4K build for GTA V

[basicallymysteamusername]

Budget (including currency): 2000 Pounds

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: GTA V and CUDA

Other details : I have a 1tb SSD, keyboard and mice. I will need a monitor and everything else. It would be a dream to play at 4k120hz, but I'm fine with 4k60hz since it's a sightseeing title. Also, I'd like to buy in the future when stuff is in stock, so assume MSRP prices over scalped eBay ones.

[Kanna]

This might be a dumb question but does GTA V actually support 4K without mods?

[porina]

4 minutes ago, Kanna said:

This might be a dumb question but does GTA V actually support 4K without mods?

Why wouldn't it? It's not that old a title. I could walk about 4m to my left and try it on my 4k TV system in a bit. Would need a download most likely.

 

As for performance, a 2080Ti reportedly does around 60+ fps depending on settings, so I'd imagine a 3070 would do well here. Rest of system not so important, but in that budget I'd imaging an 8 core CPU (e.g. 10700k, 5800X, or 11700k might be out by then) would be plenty for that and future gaming.

[Kanna]

Just now, porina said:

Why wouldn't it? It's not that old a title. I could walk about 4m to my left and try it on my 4k TV system in a bit. Would need a download most likely.

 

As for performance, a 2080Ti reportedly does around 60+ fps depending on settings, so I'd imagine a 3070 would do well here. Rest of system not so important, but in that budget I'd imaging an 8 core CPU (e.g. 10700k, 5800X, or 11700k might be out by then) would be plenty for that and future gaming.

Well wasn’t focusing that it was old more like does it give a better look actually?

[basicallymysteamusername]

10 minutes ago, Kanna said:

This might be a dumb question but does GTA V actually support 4K without mods?

yes

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Not massively knowledgeable about 4k monitors but I have heard good things about this one. it is quite expensive and going for a lower refresh rate will lower the price. 

 

14 minutes ago, Kanna said:

This might be a dumb question but does GTA V actually support 4K without mods?

I'm pretty sure it does yes.

[porina]

16 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Well wasn’t focusing that it was old more like does it give a better look actually?

As I've only recently got a 4k system capable of reasonable framerates at higher settings, I haven't specifically tried GTAV on it so can only talk in general. Most games, even older ones, do look better at 4k than lower resolutions simply due to the pixel count. If there are better textures, that's great, but it is not essential.

 

Download is looking like about an hour. It isn't exactly a small game. For reference my system is 10600k with 2080Ti. If next gen stuff isn't restricted I think 3080 would be sweet, 3070 if budget needs to be held back a bit.

[Kanna]

Just now, porina said:

As I've only recently got a 4k system capable of reasonable framerates at higher settings, I haven't specifically tried GTAV on it so can only talk in general. Most games, even older ones, do look better at 4k than lower resolutions simply due to the pixel count. If there are better textures, that's great, but it is not essential.

 

Download is looking like about an hour. It isn't exactly a small game. For reference my system is 10600k with 2080Ti. If next gen stuff isn't restricted I think 3080 would be sweet, 3070 if budget needs to be held back a bit.

Okay no need to install it’s fine 

[porina]

Just now, Kanna said:

Okay no need to install it’s fine 

I'm curious what the performance is and how it looks myself! While you could look up benchmarks on other sites that have already tested for 4k, it isn't the same as in person.

[porina]

Ok, done some benchmarks on my system for indication. I had forgotten how bad the launcher is at remembering settings. They still haven't fixed that after all these years. Note the benchmark has 5 sub-benches. I will list the average fps results for each pass, rounded to nearest fps:

 

4k max: 96, 66, 78, 90, 87

4k default: 129, 118, 111, 128, 130

1440p default: 152, 164, 158, 181, 163

1080p default: 154, 165, 159, 180, 165

 

Key components:

i5-10600k at stock

2x8GB Kingston HyperX RGB at 3600

2080Ti stock

 

Test settings: for "default" I went in game, set the desired resolution in fullscreen mode, vsync off. I also set the game to DX11. Went to "load defaults" which puts most things on high/very high. For "max" I manually went through the settings, and where possible turned up any where it gave an option e.g. some high to very high or ultra. 

 

How did it look? At default settings, 4k just looked crisp and full of detail. I'm viewing this on a 55" TV and sitting pretty close to it. There was detail everywhere you look. Dropping down to 1440p it still looked very good. This is still on a 4k display, so non-native resolution. Some parts looked softer, and there was some aliasing becoming noticeable in fine details like buildings or other structures with high contrast lines. 1080p was more noticeably lower in quality. Aliasing was more obvious everywhere. 

