Hello,
As the title states, I've spent months searching and trying different things/"solutions" and so far nothing worked, I'm getting 150+ FPS in single player and under 100fps in online (60 or less in full public lobbies with 25 players or more) with low GPU and CPU usage (40% max, usually in the 30%'s).
Settings:
Non-Steam/Social club version of GTA bought from Rockstar store directly
1920x1080
No AA and No FXAA
No advanced graphic settings
All settings set to normal and/or off, All sliders set to the lowest setting (aka lowest possible graphics settings from inside the game)
Hardware:
Asus Maximus VI Hero (Z87) with the latest bios
4770k@4.5ghz (Yes, It's stable and max temps are 75c)
16gb (2x8) 1600mhz DDR3 (Yes, They're installed in the correct slots for dual channel with XMP profile set in the bios)
GTX 1080 (Installed correctly in the first 16x slot with the latest drivers and stable OC, max temps are 75c)
Corsair RM850 (Yes, All the cables connected and seated correctly to the correct ports)
Samsung 840Pro SSD which hosts my Windows and GTA
Asus VG248QE 144hz 24" 1080p monitor connected via DVI to my GTX 1080
Windows 10 Pro 64bit currently and Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit previously
FAQ answers:
-Yes, I've cleared cache for both the game and windows and deleted the GTA folder inside the Documents folder.
-Yes, I've verified the game files and reinstalled it on the old Windows 8.1 and on a clean Windows 10.
-Yes, I'm using the latest drivers for all of my hardware.
-Yes, I've tried DDU and older Nvidia drivers.
-Yes, I've checked the background processes in case they're eating resources and none of them do other than GTA.
-Yes, I've checked the OC settings, Temps, Fans, Fan curves, Bios settings, you name it.
-Yes, I'm using high performance power plan.
-Yes, I've set it to the power option to max performance in the Nvidia control panel.
-Yes, I've set the pre-render frames to 1.
-Yes, I've set the Physx to GTX 1080.
-Yes, I've tried Windows 10 game mode ON and OFF
-Yes, I've tried with Fullscreen, Windowed, Windowed borderless, No FPS difference.
-Yes, I've tried V-Sync ON and OFF, No FPS difference in Online but with it Off the game menus lag.
-Yes, I've checked my SSD performance and it's fine.
-Yes, I've tried disabling hyper threading and it lowered my FPS.
-Yes, I've tried all the possible Windows 10 compatibility settings and DPI settings and it only made it worse.
-Yes, I've tried DX10, 10.1, 11. DX10 gives extra FPS but nothing major.
-Yes, I'm getting fantastic performance/high FPS in other games (old and new) without any issues.
-Yes, I need more than 120fps because with 144hz monitor 60-80 FPS is not a pleasant experience, Specially if you add the FPS drops and general lag of full GTA lobbies.
-No, I will NOT upgrade my CPU and/or my GPU, I'm having performance problems with GTA and ONLY GTA.
-No, I'm not the only one having this problem with GTA specifically, There's plenty of posts from people with better hardware and having the same issues and I've gone through most of those posts which is why I decided to add this FAQ answer section to save my time and yours and to also eliminate irrelevant questions/answers.
-And finally, I saved the best for last: Yes, I've tried 800x600 all settings are low and/or off and I shit you not, Couldn't get 90fps in full lobbies.
Questions:
-What the actual fuck?
-Are you getting high FPS (120+) in full lobbies? How? What hardware and OS are you using?
-Any actual/non-turn it ON/OFF tier solution to this issue?
