirectX:
no data

GTA IV performance on your PC

GTA IV performance on your GPU

GeForce RTX 3060's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

RTX 3060
30 fps @ low
1024×768
60 fps @ medium
1024×768
60 fps @ high
1280×1024
60 fps @ ultra
1920×1080

GeForce RTX 3060 is 85.1x faster than GeForce 7950 GX2. Your GPU can run GTA IV at minimum settings.

Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions

GTA IV FPS calculator: average frames per second on GeForce RTX 3060 (according to our approximations). FPS may vary depending on your operating system and other factors.

low settings / 768p
220−230 FPS
medium settings / 768p
220−230 FPS
high settings / 1024p
220−230 FPS
ultra settings / 1080p
65−70 FPS

GTA IV performance on your CPU

Core i5-12400's performance compared to the game's official system requirements.

i5-12400

Core i5-12400 is 24.6x faster than Core 2 Duo P7450. Your CPU can run GTA IV at minimum settings.

Community ratings

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4.0 4428 votes

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