Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Grand Theft Auto 6 is shaping up to be one of the most impressive feats of real-time rendering in the history of video games - but the lineage of Rockstar's RAGE engine in the new game can be traced back to prior titles... and what better comparison point can there be than GTA 5 Enhanced Edition, running fully maxed with all RT features enabled on a high-end PC?

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Clarification: Both GTA V's mirrors and large water bodies use planar reflection maps - small phrasing error in the video.

00:00 Overview
00:42 Character rendering and cutscenes
04:13 Reflections
07:13 Shadows
08:08 Diffuse GI
09:10 Environmental assets
10:37 Concluding thoughts