Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
- Developer
- Grove Street Games
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Released
- 11 November 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £59.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
It's the early '90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl "CJ" Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Best gaming PC for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Rockstar Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-6600K / AMD FX-6300 | Intel® Core™ i7-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB |
| Storage | 19 GB | 19 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i7-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.
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