GTA 6 on Xbox Series S will be able to run in resolutions from 720p to 1080p

An analysis of current Grand Theft Auto 6 demos provides a technical picture of how the project performs on modern consoles. The base versions of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are designed for internal rendering at 1440p resolution at a stable frame rate of 30 frames per second, followed by 4K output using upscaling algorithms. The high-density open-world simulation, complex crowd AI, and detailed physics place a colossal load on the CPU, making running the game at 60 frames per second virtually impossible on these platforms. Hardware ray tracing in these versions is comparable to the Extended Look demo, delivering high-quality global illumination and reflections within a tight 33.3 millisecond frame rate.

The highest-quality graphics profile is expected on the PlayStation 5 Pro, thanks to a beefed-up graphics subsystem and a specialized neural network algorithm called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution. On Sony’s flagship platform, the base 1440p resolution is upscaled to crisp 4K with minimal artifacts and improved fine-line detail. The GPU’s processing power allows for advanced ray tracing settings with increased accuracy in contact shadows and ambient light calculations, as well as the potential for a balanced 40 frames per second mode on 120Hz displays, providing smoother control without compromising visual quality.

The Xbox Series S, Microsoft’s entry-level console, faces severe hardware limitations in terms of RAM and GPU processing power. To maintain a stable 30 frames per second, the project will need to reduce its internal resolution to between 720p and 1080p using dynamic image scaling. Ray tracing on the entry-level console will receive maximum optimizations, with reflection map resolution significantly reduced, and individual indirect illumination components replaced with combined hybrid rendering methods to maintain frame rates without critical performance drops.

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