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The direct answer: no official specs exist yet

Rockstar has not published GTA 6 PC system requirements, because Rockstar has not announced a GTA 6 PC version at all. GTA 6 launches November 19, 2026 exclusively on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Every “minimum requirements” or “recommended specs” chart you find right now, including the tables below, is an educated prediction built from Rockstar’s own published requirements for GTA V Enhanced Edition and Red Dead Redemption 2, not a leaked or confirmed spec sheet. Treat every number here as our best estimate, not a promise.

Predicted GTA 6 PC system requirements at a glance

This is the quick-reference version. Full reasoning for each row follows further down the page.

Spec Predicted minimum Predicted recommended (1080p-1440p) Predicted ultra (4K)
OS Windows 10/11, 64-bit Windows 11, 64-bit Windows 11, 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i5-10600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Intel Core i7-14700K / AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
RAM 16GB 32GB 32GB+
GPU NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600 NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti / AMD RX 6700 XT NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super / AMD RX 7900 XT
VRAM 6-8GB 8-12GB 16GB+
Storage 150GB, SSD required 150-180GB, NVMe SSD 180-200GB+, NVMe SSD
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12 DirectX 12 with ray tracing

If you want an actual shopping list with 2026 pricing instead of a spec table, our best gaming PC setup guide breaks the same predictions into budget, mid-range, and high-end builds with real component picks.

Our methodology: why these predictions, not different ones

Nobody outside Rockstar knows what GTA 6 will actually ask a PC to run. Rather than guess in a vacuum, this article builds its predictions on two real, official data points: GTA V’s Enhanced Edition requirements and Red Dead Redemption 2’s requirements, both published by Rockstar itself. Those two games are the closest available comparison because they are the two most recent RAGE-engine open worlds Rockstar has shipped on PC, and both give a documented before-and-after picture of how demanding a Rockstar PC port becomes once it is fully realized.

The logic runs like this: GTA 6 is built for PS5 and Xbox Series X, both built around an 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU and an RDNA2-class GPU, roughly 10.28 teraflops on PS5 and about 12.15 teraflops on the more powerful Series X, with 16GB of shared, fast GDDR6 memory on both. A PC version has to comfortably clear that baseline just to match console performance, then add headroom above it the way every past Rockstar PC port has, since PC ports traditionally target higher resolutions, uncapped frame rates, and extra visual settings the console versions do not offer. Layered on top of that is GTA 6’s own scale: a bigger, denser map than GTA 5, more advanced NPC and traffic simulation, and marketing built around visual fidelity, all of which point toward a PC port that asks for more than RDR2 did, not less.

GTA V Enhanced Edition’s real requirements

This is Rockstar’s actual, currently published spec sheet for GTA V Enhanced Edition, the modern remaster that added ray tracing and DirectStorage support. It is the single most useful real data point we have, since it’s the newest RAGE-derived PC release Rockstar has shipped.

Spec Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 (build 1909+) Windows 11
CPU Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD FX-9590 Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
RAM 8GB 16GB, dual-channel
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 (4GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6400 (4GB) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (8GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8GB)
Storage 105GB, SSD required 105GB, DirectStorage-compatible drive

Two things stand out. First, Rockstar now requires an SSD even at the minimum tier, a hard break from the HDD-friendly requirements the original 2015 GTA V release shipped with. Second, the recommended GPU tier already sits at 8GB of VRAM, which tells you where Rockstar expects the PC ecosystem to be by the time a new RAGE title needs real PC requirements.

Red Dead Redemption 2’s real requirements

RDR2 is the other half of the baseline, and it is the more directly comparable title since it’s an open-world game built on the same production philosophy as GTA 6, just one generation earlier. Rockstar’s official RDR2 PC system requirements are as follows.

Spec Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 Windows 10
CPU Intel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300 Intel Core i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
RAM 8GB 12GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (2GB) / AMD Radeon R9 280 (2GB) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) / AMD Radeon RX 480 (4GB)
Storage 150GB, HDD acceptable at minimum 150GB, SSD recommended

RDR2’s recommended tier is a modest step up from its minimum, a GTX 1060 or RX 480 rather than the GTX 770 baseline, which is a smaller jump than most open-world games ask for between their two published tiers. Storage is the more useful number here: 150GB was already the ask in 2019, before ray tracing or 4K textures became standard expectations.

Predicted minimum specs, broken down

The predicted minimum tier targets 1080p at roughly 30-45fps with settings turned down, similar to what “minimum” has always meant for Rockstar’s PC releases: playable, not pretty.

