Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

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Perfomance Boost / lag fix
By Skylake
Easy performance boost and fix for most problems.
(works on all three definitive edition titles)
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1. Open your Steam Library
2. Right click the game's title and select Properties
3. On the General tab you'll find Launch Options section.
4. Enter the launch options you wish to apply and just add "-dx12" (without " ").
5. Close the game's Properties window and launch the game.

Note: your GPU needs to support dx12 (almost every gpu does support it)
Little graphic setting tweak
Limit your framerate to 60 Fps! This will fix most of the game's bugs like beeing stuck in the stunt cam and sound bugs while driveing.

Biggest impact on performance:
-Car reflections: set to "screen"
This almost doubled my FPS.

Some smaller impacts:
-Visual effects: set from "Ultra" to "High" (almost no visual difference)
-Cloud quality: set to "Volumetric" (almost no visual difference)
-World shadow quality: set to "medium" (has a visual impact)
-Streetlight quality: set to "medium" (has a visual impact)
-Vehicle light quality : set to "medium" or "low" (has a visual impact)

You can also set all settings from "Ultra" to "High". This will have little to no impact on visual appearance but it will give you a more consistent framerate.
16 Comments
SerQ 🔥 30 Oct, 2024 @ 6:14am 
Do you have a bug with the mouse? When you move the camera quick, it stays in one position
fOghTy 16 Jun, 2024 @ 7:47am 
works like a charm thanks!
KZ009 25 Feb, 2024 @ 1:45am 
Thanks, this works :steamhappy:
The Penguin 2 Oct, 2023 @ 9:42am 
you dont have to do that on linux works fantastic
The.BARDIA 2 Sep, 2023 @ 9:39pm 
thanks . it works great now :luv:
SlayR 19 Jul, 2023 @ 8:32am 
having crashes with dx12, the game won't even start up now. it did work really well for awhile, not sure what went wrong. (yes, my gpu supports dx12)
FR4G0N 10 Jun, 2023 @ 11:51pm 
thanks
PsyKey 21 Apr, 2023 @ 8:24pm 
Thanks for guide !! :emofdr:
FR amores112 27 Jan, 2023 @ 2:11pm 
un grand merci tu ma fait gagne le double de fps
Jasper AP 26 Jan, 2023 @ 4:16pm 
Noice