Grand Theft Auto V

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Does it really take a quad-core processor to run GTA v? because I've seen my friend run the game on his surface pro 2 which has i5 dual core and Intel HD 4400, at playable frame rates (28-42)
My Computer is hell of a lot stronger then his surface but its a dual core. I've also seen you tubers with dual cores running the game, what the hell?

How is he running GTA v?

Does it really need a quad-core?

 

[anoori9000]

If you've seen it running on dual core then why are you even asking this You answered your own question.

 

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If you've seen it running on dual core then why are you even asking this You answered your own question.

Lol, sorry, I guess that was a stupid question.

I guess I just wanted to know how he is playing it when it specifically says you need a quad core. (and Intel graphics)
Does it have something to do with hyperthreading?
Thanks for the reply

 

[bignastyid]

To run it well it takes a cpu capable of handling 4 threads your buddy's i5 may be dual core but it has hyperthreading. It will run on a 2 threaded cpu but not very well as it will lag in areas. I,ve seen rigs c with decent cards and ocd pentium g3258s that get bottlenecked. Even some quad cores with weak cores struggle.

 

[anoori9000]

No dont be sorry
I do want to say gta 5 on a surface probably ran horribly. How does it even have enough space for that its a 60 gig game.

 

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No dont be sorry
I do want to say gta 5 on a surface probably ran horribly. How does it even have enough space for that its a 60 gig game.

It probably filled the whole device lol
But he did get playable framerates with everything on low 720p
I don't even know how that's possible with integrated graphics.