GTA 6 Targets 30 FPS on Current-Gen Consoles With PS5 Pro Ray Tracing Boosts

GTA 6 is expected to operate at 30 frames per second across all console, with ray tracing upgrades on PS5 Pro. Rockstar has now shared the game’s performance targets, and the company says the current-gen release is aimed at 30fps while the game makes full use of each system’s power.

Grand Theft Auto VI has been built from the ground up to deliver the strongest possible experience on current consoles, with a goal of 30 frames per second as it uses both platforms to their limits to bring the wide and detailed world of Leonida to life, all while keeping the richness and visual quality of its locations and people, Rockstar said in a post.

That means whichever console you use — PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X, or Xbox Series S — the game should stay at, or under, 30fps. Since targeting 30fps is not the same as a fixed 30fps lock, some dips may still happen during heavy action.

Ray tracing can add more refined shadows, including ones that soften and spread farther from the object creating them, in a way that matches the size of the light source. Those upgrades are limited to PS5 Pro.

There are also PlayStation-specific touches in the controls, with support for detailed haptic feedback on the DualSense controller — Rockstar says it has fully added this to the game. The same applies to Sony’s Tempest 3D audio for better spatial sound.

Those last two features are available on both standard PS5 and PS5 Pro. Combined with faster loading, Rockstar says Grand Theft Auto VI plays best on PlayStation 5 consoles.

GTA 6 will also be available to play on Xbox Cloud Gaming on every Xbox console, even Xbox One, which is unexpected. However, it will use Xbox Series S graphics settings.

• No specific performance details have been shared yet for Xbox Series S.
• Many expect it to be the least capable version because of the console’s lower hardware power.
• As with all cloud streaming, internet speed and other technical considerations can influence performance in ways that local play would not.

Rockstar also said the game will support Remote Play on both PlayStation and Xbox consoles whenever it launches on November 19.