Rockstar has announced a date for the long-awaited GTA 5 PC update that will add enhancements previously only available on the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of the game.
The update, which is coming on March 4th, will add features like new vehicles and upgrades at Hao's Special Works, an animal-centered Wildlife Photography Challenge, and the ability to sign up for a GTA+ membership if you're on PC.
Lots of recent features added to GTA 5 on consoles, like kernel-level anti-cheat for GTA Online and "proactive voice chat moderation", will also be available for the PC version, as well as a number of technical enhancements.
Those technical improvements include ray tracing support, as well as support for AMD and Nvidia's upscaling methods FSR and DLSS. Of course, you'll need compatible hardware to take advantage of these enhancements.
Loading times should also be improved if you're playing on an SSD and using DirectStorage, and the game will now also support "higher resolutions, higher aspect ratios, and higher framerates" across the board.
If you're a PS5 controller owner, you'll be happy to know that GTA 5 will now support the DualSense controller on PC, complete with adaptive trigger compatibility.
Here's a quick rundown of the tech specs you'll need if you want to take advantage of these new features.
Minimum
- Windows 10 OS
- Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD FX-9590 CPU
- 8GB RAM
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1630 or AMD Radeon RX 6400 GPU
- 105GB SSD storage
- DirectX 10-compatible sound card
Recommended
- Windows 11 OS
- Intel Core i5-9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU
- 16GB dual-channel RAM
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT GPU
- 105GB DirectStorage-compatible SSD space
- Spatial Sound-compatible audio system
This update arrives as Rockstar gears up for the impending launch of GTA 6, which is probably the most hotly-anticipated video game in the world right now.
The game's first trailer aired back in December 2023, racking up a staggering 90 million views within a 24-hour period. It's safe to say that people are pretty excited for this one.
According to Rockstar's parent company Take-Two, GTA 6 is still on track to launch in fall this year, but until then, you can content yourself with this upcoming GTA 5 PC update. It's launching on March 4th.