CPU: An Intel Core i5-10600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is a reasonable minimum prediction. Both sit close to the CPU class inside PS5 and Xbox Series X once you account for the efficiency difference between a console’s fixed, optimized environment and a general-purpose Windows PC. Rockstar’s open worlds lean harder on CPU than most genres because of pedestrian AI, traffic, and physics simulation, so a weak CPU is more likely to bottleneck GTA 6 than a weak GPU is.

GPU: An RTX 2060 or RX 6600 predicted minimum lines up with the jump GTA V Enhanced Edition made over the original 2015 release, and roughly matches the raw compute of the PS5 and Series X GPUs at a lower resolution target.

RAM: 16GB, matching GTA V Enhanced Edition’s recommended tier rather than its minimum. GTA 6’s world density makes an 8GB minimum unlikely.

Storage: 150GB with an SSD required outright, following the pattern GTA V Enhanced Edition already set by refusing HDD installs at any tier.

This tier targets a locked 1080p60 or a comfortable 1440p60 with most settings on, roughly matching what GTA 6 should look like running at Quality Mode settings on PS5 Pro.

CPU: An Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. The X3D chip’s extra cache is worth calling out specifically, since AMD’s 3D V-Cache parts have shown outsized gains in exactly the kind of simulation-heavy open-world titles GTA 6 is expected to be.

GPU: An RTX 3060 Ti or RX 6700 XT, sitting comfortably above the console baseline with enough headroom for 1440p and higher settings than the console Quality Mode is likely to offer.

RAM: 32GB. This is the one place our predicted recommended tier goes noticeably further than GTA V Enhanced Edition’s current recommended spec, because a 2026-era open world with GTA 6’s scope is a heavier background-process game than a decade-old title, even remastered.

Storage: 150-180GB on an NVMe SSD, not just any SSD, following where GTA V Enhanced Edition’s DirectStorage requirement already points.

Predicted ultra/4K specs, broken down

This tier is for players chasing 4K resolution, ray tracing, and a high, stable frame rate, well beyond what any console version will offer.

CPU: An Intel Core i7-14700K or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D. At this tier the CPU matters almost as much as the GPU, since a high frame rate target multiplies how often the CPU has to recalculate traffic, pedestrians, and physics every second.

GPU: An RTX 4070 Ti Super or RX 7900 XT as a realistic floor, with an RTX 5080 or 5090 as the ceiling for anyone chasing maximum settings with ray tracing enabled at 4K.

RAM: 32GB as a floor, with 64GB being reasonable insurance if you also stream, record, or run a heavy multitasking setup alongside the game.

Storage: 180-200GB or more on a fast NVMe drive, accounting for higher-resolution texture packs that a ray-traced ultra setting typically ships alongside.

Storage: how big will the GTA 6 PC install be?

GTA V Enhanced Edition needs 105GB. RDR2 needs 150GB. GTA 6 is built around a larger, denser map than GTA 5, described by Rockstar as spanning the state of Leonida including Vice City, plus higher-resolution textures and audio than either past game shipped with. A predicted install size of 150GB to 200GB or more is a reasonable extrapolation, though the real number will depend on compression choices Rockstar makes closer to any actual PC release. Whatever the exact figure, expect it to land well above the 105GB GTA V Enhanced Edition currently asks for.

Will GTA 6 require an SSD, and will DirectStorage be mandatory?

Almost certainly yes to both. GTA V Enhanced Edition already refuses HDD installs at every tier and lists a DirectStorage-compatible drive at its recommended spec, a clear signal of where Rockstar has moved its baseline expectation. PS5 and Xbox Series X are both built around fast, custom SSD storage as a core architectural assumption, not an optional upgrade, and GTA 6’s marketing has leaned on seamless world traversal with no loading screens. A PC port built to match that experience is very unlikely to support a mechanical hard drive at all, and a fast NVMe SSD, not just any SATA SSD, is the safer prediction for hitting the streaming performance the console versions are designed around.

Ray tracing, DLSS, and FSR: what to expect

GTA V Enhanced Edition added full ray tracing support and DLSS/FSR/XeSS upscaling to a decade-old game specifically to bring it in line with 2025-era PC expectations. GTA 6 is being built from the ground up during that same era, with trailers already showing ray-traced-style lighting and reflections in console footage. A PC version shipping without ray tracing support, or without upscaling options from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, would be a significant step backward from what Rockstar just did with its own back catalog, so expect all three to be supported, with ray tracing likely gated behind the recommended and ultra tiers rather than available at the predicted minimum spec.

