Can My PC Run Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas?

Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangba

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PC Requirements

Minimum Requirements

CPU: 1Ghz Pentium III or AMD Athlon Processor
GPU: 64MB Video Card (Geforce 3 or better) Hard Drive: 3.6GB of free hard disk space (minimal install) Other Requirements: Software installations required including DirectX and Sony DADC SecuROM Partner Requirements: Please check the terms of service of this site before purchasing this software.
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 1 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

Recommended Requirements

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP Processor
GPU: 128MB (or greater) Video Card (Geforce 6 Series Recommended) Hard Drive: 4.7GB of free hard disk space (full install)
VRAM: Not stated
RAM: 1 GB
Storage: Not stated
OS: Not stated
DirectX: Not stated
Network: Not stated

✓ Independently verified against the publisher 2026-08-17Source: Steam store page

Game details

Developer: Rockstar Games
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Released: 4 January 2008

About Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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What PC do I need for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card: 128MB (or greater) Video Card (Geforce 6 Series Recommended) Hard Drive: 4.7GB of free hard disk space (full install)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP Processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM

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Can my laptop run Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the 128MB ( named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.