How to Play GTA 5 Enhanced on Low-End PC

Learn how to play GTA 5 Enhanced on a low-end PC with optimized settings for Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition to run GTA V on Windows with step-by-step guide to create and apply a custom XML config for better FPS.

GTA 5 Enhanced can be challenging to run on low-end PCs, but with the right settings and GTA V command lines, you can boost performance and enjoy smoother gameplay. This guide will show you how to create a custom settings.xml file and apply it to optimize GTA 5 for weaker hardware.

How to Play GTA V Enhanced on Low PC

To play Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition on a low-end Windows-based PC, you need to apply GTA 5 custom lowest settings. Here’s how to create a custom settings file and use it:

1. Open Notepad or any text editor.
2. Copy and paste the optimized custom settings.

3. Replace video card name: <VideoCardDescription>Inel HD Graphics</VideoCardDescription>.
4. Delete Inel HD Graphics with your GPU name.
5. Click File > Save.
6. Set the file name as settings.
7. Save file to your pc.
8. Convert txt file to xml.
9. Go to this location: C:\Users\PC-Name\Documents\Rockstar Games\GTAV Enhanced.
10. Paste the file inside the GTAV Enhanced folder.
11. Set file as “read only”.
12. Play the game.

This can significantly improve FPS and reduce stuttering.

Custom Settings

Optimizing GTA 5 Enhanced Edition involves several tweaks by adjusting settings such as lowering shadows, reflections, and grass quality can boost FPS, and we will also disable ray tracing and reducing distance scaling and population density.

Here are tweaked custom settings for Settings.xml file:

File Name:

