![]() Open it with a simple text editing program like Notepad (Windows Editor will work too). In order to change that, locate the directory of your GTA IV installation path and open the folder named "pc", there will be a file called "stream.ini". GTA IV allows itself to use only up to 2GB of your RAM. Otherwise it's a lost cause since integrated graphics processing units from CPUs can't handle this game without turning it into a slideshow. ![]() This will only help if you have a separate dedicated graphics card, though. These modifcations will also greatly increase the performance on older computers. ![]() After digging through dozens of threads in online forums, I decided to make this guide available to everyone who seeks better performance ingame. I wasn't pleased with how badly GTA IV runs on modern hardware almost 10 years after the launch, so I spend some time to find possibilities to make the gameplay smoother. Surely my computer isn't a high-end gaming machine, but it is on the high end of what the casual gamer can afford for his hobby. With 100% vehicle density, 50% details range, 50% visibility range and maximum graphic settings at 1080p/144Hz, I still manage to get above 60 FPS most of the time and the game generally runs a lot smoother without micro stutters. My hardware consists of an AMD Ryzen 1600X, a Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 and 16GB of RAM at 3000MHz.
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