GTA 5 Enhanced is now available for PC; Find out all upgrades

The long-awaited enhanced version of GTA 5 was recently added to PC and is now available as a free upgrade to everyone who purchased the game. First released for Xbox Series X/S and PS5, the GTA 5 Enhanced brings new features and visual upgrades to the single-player and online game modes to keep the game up to modern standards.

With the release of an enhanced edition, the original game with almost 2 million reviews has also been delisted. This means players will have to get the enhanced version of the game currently on discount for ₹ 1,100. Apart from the visual upgrades, Rockstar Games also added many quality-of-life features. Let’s check the major changes -

What changed in GTA 5 Enhanced for PC?

Improved visuals and audio

With Ray Tracing being pushed around a lot, GTA 5 Enhanced adds the feature with ray-traced shadows, reflections, global illumination, and ambient occlusion. This should help the game bring much more realistic lighting. This change will likely take a hit on performance so the game now also supports Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR3. The audio upgrades are going to allow more clarity to surround sound for better immersion.

UI and performance overhaul

The enhanced edition also updates the UI allowing players to access GTA Online features much faster from the main menu. Speaking of faster, load times are also improved, although, players will need to have the game installed on SSD, haptic feedback has also been added to the PlayStation DualSense controller.

GTA Online updates

Players can also collect new vehicles and upgrade some older ones. Previously, the content released during GTA 5 Enhanced will also slowly be added to the mix. Do note that in order to play with friends, both players need to have the same version as the GTA 5 Legacy user cannot play with Enhanced.

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GTA 5 Enhanced also results in system requirement increase

Improvement across the board also comes at the cost of increased system requirements. This means players who are still on older GPUs will need to sacrifice some visual settings. Here are the new specs to run GTA 5 Enhanced -

Minimum

Operating System: Windows 10
Processor: Intel i7 4770 or AMD FX 9590
Memory: 8GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1630 4GB or AMD RX 6400 4GB
Storage: 105GB SSD

Recommended

Operating System: Windows 11
Processor: Intel i5 9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 16GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3060 8GB or AMD RX 6600XT 8GB
Storage: 105GB, DirectStorage-compatible drive