Best console for GTA 6: PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X or Series S?

All four target the same 30 fps, so the differences you can measure today are storage and price. Side by side, with a recommendation for each kind of buyer.

The short version

  1. Most room: PS5 Pro

    1,890 GB usable, and Digital Foundry expects it to have the sharpest image. It costs $899.99 and still runs at 30 fps.

  2. Best value: PS5 Slim or Series X

    Same frame-rate target as the Pro, 802 GB to 848 GB usable, and both take a storage upgrade later. Pick by the library you already own.

  3. Budget: Series S, with a caveat

    The 512 GB model leaves 364 GB, of which GTA 6 needs 209 GB with the patch. Fine as a GTA 6 machine, tight as a library; the 1 TB model fixes that.

Side by side

Console prices change often, so the button opens the current Amazon listing instead of a price that may be out of date. Badges and sources apply to each cell.

GTA 6 requirements vs each console. Need = largest install estimate + largest patch + 10 % margin.
ConsoleOn the boxUsableGTA 6 needsShare of an empty driveUpgrade pathPrice
PlayStation 5 (2020, 825 GB)825 GB667 GB R275 GB41 %M.2 SSD slotCheck price
PlayStation 5 Slim (2023, 1 TB)1 TB848 GB R275 GB32 %M.2 SSD slotCheck price
PlayStation 5 Pro (2024, 2 TB)2 TB1,890 GB R275 GB15 %M.2 SSD slotCheck price
Xbox Series X (1 TB)1 TB802 GB R275 GB34 %Expansion card slotCheck price
Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black (2024)2 TB1,800 GB E275 GB15 %Expansion card slotCheck price
Xbox Series S (512 GB)512 GB364 GB R209 GB57 %Expansion card slotCheck price
Xbox Series S Carbon Black (1 TB, 2023)1 TB800 GB R209 GB26 %Expansion card slotCheck price

Cheapest console for GTA 6

At US list price, the Xbox Series S (512 GB) is the cheapest console that runs GTA 6: $499.99 R source. It has 364 GB usable, and the game needs 209 GB of it with the patch and margin, which leaves 155 GB for everything else. The cheapest PlayStation is the PlayStation 5 Slim (2023, 1 TB) at $649.99 C source.

The Check price buttons in the table above open the current Amazon listing, where the price can differ from the list price. If you pick a model with a small drive, budget for storage later: an Xbox expansion card or an M.2 SSD for PS5.

  1. Xbox Series S (512 GB): $499.99 R source, 364 GB usable, 155 GB left after GTA 6.
  2. Xbox Series S Carbon Black (1 TB, 2023): $599.99 R source, 800 GB usable, 591 GB left after GTA 6.
  3. PlayStation 5 Slim (2023, 1 TB): $649.99 C source, 848 GB usable, 573 GB left after GTA 6.
  4. Xbox Series X (1 TB): $799.99 R source, 802 GB usable, 527 GB left after GTA 6.
  5. PlayStation 5 Pro (2024, 2 TB): $899.99 C source, 1,890 GB usable, 1,615 GB left after GTA 6.

Frame rate is a tie

Rockstar has committed to 30 fps C source on consoles, and no 60 fps or 40 fps mode has been announced for any of them. Digital Foundry rates 60 fps on the PS5 Pro as extremely unlikely, because the Pro's CPU is only about 7 % faster than the base PS5's R source. Digital Foundry expects the Pro to spend its extra GPU power on image quality: PSSR reconstruction and better ray-traced lighting. Whether that is visible on your TV from your sofa is a question for the first comparisons.

Storage is where they differ

GTA 6 is a one-drive game: it has to live on the internal SSD, on a PS5 M.2 SSD, or on an Xbox expansion card. On the PS5 Pro that is never a problem. On the 825 GB PS5, the 1 TB PS5 Slim and the 1 TB Series X it is a problem only if your library is already full. On the 512 GB Series S it is the main thing to plan for, and an expansion card is the extra cost to budget.

On PlayStation you can choose any M.2 drive that meets Sony's spec, so you can shop on price. Xbox accepts only the licensed cards from Seagate and WD. See the PS5 SSD guide and the Xbox expansion guide.

Each console in detail

PS5 Slim (1 TB)

On the box
1 TB
Usable
848 GB R
GTA 6 needs (worst case + margin)
275 GB (32 % of an empty drive)

PS5 Pro (2 TB)

On the box
2 TB
Usable
1,890 GB R
GTA 6 needs (worst case + margin)
275 GB (15 % of an empty drive)

Xbox Series X (1 TB)

On the box
1 TB
Usable
802 GB R
GTA 6 needs (worst case + margin)
275 GB (34 % of an empty drive)

Xbox Series S (512 GB)

On the box
512 GB
Usable
364 GB R
GTA 6 needs (worst case + margin)
209 GB (57 % of an empty drive)