settings

Settings Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<Settings>
  <version value="34" />
  <configSource>SMC_AUTO</configSource>
  <graphics>
    <Tessellation value="0" />
    <LodScale value="-0.100000" />
    <PedLodBias value="0.000000" />
    <VehicleLodBias value="0.000000" />
    <ShadowQuality value="0" />
    <ReflectionQuality value="0" />
    <SSAOType value="0" />
    <AnisotropicFiltering value="0" />
    <ResScalingType value="0" />
    <SamplingMode value="0" />
    <TextureQuality value="0" />
    <ParticleQuality value="0" />
    <WaterQuality value="0" />
    <GrassQuality value="0" />
    <ShaderQuality value="0" />
    <Shadow_SoftShadows value="0" />
    <UltraShadows_Enabled value="false" />
    <Shadow_ParticleShadows value="false" />
    <Shadow_Distance value="0.000000" />
    <Shadow_LongShadows value="false" />
    <Shadow_SplitZStart value="0.000000" />
    <Shadow_SplitZEnd value="0.000000" />
    <Shadow_aircraftExpWeight value="0.000000" />
    <Shadow_DisableScreenSizeCheck value="true" />
    <Reflection_MipBlur value="false" />
    <AAType value="0" />
    <TAA_Quality value="0" />
    <TAA_SharpenIntensity value="0.000000" />
    <fsrQuality value="0" />
    <fsrSharpen value="0.000000" />
    <fsr3Quality value="0" />
    <fsr3Sharpen value="0.000000" />
    <dlssQuality value="0" />
    <dlssSharpen value="0.000000" />
    <Lighting_FogVolumes value="false" />
    <Shader_SSA value="false" />
    <CityDensity value="0.000000" />
    <PedVarietyMultiplier value="0.000000" />
    <VehicleVarietyMultiplier value="0.000000" />
    <VehicleHeadlightDistanceMultiplier value="0.000000" />
    <PostFX value="0" />
    <DoF value="0" />
    <HdStreamingInFlight value="false" />
    <MaxLodScale value="0.000000" />
    <MotionBlurStrength value="0.000000" />
    <VehicleDamageCacheSize value="40" />
    <VehicleDamageTextureSize value="64" />
    <PedOverlayTextureSize value="256" />
    <PedOverlayCloseUpTextureSize value="512" />
    <HDTextureSwapsPerFrame value="30" />
    <LensFlare_HalfRes value="false" />
    <LensArtefacts_HalfRes value="false" />
    <Raytracing_Enabled value="false" />
    <Raytracing_StaticBvhEnabled value="false" />
    <Raytracing_StaticBvhRadius value="000.000000" />
    <Raytracing_StaticBvhAngularThreshold value="0.000000" />
    <Raytracing_DynamicBvhEnabled value="false" />
    <Raytracing_DynamicBvhRadius value="00.000000" />
    <Raytracing_DynamicBvhAngularThreshold value="0.000000" />
    <Raytracing_HDVehicleBvhRadius value="00.000000" />
    <Raytracing_VehicleBvhRadius value="000.000000" />
    <Raytracing_TreeBvhEnabled value="false" />
    <Raytracing_TreeBvhRadius value="000.000000" />
    <Raytracing_TreeBvhAngularThreshold value="0.000000" />
    <Raytracing_TreeBvhAnimRadius value="00.000000" />
    <Raytracing_TreeBvhAnimSSThreshold value="0.000000" />
    <Raytracing_TreeBvhAxisSSThreshold value="0.000000" />
    <Raytracing_GrassBvhEnabled value="false" />
    <Raytracing_GrassBvhRadius value="00.000000" />
    <Raytracing_GrassBvhAngularThreshold value="0.000000" />
    <Raytracing_GrassBvhDensity value="0.000000" />
    <DeferredReflectionsEnabled value="false" />
    <DeferredCubeReflectionsEnabled value="false" />
    <DeferredWaterReflectionsEnabled value="false" />
    <DeferredMirrorReflectionsEnabled value="false" />
    <DeferredCubeReflectionsComputeEnabled value="false" />
    <DeferredWaterReflectionsComputeEnabled value="false" />
    <DeferredMirrorReflectionsComputeEnabled value="false" />
    <RTShadows_Enabled value="false" />
    <RTShadows_Quality value="0" />
    <RTAmbientOcclusion_Enabled value="false" />
    <RTAmbientOcclusion_Quality value="0" />
    <RTReflection_Enabled value="false" />
    <RTReflection_Quality value="0" />
    <RTIndirectDiffuse_Enabled value="false" />
    <RTIndirectDiffuse_Quality value="0" />
    <RTCharacterShadow_Enabled value="false" />
    <RTApplyAOToFillLights value="false" />
    <RTIndirectDiffuse_SecondBounce_Enabled value="false" />
    <PlayerHeadlightShadowsQuality value="0" />
    <NetPlayerHeadlightsCastShadows value="false" />
    <AllVehicleHeadlightShadowsQuality value="0" />
  </graphics>
  <system>
    <numBytesPerReplayBlock value="4500000" />
    <numReplayBlocks value="15" />
    <maxSizeOfStreamingReplay value="512" />
    <maxFileStoreSize value="32768" />
    <forceSingleStepPhysics value="false" />
  </system>
  <audio>
    <Audio3d value="false" />
  </audio>
  <video>
    <AdapterIndex value="0" />
    <OutputIndex value="0" />
    <ScreenWidth value="1280" />
    <ScreenHeight value="720" />
    <RefreshRate value="60" />
    <Windowed value="1" />
    <VSync value="0" />
    <PauseOnFocusLoss value="1" />
    <AspectRatio value="0" />
    <ReflexMode value="0" />
    <FrameLimit value="30" />
  </video>
  <VideoCardDescription>Inel HD Graphics</VideoCardDescription>
  <Presets>
    <PresetLevel value="0" />
    <BVHQuality value="0" />
    <RTShadowQuality value="0" />
    <RTReflectionQuality value="0" />
    <RTDynamicQuality value="0" />
    <RTStaticQuality value="0" />
    <RTVehicleQuality value="0" />
    <RTTreeQuality value="0" />
    <RTGrassQuality value="0" />
    <RTAOQuality value="0" />
    <RTGIQuality value="0" />
    <LightingQuality value="0" />
    <PostFXQuality value="0" />
    <ReflectionQuality value="0" />
  </Presets>
</Settings>

This will help reduce lag by optimizing your and minimizing graphics for a smoother Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced Edition experience.

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Why Use a Custom XML Config?

A custom XML file allows you to disable demanding graphical features and optimize settings beyond what the in-game menu offers.

GTA 5 Enhanced is a modern upgrade of Grand Theft Auto V. We recommend checking the system requirements to learn more about how the game runs:

Final Thoughts

Using this custom settings file, you can run GTA 5 Enhanced Edition on a low-end PC without major lag. This guide helps disable heavy graphics features and optimize performance for weaker hardware.

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