 

At 4k max settings, it looked good as you'd imagine, but could I tell it was better than defaults? I can't say. It was obvious the frame rate was lower, even though I'm running the display at 60 Hz and it did not drop below that. Maybe it would require a side by side image comparison to show the difference, but if you have to do that, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Test settings in spoiler.

Spoiler

System components

Gigabyte Z490 Elite AC (bios F4), i5-10600k, Noctua D15, Kingston HyperX RGB 4000@3600 2x8GB, EVGA 2080Ti Black (driver 461.40), EVGA 850W, Corsair 230T, Crucial P1 1TB + MX500 1TB, LG OLED55B9PLA 4k120 G-Sync Compatible

Windows 10 20H2 with all offered updates as of Jan 2021

 

4k default settings

Display: 3840x2160 (FullScreen) @ 59Hz VSync OFF
Tessellation: 2
LodScale: 1.000000
PedLodBias: 0.200000
VehicleLodBias: 0.000000
ShadowQuality: 2
ReflectionQuality: 2
ReflectionMSAA: 0
SSAO: 2
AnisotropicFiltering: 16
MSAA: 0
MSAAFragments: 0
MSAAQuality: 0
SamplingMode: 0
TextureQuality: 2
ParticleQuality: 2
WaterQuality: 1
GrassQuality: 1
ShaderQuality: 2
Shadow_SoftShadows: 2
UltraShadows_Enabled: false
Shadow_ParticleShadows: true
Shadow_Distance: 1.000000
Shadow_LongShadows: false
Shadow_SplitZStart: 0.930000
Shadow_SplitZEnd: 0.890000
Shadow_aircraftExpWeight: 0.990000
Shadow_DisableScreenSizeCheck: false
Reflection_MipBlur: true
FXAA_Enabled: true
TXAA_Enabled: false
Lighting_FogVolumes: true
Shader_SSA: true
DX_Version: 2
CityDensity: 1.000000
PedVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
VehicleVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
PostFX: 2
DoF: true
HdStreamingInFlight: false
MaxLodScale: 0.000000
MotionBlurStrength: 0.000000
 

4k max settings

Display: 3840x2160 (FullScreen) @ 60Hz VSync OFF
Tessellation: 3
LodScale: 1.000000
PedLodBias: 0.200000
VehicleLodBias: 0.000000
ShadowQuality: 3
ReflectionQuality: 3
ReflectionMSAA: 8
SSAO: 2
AnisotropicFiltering: 16
MSAA: 0
MSAAFragments: 0
MSAAQuality: 0
SamplingMode: 0
TextureQuality: 2
ParticleQuality: 2
WaterQuality: 2
GrassQuality: 3
ShaderQuality: 2
Shadow_SoftShadows: 3
UltraShadows_Enabled: false
Shadow_ParticleShadows: true
Shadow_Distance: 1.000000
Shadow_LongShadows: false
Shadow_SplitZStart: 0.930000
Shadow_SplitZEnd: 0.890000
Shadow_aircraftExpWeight: 0.990000
Shadow_DisableScreenSizeCheck: false
Reflection_MipBlur: true
FXAA_Enabled: true
TXAA_Enabled: false
Lighting_FogVolumes: true
Shader_SSA: true
DX_Version: 2
CityDensity: 1.000000
PedVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
VehicleVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
PostFX: 3
DoF: true
HdStreamingInFlight: false
MaxLodScale: 0.000000
MotionBlurStrength: 0.000000

 

[basicallymysteamusername]

23 minutes ago, porina said:

Ok, done some benchmarks on my system for indication. I had forgotten how bad the launcher is at remembering settings. They still haven't fixed that after all these years. Note the benchmark has 5 sub-benches. I will list the average fps results for each pass, rounded to nearest fps:

 

4k max: 96, 66, 78, 90, 87

4k default: 129, 118, 111, 128, 130

1440p default: 152, 164, 158, 181, 163

1080p default: 154, 165, 159, 180, 165

 

Key components:

i5-10600k at stock

2x8GB Kingston HyperX RGB at 3600

2080Ti stock

 

Test settings: for "default" I went in game, set the desired resolution in fullscreen mode, vsync off. I also set the game to DX11. Went to "load defaults" which puts most things on high/very high. For "max" I manually went through the settings, and where possible turned up any where it gave an option e.g. some high to very high or ultra. 

 

How did it look? At default settings, 4k just looked crisp and full of detail. I'm viewing this on a 55" TV and sitting pretty close to it. There was detail everywhere you look. Dropping down to 1440p it still looked very good. This is still on a 4k display, so non-native resolution. Some parts looked softer, and there was some aliasing becoming noticeable in fine details like buildings or other structures with high contrast lines. 1080p was more noticeably lower in quality. Aliasing was more obvious everywhere. 

 

At 4k max settings, it looked good as you'd imagine, but could I tell it was better than defaults? I can't say. It was obvious the frame rate was lower, even though I'm running the display at 60 Hz and it did not drop below that. Maybe it would require a side by side image comparison to show the difference, but if you have to do that, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Test settings in spoiler.

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System components

Gigabyte Z490 Elite AC (bios F4), i5-10600k, Noctua D15, Kingston HyperX RGB 4000@3600 2x8GB, EVGA 2080Ti Black (driver 461.40), EVGA 850W, Corsair 230T, Crucial P1 1TB + MX500 1TB, LG OLED55B9PLA 4k120 G-Sync Compatible

Windows 10 20H2 with all offered updates as of Jan 2021

 

4k default settings

Display: 3840x2160 (FullScreen) @ 59Hz VSync OFF
Tessellation: 2
LodScale: 1.000000
PedLodBias: 0.200000
VehicleLodBias: 0.000000
ShadowQuality: 2
ReflectionQuality: 2
ReflectionMSAA: 0
SSAO: 2
AnisotropicFiltering: 16
MSAA: 0
MSAAFragments: 0
MSAAQuality: 0
SamplingMode: 0
TextureQuality: 2
ParticleQuality: 2
WaterQuality: 1
GrassQuality: 1
ShaderQuality: 2
Shadow_SoftShadows: 2
UltraShadows_Enabled: false
Shadow_ParticleShadows: true
Shadow_Distance: 1.000000
Shadow_LongShadows: false
Shadow_SplitZStart: 0.930000
Shadow_SplitZEnd: 0.890000
Shadow_aircraftExpWeight: 0.990000
Shadow_DisableScreenSizeCheck: false
Reflection_MipBlur: true
FXAA_Enabled: true
TXAA_Enabled: false
Lighting_FogVolumes: true
Shader_SSA: true
DX_Version: 2
CityDensity: 1.000000
PedVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
VehicleVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
PostFX: 2
DoF: true
HdStreamingInFlight: false
MaxLodScale: 0.000000
MotionBlurStrength: 0.000000
 

4k max settings

Display: 3840x2160 (FullScreen) @ 60Hz VSync OFF
Tessellation: 3
LodScale: 1.000000
PedLodBias: 0.200000
VehicleLodBias: 0.000000
ShadowQuality: 3
ReflectionQuality: 3
ReflectionMSAA: 8
SSAO: 2
AnisotropicFiltering: 16
MSAA: 0
MSAAFragments: 0
MSAAQuality: 0
SamplingMode: 0
TextureQuality: 2
ParticleQuality: 2
WaterQuality: 2
GrassQuality: 3
ShaderQuality: 2
Shadow_SoftShadows: 3
UltraShadows_Enabled: false
Shadow_ParticleShadows: true
Shadow_Distance: 1.000000
Shadow_LongShadows: false
Shadow_SplitZStart: 0.930000
Shadow_SplitZEnd: 0.890000
Shadow_aircraftExpWeight: 0.990000
Shadow_DisableScreenSizeCheck: false
Reflection_MipBlur: true
FXAA_Enabled: true
TXAA_Enabled: false
Lighting_FogVolumes: true
Shader_SSA: true
DX_Version: 2
CityDensity: 1.000000
PedVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
VehicleVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
PostFX: 3
DoF: true
HdStreamingInFlight: false
MaxLodScale: 0.000000
MotionBlurStrength: 0.000000

 

Did you use more than 8 gigs of vram?

[porina]

2 minutes ago, basicallymysteamusername said:

Did you use more than 8 gigs of vram?

I didn't monitor the usage while it was running, but give me a moment and I can check that as the system is still set up.

 

I can comment that the vram indicator built into the game didn't go above 4GB at the 4k max settings I used.

[porina]

10 minutes ago, basicallymysteamusername said:

Did you use more than 8 gigs of vram?

I just ran it at 1440p windowed, so I can see GPU-Z at the same time. It peaked around 5.2GB. I think it was still on max settings as that was the last test I did before this one.