Grand Theft Auto IV — Settings, Requirements & Optimization
2008 · Adventure, Action · Rockstar North · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 95

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This is a planning estimate derived from the game's demand tier, not a benchmark.
My Grand Theft Auto IV Settings Card
Generated at GameFigs on 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 2/9.
Official system requirements
Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / Windows XP - Service Pack 3 | — |
| Processor | Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHz | — |
| Memory | Memory: 1.5GB XP / 1.5GB Vista | — |
| Graphics | Graphics: 256MB Nvidia 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900 | — |
| Storage | DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c Compliant Card | — |
| DirectX | Hard Drive: 16GB of Hard Disc Space | — |
| Item 7 | Sound Card: 5.1 Channel Audio Card | — |
| Item 8 | Other Requirements: Initial activation requires internet connection; Online play requires log-in to Games For Windows - Live and Rockstar Games Social Club (13+ to register); software installations required including Adobe Flash, DirectX, Microsoft’s .NET Framework 3.0, Games For Windows - LIVE, and Internet Explorer. | — |
About Grand Theft Auto IV
Every crime story is a story of a search for success. The player will become Niko Bellic, immigrant arriving at the Liberty City to reunite with his cousin Roman and find the man that betrayed him and his army unit fifteen years prior to the events of the game. While protecting his cousin, Niko has to deal with loan sharks, Russian mobsters, and other gangs. After the third game, GTA brought more realism to the player, in order to make the city and its people look more believable. Street vendors on every corner will sell food that replenishes health, bars with playable dart boards, bowling alleys and even comedy clubs and movie theatres. Open world will allow players not only hang out with important NPC in order to receive bonuses and unlocks but taking girls on the dates as well, to help Niko settle. Multiplayer mode allows up to 32 players to explore the copy of the single-player city and initiate multiplayer activities, like races or Deathmatches.
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Tune settings →Sources & attribution
- Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- FPS bands, presets and upscaler advice on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the game's demand tier — not benchmark results.
How the Grand Theft Auto IV optimization card is computed
Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). Your GPU and CPU selections map to comparable-class scores. The generator compares your hardware score against the game's demand to pick a starting preset, estimate an FPS band at 1080p/1440p/4K, and recommend an upscaler (DLSS / FSR 3) and ray-tracing posture. The output is a planning guide — always verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.