Can my PC run GTA 6? Use the console baseline as your yardstick

Since no PC spec sheet exists, the most useful gut-check available right now is comparing your PC to the hardware inside PS5 and Xbox Series X, which is the floor GTA 6 is actually built against.

Console component Real spec Rough PC equivalent
CPU 8-core AMD Zen 2, up to 3.5GHz Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i5-10600K class
GPU RDNA2, 10.28 teraflops RTX 2070 Super / RX 6700 class
RAM 16GB shared GDDR6 16GB dedicated system RAM, minimum
Storage Custom high-speed SSD NVMe SSD, not SATA

If your current PC sits at or above every row in that table, you are in a defensible starting position for whenever a GTA 6 PC version actually arrives. If you are below it on CPU or storage speed specifically, those are the two areas most likely to bottleneck a Rockstar open world regardless of how strong your GPU is.

When will real GTA 6 PC requirements actually appear?

Not soon, and almost certainly not in 2026. Rockstar’s pattern across its last several PC ports is to publish real system requirements only a few weeks to a couple of months ahead of the actual PC release, not at the original console launch or anywhere close to it. RDR2 launched on consoles in October 2018 and did not get a PC version, or PC requirements, until November 2019, about thirteen months later. GTA 5 took even longer, arriving on consoles in September 2013 and not reaching PC until April 2015, roughly nineteen months out. Our GTA 6 PC release guide covers that full timing question in depth, including why Rockstar structures its releases this way, but the short version is: if either precedent holds, real GTA 6 PC requirements are a late 2027 story at the earliest, not a November 2026 one.

That gap is exactly why speculative guides like this one exist, and also exactly why we recommend against buying hardware purely to chase numbers nobody has confirmed. If you are weighing whether GTA 6’s eventual frame rate targets on PS5 and Xbox Series X give any hint about the PC version’s likely demands, our PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X performance breakdown digs into the CPU-bottleneck argument driving that console-side debate right now, and our device compatibility FAQ rounds up every platform GTA 6 will and will not run on at launch.

FAQ

What are the official GTA 6 PC system requirements?

There are none. Rockstar has not announced a PC version of GTA 6, so no minimum, recommended, or any other official spec sheet exists. Every number attached to “GTA 6 PC requirements” anywhere online, including in this article, is a prediction.

What GPU will GTA 6 need on PC?

Based on GTA V Enhanced Edition and RDR2’s real requirement jumps, expect roughly an RTX 2060 or RX 6600 as a predicted minimum, an RTX 3060 Ti or RX 6700 XT for recommended 1080p-1440p, and an RTX 4070 Ti Super or RX 7900 XT or better for a predicted ultra/4K tier. None of this is confirmed.

How much RAM will GTA 6 need?

Predicted minimum is 16GB, matching GTA V Enhanced Edition’s current recommended tier. 32GB is the more realistic predicted floor for a smooth experience, since GTA 6’s open world is built to be denser than any past Rockstar release.

How much storage space will GTA 6 take on PC?

GTA V Enhanced Edition requires 105GB and RDR2 requires 150GB. A reasonable prediction for GTA 6, given a larger map and higher-fidelity assets, is somewhere between 150GB and 200GB+, and Rockstar’s recent PC ports have required a DirectStorage-compatible SSD rather than allowing a mechanical hard drive.

When will Rockstar release official GTA 6 PC system requirements?

Historically, Rockstar publishes real PC specs only a few weeks to a couple of months before a PC version actually ships, not at the console launch. Since GTA 6 launches console-only on November 19, 2026, official PC requirements are unlikely to appear in 2026 at all.

Can my current gaming PC run GTA 6?

If your PC matches or beats the PS5 and Xbox Series X baseline, roughly an 8-core Zen 2 CPU, a GPU in the RTX 3060 to RX 6700 XT class, and 16GB of RAM, you are in a reasonable starting position. Treat anything below that as a likely upgrade candidate once a PC version is confirmed.

SixHype is an independent fan site with no affiliation to Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive. Every spec in this article is a prediction built from Rockstar’s own published GTA V Enhanced Edition and RDR2 requirements, not a leak or an official announcement. This page will be updated the moment Rockstar publishes anything resembling a real GTA 6 PC system requirement.