Bare Minimum PC Requirements to run GTA V on old PC's -
- You need at least a 64 bit Atom/Pentium/Celeron processor to run GTA V, it doesn't work on 32 bit processors.
- You need to install the 64 bit version of Windows Vista or newer to run GTA V.
- You need at least 1.5GB of RAM to run GTA V, if you have RAM lesser than ~6GB, the game shall need the windows pagefile to work.
- You need at least 55GB of disk space to install GTA V.
- GTA V can work well from your normal HDD or even from an external drive, however, your game will take a greater time to load itself into your PC's RAM. If you have an SSD, it would simply speed up the time in which the game loads its own files into your PC's RAM, so GTA V doesn't NEED an SSD.
Steps to run GTA V on old PC's and get higher playable FPS -
- If you have 6GB RAM or higher, you can free up your PC's ram and then disable your windows pagefile to run GTA V on your PC. Remember, keeping the pagefile disabled yields better performace and higher FPS.
- Open your game's root directory (where your game's files are stored) and copy the file "commandline.txt" into this directory.
- Browse to the Documents folder/library in your PC and go to Rockstar Games\GTA V and copy the file "settings.xml" into this directory.
References -
https://www.gta5-mods.com