GTA 6 May Not Hit 60fps Even on PS5 Pro, Experts Warn
Hardware analysts believe the PS5 Pro may lack the power to run GTA 6 at 60fps, raising questions about performance modes for Rockstar's upcoming open-world game.
Grand Theft Auto VI's technical ambitions could come at a steep cost to frame rate — even on Sony's most powerful console. According to Dexerto, hardware experts are skeptical that the PS5 Pro has enough horsepower to deliver a stable 60fps experience when the game launches.
The concern stems from just how demanding GTA 6 appears to be under the hood. Rockstar has spent over a decade building what many expect to be the most graphically and technically complex open-world game ever released. That kind of scope puts enormous pressure on rendering budgets, and analysts cited by Dexerto suggest the PS5 Pro's upgraded GPU may not clear the bar comfortably at that target frame rate.
This wouldn't be unprecedented. Several of this generation's most demanding titles — including Rockstar's own Red Dead Redemption 2 — have leaned on 30fps modes to prioritize visual fidelity over smoothness. If GTA 6 follows a similar path, players may face a familiar trade-off: sharper, richer visuals locked at 30fps, or a performance mode that dials back graphical settings to chase 60.
No official word from Rockstar or Take-Two has surfaced on targeted frame rates or performance modes, so treat this as expert opinion rather than confirmed fact. The PS5 Pro was designed precisely for situations like this — boosting titles that pushed base hardware to its limits — but the scale Rockstar is reportedly operating at may simply outpace what any current consumer hardware can handle at 60fps without compromise.
With a 2025 release window still on the table, the performance picture should become clearer as we get closer to launch and Rockstar begins sharing more technical specifics.