GTA 5 Optimal Graphics Configuration (2021)

									GTA 5 Optimal Graphics Configuration [2021]


Want to get your Grand Theft Auto V PC version looking absolutely amazing with only a few settings changes and no messing around with mods? Here's how! Note that these instructions apply mainly to Nvidia GPUs; I don't know the AMD equivalents (if any) for some of these settings. A reasonably powerful GPU is necessary to get smooth framerates, as these settings can take their toll on weaker systems. For reference my i7 9700K / RTX 3070 system gets around 60-80FPS+ @ 2560x1440 with these settings.


The Instructions in Graphical Form:

https://ibb.co/pLh0kW4
or
https://imgur.com/gallery/ENlZuwY


*** UPDATE *** These settings have now been superseded by my SuperHQ Graphics Settings for GTA 5. They provide similar/slightly better image quality, but run literally twice as fast as the older settings. Give them a try first:
https://pastebin.com/8hCyPJ0i




Text Instructions:

1. Find your settings.xml file, typically under C:\Users\[username]\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA V

2. Make a copy of settings.xml as a backup, and store it somewhere safe.

3. Open the original settings.xml file with any text editor (e.g. Notepad.exe or the free Notepad++), and copy and paste the text further below over the existing text between the <graphics> </graphics> tags.

4. Save and close settings.xml.

5. Right-click on settings.xml and under Properties, tick 'read only'. This is to prevent the game from changing the settings when next you run it.

Next, open the Nvidia Control Panel, and under Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings, find (or add) a profile for GTA5.exe, and make the following changes:

Image Sharpening: Select On, set Sharpen to 0.01 and Ignore Film Grain to 1.00
Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
Multi-Frame Sampled AA: On
Texture Filtering - Negative LOD Bias: Allow

6. Click Apply, then launch the game as normal. When in the game, avoid entering the Graphics Settings page as the game will then try to automatically alter (reduce) some of these settings, and complain that it can't because the file is read-only. You can ignore this, but you will need to restore the Extended Shadow Distance slider back to full or restart the game, for maximum visual quality to again be implemented.


The results are shown in numerous high quality PNG screenshots, which have not been edited in any way:

https://imgur.com/gallery/ENlZuwY


Example videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiB9QlvsPVo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXp_xpOfJvM



This information is public domain - you can share/reproduce it (and associated images) wherever & however you wish, without my explicit permission, so that more people can get GTA V looking great!


Cheers,
Koroush Ghazi





    <Tessellation value="3" />
    <LodScale value="1.000000" />
    <PedLodBias value="0.200000" />
    <VehicleLodBias value="0.000000" />
    <ShadowQuality value="3" />
    <ReflectionQuality value="3" />
    <ReflectionMSAA value="4" />
    <SSAO value="2" />
    <AnisotropicFiltering value="0" />
    <MSAA value="2" />
    <MSAAFragments value="0" />
    <MSAAQuality value="0" />
    <SamplingMode value="6" />
    <TextureQuality value="2" />
    <ParticleQuality value="2" />
    <WaterQuality value="2" />
    <GrassQuality value="2" />
    <ShaderQuality value="2" />
    <Shadow_SoftShadows value="3" />
    <UltraShadows_Enabled value="true" />
    <Shadow_ParticleShadows value="true" />
    <Shadow_Distance value="2.000000" />
    <Shadow_LongShadows value="true" />
    <Shadow_SplitZStart value="1.000000" />
    <Shadow_SplitZEnd value="0.999900" />
    <Shadow_aircraftExpWeight value="0.990000" />
    <Shadow_DisableScreenSizeCheck value="false" />
    <Reflection_MipBlur value="true" />
    <FXAA_Enabled value="true" />
    <TXAA_Enabled value="true" />
    <Lighting_FogVolumes value="true" />
    <Shader_SSA value="true" />
    <DX_Version value="2" />
    <CityDensity value="1.000000" />
    <PedVarietyMultiplier value="1.000000" />
    <VehicleVarietyMultiplier value="1.000000" />
    <PostFX value="3" />
    <DoF value="true" />
    <HdStreamingInFlight value="true" />
    <MaxLodScale value="1.000000" />
    <MotionBlurStrength value="0.200000" />




Note: This paste was updated on Sept 5 2021. The settings remain the same, only the instructions have been revised to make things much easier to follow, plus lots of new screenshots added.


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