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Will GTA 6 run at 60 fps?

AnswerConfirmedRockstar targets 30fps; 60fps not announced (as of Nov 2026)

60fps hasn’t been announced. Rockstar’s November 10, 2026 Newswire post says GTA 6 is “targeting 30 frames per second” on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and it doesn’t mention a 60fps or performance mode or give a resolution. The PS5 Pro gets improved clarity through PSSR and ray-traced shadows, but Rockstar gives no separate Pro frame rate.

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Before Rockstar’s post, the 30fps figure was second-hand: in August, Kotaku and VGC reported a comment from Rockstar North’s Rob Nelson, relayed by a YouTuber, about a build in progress. Whether a 60fps option arrives at launch or later was still to be checked, per that report, and Rockstar hasn’t announced one since.

In August, Digital Foundry judged the PS5 footage to be about 1440p at a relatively stable 30fps. Rockstar names PSSR and ray-traced shadows as PS5 Pro extras but gives no Pro frame rate, and store pages list no figures.

At a glance

Checked 10 November 2026

Official frame rate
Targeting 30fps on current consoles (Rockstar, Nov 10)
From Rockstar
Rockstar developer, via a YouTuber
30fps on consoles in development (August 2026)
Reported
60fps option
Not announced; not mentioned in Rockstar’s Nov 10 post
Not confirmed
Digital Foundry on footage
About 1440p, relatively stable 30fps, base PS5 (August 2026)
Reported
PS5 Pro
PSSR clarity and Pro-only ray-traced shadows; no Pro frame rate given
From Rockstar
Xbox Series X|S
Covered by the same 30fps target; no other figures
From Rockstar

What has Rockstar actually said about GTA 6 frame rate?

On November 10, 2026, it gave a target. Its Newswire post that day says GTA VI was made for the current generation of consoles and is “targeting 30 frames per second” on both platforms. It doesn’t mention a 60fps or performance mode or give a resolution, and the store listings we checked in October showed no figures either.

Before that, the only figure was second-hand. In August, Kotaku reported, via the Portuguese site Flow Games, that YouTuber Davy Jones visited Rockstar North and passed on a comment from Rob Nelson: during development, the consoles were running the game at 30 frames per second. Whether a 60fps option comes at launch, or later, still had to be checked with the technical team, according to that account. VGC ran the same quote under a “confirmed” headline, though its article said only that 60fps likely wouldn’t arrive at launch. Rockstar’s own post now gives 30fps as its target, and says nothing about a 60fps option.

The Vice City skyline and bay at dusk, with a helicopter passing a lit tower
The Vice City skyline and bay at dusk, with a helicopter passing a lit tower · © Rockstar Games

What did Digital Foundry find in the footage?

In August, before Rockstar’s post, Digital Foundry studied An Extended Look, which Rockstar says was captured entirely in-game on PlayStation 5. As Pure Xbox summarized it, DF judged the internal resolution to be about 1440p, “without DRS” (no dynamic resolution scaling) at least in that video, with a fairly simple upscale to 4K, and a “relatively stable and well-paced 30FPS”.

DF also called a 60fps version “extremely unlikely on console hardware”, and Pure Xbox read the analysis as pointing to 1440p at 30fps as the likeliest result. That is an analysis of a curated video, not a Rockstar spec. See what the Extended Look showed.

The Vice City skyline at night, with a Ferris wheel and an arena by the bay
The Vice City skyline at night, with a Ferris wheel and an arena by the bay · © Rockstar Games

Will the PS5 Pro version run at 60fps?

Rockstar hasn’t said so. Its November 10 post gives the Pro two extras, a clearer image from PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) and ray-traced shadows “only available on PlayStation 5 Pro”, but no separate Pro frame rate or resolution. Sony’s listing carries a “PS5 Pro Enhanced” label with no figures, and DF’s analysis centred on the base PS5.

In August, Kotaku wondered whether Pro owners might get a 40fps mode on 120Hz TVs. VGC read the developer’s comment as a sign that wouldn’t happen, at least at launch. Both are readings of one remark, not announcements, so any Pro frame-rate mode you read about online is unconfirmed.

Traffic on an elevated Vice City highway, the downtown skyline, a gold dome and the marina behind it
Traffic on an elevated Vice City highway, the downtown skyline, a gold dome and the marina behind it · © Rockstar Games

What about Xbox Series X and Series S?

Rockstar’s 30fps target covers both console families, Xbox Series X|S included, but there are no other Xbox numbers. The Xbox listing only says “Optimized for Xbox Series X|S”, and An Extended Look was captured on PS5. DF made no Xbox claim, and Pure Xbox’s expectation of similar results on Series X is its own inference.

The Series S is the open question for us, because it’s the weakest console on the list. Rockstar hasn’t said how its version differs, though it says Xbox Cloud Gaming will use Xbox Series S graphics settings. More in which platforms GTA 6 is on.

Could a 60fps mode come after launch?

It’s possible, but unannounced, and Rockstar’s November 10 post doesn’t mention one. In the August report, the open question was whether a 60fps option would come at launch “or in the future”. For history, as Kotaku and VGC noted in August, GTA V only got a 60fps option on consoles with its 2022 PS5 and Xbox Series X|S release, and Red Dead Redemption 2 was still limited to 30fps on consoles at that point.

Independent tests after November 19 are the only way you’ll get real numbers for each console.

Related questions

Is GTA 6 confirmed to be 30fps?

Rockstar says the game is “targeting 30 frames per second” on current consoles, in its November 10, 2026 Newswire post. That’s a target, not a measured figure, and no 60fps mode has been announced.

Will GTA 6 be 4K?

Rockstar hasn’t published a resolution. In August, Digital Foundry judged the PS5 footage to be about 1440p upscaled to 4K output, which is analysis of a video, not a spec.

Was the Extended Look running on a PS5 Pro?

Rockstar says only PlayStation 5. Kotaku reported a base PS5, and Pure Xbox says Digital Foundry judged it base PS5 footage.

Will Xbox and PS5 run GTA 6 the same?

Rockstar gives one 30fps target for both. It names extras for PS5 and PS5 Pro, while its Xbox news is Xbox Cloud Gaming. No Xbox footage or other figures have been published, so any performance comparison is a guess until release.

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