GTA: San Andreas visual performance

[Lundon44]

So I'm not sure about you guys but the first thing I did was crank the visual settings in the game all the way up to full. In case you're not sure what I mean I set the game to the following settings:

- Visual Effects: Max
- Resolution: 100%
- Draw Distance: 100%
- Shadows: Advanced
- Car Reflections: Max

Now if you did what I did you'll notice that the game is definitely not running at a smooth, lag free framerate. I was actually pretty surprised that the Snapdragon 800 can't run this game on max settings cleanly. There's many games in my opinion that look better visually that run at a much better fps. So either this game isn't properly optimized or the Snapdragon isn't powerful enough to run this game cleanly.

I had to fiddle with the visual settings quite a bit to find a decent balance for visuals and performance and here's where I landed:
- Visual Effects: High
- Resolution: 100%
- Draw Distance: 30%
- Shadows: Classic
- Car Reflections: Detailed

Let me know if anyone finds better results.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I wonder if it'll run smoother if it gets updated.

 

[Shredcow]

Android devices can't run at max settings too - there are several YouTube videos; one showed how a Nexus 5, which runs similar hardware to the 1520, struggling.

I managed to get good performance with something like this,

- Visual Effects: Highest
- Resolution: 70%
- Draw Distance: 30%
- Shadows: Classic
- Car Reflections: Simple (can't rem how it's worded)

 

[tanglewoodDEV]

Maxed settings, running smooth on my 822.

 

[Divjot Singh]

GTA even on desktop lagged on bumping up the draw distance , so it's just their legacy code I guess

 

[Mark Reed2]

Draw distance seems to be the biggest hit for me, so I have it on 50% and shadows to normal.....but the phone should run it np after seeing what other stuff is out there that it can run.

 

[Im_4nthony]

What i did was
traffic mode:light (game options)
Visual effects:low (because i didnt see a difference with it on)
Resolution:25%
draw distance:10%
Shadows:advanced
Car reflection:max
This is in my opinion, and it's my device. Its a galaxy s4 and you might be able to bump up the resolution and draw distance, but i like my game to look realistic and idc if a few things pop up in front of me

 

[mjyumping]

Is it true that after the last update 1.0.0.2 (11/10/2014) the game is not properly working anymore? I have read in reviews it crashes.
I want to buy the game but with the recent reviews, I'm having my second thought. My device is Lumia 1320

Anyone?

 

[greedo_greedy]

Hi friends, can someone teach me how to change radio stations while cruising around?
I've been fiddling with it for quite awhile and can't find the radio controls. Thanks