GTA 6: 30 frames per second on consoles, ray tracing reserved for PS5 Pro

On 10 November 2026, the day pre-loading opened, Rockstar Games gave details of how Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) performs on consoles. The new game in the Grand Theft Auto series targets 30 frames per second on both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the PS5 Pro gets a sharper image as well as ray-traced shadows that only it receives. GTA 6 is released on 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

GTA 6: 30 frames per second on PS5 and Xbox Series, with no 60 or 40 mode

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In its official announcement, which comes with a short video titled Pre-Load Now, the studio explains that GTA 6 was developed for the current generation of consoles. It targets 30 frames per second by pushing the PS5 and Xbox Series to their limits, in order to keep the density and visual fidelity of Leonida, the state where the game takes place, with its scenery and its inhabitants.

Rockstar has not announced any 60 or 40 frames per second mode, either on the standard PS5 and Xbox Series or on PS5 Pro. Some players had nevertheless been expecting a 40 frames per second mode on PS5 Pro, for 120 Hz compatible TVs, after the discovery of game metadata that pointed in that direction. The announcement says nothing about it.

PS5 Pro, PS5 and Xbox: what Rockstar announces for each console

On PS5 Pro, GTA 6 uses PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), Sony's technology for sharpening the image. Ray-traced shadows are only available on this console. The studio does not detail any other difference between the PS5 and the PS5 Pro.

Rockstar also writes that the game is best played on PS5. On Sony's console, the DualSense controller's haptic feedback is used throughout the game and can be adjusted in the accessibility options, the sound uses Tempest 3D Audio, and loading times are improved.

On the Xbox side, the game will also be playable on Xbox One through the cloud, with Xbox Cloud Gaming, using the Xbox Series S graphics settings. Remote Play is supported on both PlayStation and Xbox. No PC version has been announced. Pre-loading has been open since 10 November on both consoles, and its times and the disk space needed are detailed in our article on the GTA 6 pre-load.

GTA 6 on PS5 and Xbox Series: one version per console

GTA 6 is released on 19 November 2026 in two versions, one for PS5 and the other for Xbox Series X|S.