GTA 6 server requirements

No official GTA 6 server requirements exist yet, because no GTA 6 server software has been released. What follows is an estimate drawn from GTA V roleplay servers on FiveM, the closest thing we have. Treat every figure here as a planning guide, not a specification.

Facts checked 14 November 2026.

CPU: clock speed first

GTA V servers run most of their game logic on one main thread. A server with a fast single core holds a steady tick when the population climbs; a server with many slow cores does not. Expect the same pattern for GTA 6 until proven otherwise.

Memory

Memory grows with player count and the size of your resources. Busy GTA V roleplay servers commonly run with several gigabytes set aside for the server and the database together. Leave headroom: running out of memory crashes a server mid-session.

Storage

Custom vehicles, maps and clothing are streamed to every joining player. NVMe drives read those files far faster than SATA drives, which shortens load times and keeps restarts quick.

Network

• Low ping to your players: host in the region where most of them live.
• Enough upload for asset downloads when many players join at once.
• DDoS filtering that keeps the server reachable during an attack instead of taking it offline.

Database

Roleplay frameworks store characters, money, vehicles and inventories in MySQL or MariaDB. Put the database on fast storage, back it up automatically and test a restore before you need one.

More guides

• How to create a GTA 6 server (creategta6server.com)
• GTA 6 on PC, and what it means for servers (hostgta6server.com)
• How to create a FiveM server for GTA V (creategtaserver.com)