Graphics card for GTA IV

[S-Class]

I'd like to know roughly how much I'd need to spend on a graphics card to play GTA IV at 1080p and how much to get 720p, and what specifications to look out for. This is my setup:

i3 2120
Asus P8Z68 V-LX
4GB RAM
23 inch 1080p monitor

I have no graphics card at the moment, only onboard Intel HD 2000 graphics. Thanks.

 

[amuffin]

Gta has many problems on pc, but a radeon 6950 and above would fit you perfectly.

 

[S-Class]

Gta has many problems on pc, but a radeon 6950 and above would fit you perfectly.

Would that be 1080? What would be enough for 720?

 

[Andre2807]

The GTX 560 Ti is also worth going for. I'm getting the Core i3 2120, and GTX 560 Ti myself during this week. I'd say it would handle 1080p and 720p. I'll run benchmark tests once I have the GTX 560 Ti @ 1080p with GTX IV.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

Its an old game, it doesn't take much gpu power to run it at high detail 1080p. The only problem is its poorly coded and requires lots of ram/vram and cpu power. I was playing it fine on an old 8800gts and core 2 duo 3ghz with 4gb ram, so im sure a newer core i3 and 1gb mid range or better vid card will run it just fine. You will find that it has the ability to use more than 1gb vram if you increase details too much, but it looks fine with slightly reduced draw distance.

 

[jaguarskx]

GTA 4 plays fine on my Radeon HD 5850 at 1920 x 1200 resolution. The current HD 6850 is a little slower than that and the HD 6870 is a little faster than the HD 5850. Either one should be fine. I think the HD 6850 can be bought for around $140 after rebate.

If you want to play GTA 4 at 720p then a Radeon HD 6770 should be more than enough and it might be as low as $90 after rebate.

 

[gr0bda]

My I-2500K+8GB ram + gtx 470 all stock just barely gives me 30 FPS on highest settings (except for traffic) at 1080 and I think gtx 470 is about = to 560ti. So maybe you should aim a little higher?