Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition cover art

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition

Publisher: Rockstar Games

Game Information

Experience the blockbuster classic, updated for a new generation with across-the-board enhancements including brilliant new lighting and environmental upgrades, with high-resolution textures, increased draw distance, Grand Theft Auto V-style controls and targeting, and much more.

Five years ago, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson escaped the haze of Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs, and corruption. Now, it's the early 90s. CJ’s got to go home - his mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart, and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of cops frame him for homicide, forcing CJ on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets in the next iteration of the series that changed everything.

Developed by Rockstar Games, adapted by Grove Street Games.

Mac Performance Stats

Experience Reports

3

Play Methods

Native0
CrossOver3
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

3.3/4

Experience Reports

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
DXVKGOOD
M1 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M1 BASE

Review Note:

Sometimes game gets lag

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALGOOD
M2 PRO
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2560x1440
Hardware:
M2 PRO

Review Note:

DXVK seems to break the game? Stuttering problems which is why you have to turn down the graphics to lessen the stuttering. Works still good though.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M3 ULTRA
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
120
Resolution:
2560x1440
Chip:
M3 ULTRA
Cores:
28 CPU, 60 GPU
RAM:
96 GB

Review Note:

256GB of RAM. This also applies to the M3 Max chips as CrossOver only uses half of the M3 Ultra. Stuttering of course but not as bad as the M2.

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