Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas — Settings, Requirements & Optimization
2004 · Action · Rockstar North · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 93
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My Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 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 | Minimum: | Recommended: |
| Processor | OS: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP | Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP Processor |
| Memory | Processor: 1Ghz Pentium III or AMD Athlon Processor | Memory: 384MB of RAM (the more the better!) |
| Graphics | Memory: 256MB of RAM | Graphics: 128MB (or greater) Video Card (Geforce 6 Series Recommended) |
| Storage | Graphics: 64MB Video Card (Geforce 3 or better) | Hard Drive: 4.7GB of free hard disk space (full install) |
| DirectX | Hard Drive: 3.6GB of free hard disk space (minimal install) | Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Sound Card (Sound Blaster Auidgy 2 Recommended) |
| Item 7 | Other Requirements: Software installations required including DirectX and Sony DADC SecuROM | — |
| Item 8 | Partner Requirements: Please check the terms of service of this site before purchasing this software. | — |
About Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas is the seventh entry in the series in the GTA franchise, but only second big title after GTA - Vice City. Setting up in fictional state San Andreas, you follow the story of CJ, a member of one of the multiple gangs in the city. CJ's family is being attacked in drive shooting which resulted in the death of CJ's mother, so he returns to home from Liberty City. Meeting the rest of the family at his mom's funeral, he decides to rebuild the gang and gain control of the state. The game makes a brilliant connection with missions and open world actions that you are able to do around the cities. You can steal cars, buy guns, hunt for collectables and do some side quests, while different characters give you specific missions in order to push the plot forward. Streets are filled with people as well as plenty of vehicles to steal. Fictional brands of cars, tanks, bikes are available to be stolen from any place around the city. Armoury contains pistols, rifles, hand-machine guns or a rocket launcher as well as melee weapons giving player freedom in anything he's doing in GTA.
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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: San Andreas 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.