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Preparing Your PC for GTA 6 Graphics Mods: Ray Tracing & Shaders Setup
June 28, 2026 • 7 min readGrand Theft Auto VI is built on the RAGE Engine 9, which introduces native ray-traced shadows. But for graphics enthusiasts, default settings are just the baseline.
Hardware Requirements for Modded GTA VI
- Optimal Tier: Nvidia RTX 4070 (12GB VRAM minimum)
- Storage: SSD with NVMe M.2 architecture (HDDs will cause severe stuttering).
Top Shaders & ReShade Setup Tips
- Texture Filtering: Force Anisotropic Filtering to 16x in Nvidia Control Panel.
- Shader Cache Limit: Set Shader Cache Size to 10GB or Unlimited.