Lag issues

[Steel]

Hello guys. I have been experiencing some insane FPS drops and lag on GTA.WORLD. The game even freezes for a second or two sometimes. GTA V story runs smooth 65-80FPS, Online goes at 40-50FPS with some minor freezing here and there. One solution I tried solved my draw distance on GTA V (in general) problem, but the FPS stuff is still there. I numbed down my game as much as possible, even the resolution is at 720p. Other, even newer and more resource-heavy titles run way better without no issues. I tend to blame the "great" Rockstar PC optimization, but I am still looking for any possible solution. My computer is a laptop, here are its specs:

 

- Intel Core i5 7th-gen

- Nvidia GeForce 1050

- 8GB of RAM

- 1TB HDD

 

I am not looking to improve on my hardware just for one game, as the laptop serves me well on other games and work purposes. I'd like to know if there are any possible software or other solutions. I don't really even need high FPS, just stable 25-30FPS with no drops would be enough.

 

Thank you.

Edited December 10, 2021 by Steel

[joaoivis]

Buy a SSD. Install your OS and GTA V on it, only way to fix it. I have the same spec as you and had to upgrade to make it stop.

[Jorgensen]

RageMP/GTA V is not optimised enough to run on a HDD. It needs to be on an SSD.

[Steel]

Oh, okay, I guess I'll arrange myself an SSD. They don't seem that expensive. Is it worthwile to throw in an another 8GB of RAM too?

 

[Rohan.]

8 minutes ago, Steel said:

Oh, okay, I guess I'll arrange myself an SSD. They don't seem that expensive. Is it worthwile to throw in an another 8GB of RAM too?

 

Yup, you need at least 16GB or RAM to run this thing smoothly.

[Steel]

50 minutes ago, Rohan. said:

Yup, you need at least 16GB or RAM to run this thing smoothly.

Alright, big thanks! This can be L&A'd