Windows 7: GTA IV max settings

Dampkring · 05 Aug 2010

I just wanted to know if I could run GTA IV on very high with this config:

AMD Phenom II X6
Radeon HD 5970 2GB
6GB Corsair Dominator

thanx

smarteyeball · 06 Aug 2010

Not maxed out - there will still be a few settings you will have to lower, but you should be able to find a decent compromise between decent IQ and smooth frame rates.

It also depends on your resolution.

Dampkring · 06 Aug 2010

1280x1024 res.
what does this game need to run at max? xD
I saw videos on youtube where it runs everything on max, and their config is not so high, fake?

Everlong · 06 Aug 2010

You can add an extra parameter to a GTA IV shortcut that removes the limit, so you can set the max settings regardless of how much VRAM you have. I have max settings on mine without that extra parameter, at 1920x1080 res and I think it uses around 1.1GB VRAM, and my card has just under 1.3GB.

Dampkring · 06 Aug 2010

so I could run all max with 1280x1024 res. without any problems?
I will get a Radeon HD 5970 2GB instead of the HD 5870.

Seven Eleven · 07 Aug 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Dampkring

so I could run all max with 1280x1024 res. without any problems?
I will get a Radeon HD 5970 2GB instead of the HD 5870.

you are getting 5970 with 2gb and your display is still 17"? O_O

madtownidiot · 07 Aug 2010

GTA 4 probably wouldn't even run at max settings if you had a gtx 480. It wasn't very well written.

Dampkring · 07 Aug 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Seven Eleven

you are getting 5970 with 2gb and your display is still 17"? O_O

Quote: Originally Posted by madtownidiot

GTA 4 probably wouldn't even run at max settings if you had a gtx 480. It wasn't very well written.

What was not very well written?
HD 5970, GTX 480, kinda same thing, for me ATI > Nvidia anyway

Whatever, enough of this topic, this is only speculation...

madtownidiot · 07 Aug 2010

either way.. it's not anything wrong with the hardware. Just a poorly written graphics engine

Wishmaster · 07 Aug 2010

at 1280x1024 I would think eve 512Mb vram would be plenty.

1Gb certainly is.

As odd as it sounds, you may do just as well or better performance wise, moving up to higher res monitor.

Most of the modern cards arent really working that much at that low of res.
Really need at least 1680x1050 or more before they really start helping.

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