Push Square and VGC: Rockstar's Rob Nelson says GTA 6 runs at 30fps, 60fps option undecided

Push Square reported on August 27, 2026 that GTA 6 was targeting 30 frames per second on consoles, and that Rockstar had not decided whether to add a 60fps mode. Video Games Chronicle followed on August 28. Both pieces rest on one account: the YouTuber Davy Jones, who visited Rockstar's Edinburgh offices with other creators and spoke to Rob Nelson, whom Push Square named as lead developer and co-director.

According to Jones, Nelson said the consoles were running the game at 30fps during this period of development. VGC quoted a machine-translated excerpt from Jones' video, passed along by Kotaku. In Push Square's wording, Nelson said he would need "to consult the technical team" to find out whether a 60fps option would come at launch or later.

That is a long way from a formal announcement. Rockstar had not published a frame rate target on its own channels, and the account is second-hand and translated. VGC's headline said the 30fps figure was confirmed, but its own text said 60fps "likely" would not be there at launch, which is the more careful reading.

Several things were not covered. VGC said Nelson did not have details on resolution or other technical features such as ray tracing. Nelson's reported remarks did not mention the PS5 Pro. VGC read them as a sign that a hoped-for 40fps Pro mode would not arrive at launch, and Push Square suggested the Pro was unlikely to double the frame rate. Both were the outlets' own readings, not Rockstar's.

Since then, Rockstar has spoken for itself. In its pre-load announcement of November 10, it said the game was targeting 30 frames per second on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and it mentioned no 60fps mode.