{"id":71487,"date":"2025-03-08T10:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/enable-ray-tracing"},"modified":"2025-03-08T11:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T11:11:51","slug":"enable-ray-tracing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/gta-online\/enable-ray-tracing","title":{"rendered":"GTA 5 Ray Tracing: How To Enable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need help to turn on ray tracing in GTA 5 Enhanced Edition? No problem. The PC version of Rockstar Games&#8217; now decade old classic received a free update on 4th March 2025, adding ray trace integration to boost reflections, shadows, ambient occlusion, and overall lighting in the game. But how do you enable it?<\/p>\n<p>This guide will explain how to hit the switch on ray tracing in GTA 5 Enhanced Edition on PC.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Turn On Ray Tracing In GTA 5 Enhanced Edition<\/h2>\n<p>Just follow these easy steps to enable ray tracing in GTA 5 Enhanced Edition on PC. You might have to restart your PC for these settings to take effect after toggling on the ray traced graphic options.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: unset;\">\n<li><strong>Hit the ESC key to open the pause menu (from Story Mode or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/gta-online\/weekly-reset\">GTA Online<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Go to &#8220;Settings&#8221; tab<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click on the &#8220;Graphics&#8221; menu option<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Look for &#8220;Ray Tracing&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Toggle &#8220;Enable Ray Tracing&#8221; to &#8220;On&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After doing that, you can customize the other ray tracing options for GTA 5 Enhanced on PC to your liking. Some of the options include ray traced shadows, reflections, global illuminations, ambient occlusion, scene BVH quality, frame scaling, and loads more&mdash;there are presets to help you out!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/U9vBkvPinb_bpiWTFsiGzHrTJuP4iIcKxRF5THleEkk\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMy82N2NjMjU4MzVjZDI1LXJheSB0cmFjaW5nIG9uIG9mZiBjb21wYXJpc29uLndlYnA\" alt=\"ray tracing on off comparison\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re on PC and don&rsquo;t see these options, you&#8217;ll need to verify you&rsquo;re running the Enhanced version&mdash;and not the Legacy one. Obviously, you should also check that your GPU supports ray tracing (duh). Rockstar recommends an <strong>NVIDIA RTX 3060<\/strong> or AMD <strong>Radeon RX6600XT<\/strong> or better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And that&#8217;s all. As you can see, it&#8217;s quite easy to turn on ray tracing for GTA 5 Enhanced Edition on PC. Just remember that it might come with a performance trade-off for some er&#8230; delicate systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><pre>Enjoyed this guide? Be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/chadley-kemp\/news\">my other guides<\/a> for more tips and tricks. Your support makes a big difference and helps me create even more helpful content! Also, feel free to message at <a href=\"mailto:chad.kemp@www.ginx.tv\">chad.kemp@www.ginx.tv<\/a> if I made any mistakes or if you have any suggestions!<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need help to turn on ray tracing in GTA 5 Enhanced Edition? No problem. 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