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Topic on Talk:Grand Theft Auto IV

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- If you need very high framerates, it is recommended that you disable shadows completely, as they are very CPU-intensive, and also reduce the Vehicle Density to around 40 (33 is the console default if you want a "vanilla" experience).<br>
 
- If you need very high framerates, it is recommended that you disable shadows completely, as they are very CPU-intensive, and also reduce the Vehicle Density to around 40 (33 is the console default if you want a "vanilla" experience).<br>
 
- Keeping V-Sync enabled (with the shadows disabled and other suggestions above) may help the game maintain close to stable 60 FPS even on old Intel Core 2 Quad CPUs/AMD Phenom II X4.<br>
 
- Keeping V-Sync enabled (with the shadows disabled and other suggestions above) may help the game maintain close to stable 60 FPS even on old Intel Core 2 Quad CPUs/AMD Phenom II X4.<br>
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- (impact only for very low spec configurations) Alternatively, you can also try out disabling Clip Capture in the "Game" option in the main menu and setting -minspecaudio which can unload the CPU to some extent depending on your computer's specifications and -noprecache in some scenarios <br>
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- (impact only for very low spec configurations) <br>
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- Alternatively, you can also try out disabling Clip Capture in the "Game" option in the main menu and setting<br>
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commandline.txt additions:<br>
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- -minspecaudio which can unload the CPU to some extent depending on your computer's specifications<br>
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- -noprecache for some configurations <br>
 
(not recommended while using DXVK https://ant-sh.blogspot.com/2020/09/easy-downgrade-gta-iv-to-1040.html?m=1) <br>
 
(not recommended while using DXVK https://ant-sh.blogspot.com/2020/09/easy-downgrade-gta-iv-to-1040.html?m=1) <br>
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and -disableimposters excluding flying.
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- -disableimposters - although not good for flying scenarios