Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the eleventh title in the Grand Theft Auto series, and t...
Developer: Rockstar North · Publisher: Take-Two Interactive
Official websiteHow this title tends to pressure your system during typical gameplay.
Estimated VRAM floor for stable high settings at 1080p.
Reference FPS target before applying your exact CPU, GPU, and resolution.
Recommended Settings for Grand Theft Auto IV
These are title-specific settings with the biggest FPS gain for the least visual tradeoff.
Improves frametime stability without visual degradation.
Boosts effective 1% low fps and reduces GPU load.
Build Configuration
Algorithm
Resolution-scaled hardware vectors combined with per-game load offsets. Details on Methodology.
Grand Theft Auto IV · 1080p · realistic optimized settings.
Percentage of frames capped by the weaker component.
CPU-bound at 1080p
Intel Core i5-12400F can't keep NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super fully fed in Grand Theft Auto IV. Lower resolution amplifies the gap; a faster CPU would unlock frames.
Estimated System Load
Smart Upgrade Path
Auto-derived from your current build imbalance.
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Rebalances your NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super — pushes projected bottleneck under 8%.