PC requirements
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City System Requirements
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City needs at least 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor, 128 MB of RAM and 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better) graphics.
| Component | Minimum |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP |
| Processor | 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor |
| Memory | 128 MB of RAM |
| Graphics | 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better) |
| Storage | 915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression) |
| Additional notes | Sound Card with DirectX 9.0 |
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Running Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on PC
Can my PC run Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Grand Theft Auto: Vice City need?
915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression)