gta 5 lags

[jake pace]

so as you probably know gta v is now free but i have noticed random lag spikes when playing on high or medium 

even though my specs are higher than recomended my specs are a gtx 970 16 gb 1600 mhz  i5 3570k  

[Maniac.FN]

I have a similar problem, but I have just above minimum specs with a 3400g. I use integrated graphics. The game will freeze after 15 mins, and I don't know what the problem is. I can run other games well, just not this one. When the game freezes, it just kicks me out.

[AMD A10-9600P]

First thing to try is turning your settings down a bit, even if your PC is over the recommended specs it still might not be enough to get the highest settings running flawlessly

8 hours ago, jake pace said:

so as you probably know gta v is now free but i have noticed random lag spikes when playing on high or medium 

even though my specs are higher than recomended my specs are a gtx 970 16 gb 1600 mhz  i5 3570k  

 

[jake pace]

@bengeoghegan11 does the same thing on medium direrct x 10 with some low but any lower than that it looks discusting

 

[AMD A10-9600P]

3 minutes ago, jake pace said:

@bengeoghegan11 does the same thing on medium direrct x 10 with some low but any lower than that it looks discusting

 

Ok, just a thought, does GTA give any options for Direct X 11, or even 12? If so you could try those. Are you on GTA Online as well? The high demand at the moment could be contributing to the problem

[AMD A10-9600P]

Just another thought, have you got the GeForce Experience app? If so try using this to set GTA 5 to the optimal settings that it recommends