We've finally reached a point where you can brutefoce decent performance on mid-range hardware. Still not quite amazing if you're interested in consistent 100+fps, but a locked 60fps experience is now quite nice.
On my last playthrough after upgrading to a modern CPU, I had a pretty much locked 60 experience wtithout any mods.Not on GTA IV. It doesn't run truly well on anything without mods.
On my last playthrough after upgrading to a modern CPU, I had a pretty much locked 60 experience wtithout any mods.
I certainly wasn't monitoring my framegraph 24/7, but I played for 30 or so hours and the only blatant issue were the choppy cutscenes. Could there have been some drops in the high 50s? Sure, but I don't think one can notice those in a modern Gsync monitor. Did the xbox version get a resolution bump? Because it looked too blurry even back then, I wouldn't want to play at 720p with extra blur added on top to gain a couple more frames.'Pretty much'. I guess it depends how sensitive you are to caring about dropped frames. There shouldn't be any, modern hardware should be running it at 200fps minimums when you think how ancient PC hardware of 2008 is nowadays. Xbox remains the best way to play this (unless you use the above mentioned mods) imo.
PC hardware didn't continue improving in a straight line. It went from single core performance to multiple cores, etc. I'm sure if GTA4 was given an under the hood makeover with modern tech in mind it would be the flawless 200fps, but since that isn't happening DXVK helps achieve largely the same result.'Pretty much'. I guess it depends how sensitive you are to caring about dropped frames. There shouldn't be any, modern hardware should be running it at 200fps minimums when you think how ancient PC hardware of 2008 is nowadays. Xbox remains the best way to play this (unless you use the above mentioned mods) imo.
PC hardware didn't continue improving in a straight line. It went from single core performance to multiple cores, etc. I'm sure if GTA4 was given an under the hood makeover with modern tech in mind it would be the flawless 200fps, but since that isn't happening DXVK helps achieve largely the same result.
I can't imagine anyone that games on PC saying "I'd rather play on console than throw a couple fixes in and be able to utilise my modern hardware"
I think it got 60fps boost if running on One X/XSX, but I don’t believe it had a resolution boost.I certainly wasn't monitoring my framegraph 24/7, but I played for 30 or so hours and the only blatant issue were the choppy cutscenes. Could there have been some drops in the high 50s? Sure, but I don't think one can notice those in a modern Gsync monitor. Did the xbox version get a resolution bump? Because it looked too blurry even back then, I wouldn't want to play at 720p with extra blur added on top to gain a couple more frames.
I think it got 60fps boost if running on One X/XSX, but I don’t believe it had a resolution boost.
That said it is not too bad on XSX with a TV that can do decent upscaling.
The IQ is just so poor on 360, I remember even on release. It just assumed it was sub native 720p but it wasn't, it's just the looks like a smudged mess, it's like the PC version with the definition option switched off.The framerate on the 360 is actually unlocked (up to 60fps) so it isn't FPS Boost, it's just the power of the modern consoles. It is unfortunately still 720p but is still a very good looking game and was way ahead of its time.
Was this the Steam version? If so I will give it a shot.With dxvk I played it literally maxed out at uhd on 3060 Ti and i7 10700 without dropping frames.
Please give me more details on your experience without mods?On my last playthrough after upgrading to a modern CPU, I had a pretty much locked 60 experience wtithout any mods.
With DXVK (steam version) I had an almost stutter free experience running the game at 5K 60 FPS.
The framerate on the 360 is actually unlocked (up to 60fps) so it isn't FPS Boost, it's just the power of the modern consoles. It is unfortunately still 720p but is still a very good looking game and was way ahead of its time.
Is there a fix to center the camera behind the car?
This mod is brilliant for the vehicles, the guy tracked down most of the source textures and the license plates are a huge improvement over the originals:but I found the textures to be pretty bad above 1080p, so I recommend some upscaled textures/characters.
A lot of mod guides are outdated, you don't really need to downgrade the game anymore unless you want to play the old multiplayer modes. The biggest loss is ENB graphics mods, which only work properly on an ancient version of the game.I bought it last year and attempted to run it on a ryzen and 4090. I ran it without mods, it worked, I spent 2 hours following a mod guide to make it look better, it completely broke the game and had a ton of visual issues, I spent 4 hours trying to get it to run the next day, gave up and never played it on PC
The Lost and Damned has a noise filter, this can be turned off in the display settings.I tried the Lost and damned section recently and thought it looked awful at 4k. Maybe I did something wrong with settings, but it looked extremely dated. My GFWL version is hiding somewhere.
There was a Remaster planned but i've read somewhere it was scrapped. Too bad.they really need to update the graphics for this game. It's a great game but it looks like shit even with mods.
Same, I was able to bruteforce it with a 2700X and 3090.On my last playthrough after upgrading to a modern CPU, I had a pretty much locked 60 experience wtithout any mods.
Man, GTA IV with DLCs and Vice City are by far my favorite. I would have loved a proper GTA IV remaster and Vice-City Remake (just expanded and updated version of the original not the horror story trilogy “remaster”).There was a Remaster planned but i've read somewhere it was scrapped. Too bad.
I am going to try it out. Only have a 3080Ti but I am ok with 60fps.Just picked it up on the Steam sale. Running the latest version + Fusion Fix for RAW Input, FOV, Anti-Aliasing, etc. That + DSR to 1.78x or 2.25x finally yielded decent image quality. Brute forcing it to triple digit frames at 5760x2400 with a 7800X3D / 4090.
Also played briefly on Steam Deck OLED and it runs well at default settings, maybe even slightly higher.
I am going to try it out. Only have a 3080Ti but I am ok with 60fps.
Will give both a shot and see. Haven’t played the game in ages and last time I did was on One X.Should be good. Also tried DXVK but it doesn't seem to do much in my case. Only tested everything briefly though, to be fair.
Only? it's still a beast unless you play Alan Wake 2I am going to try it out. Only have a 3080Ti but I am ok with 60fps.
I mean compared to 4080, 4090, 4070 Ti / Super or 7900 XTX or 7900 XT it’s not quite there. Otherwise yes, it’s still a great card.Only? it's still a beast unless you play Alan Wake 2