GTA 5 features opaque and ugly textures on a strong PC setup.
GTA 5 features opaque and ugly textures on a strong PC setup.
The issue arises because your screenshot doesn't display any problems.
It could be your screen or you might be using lower quality than the others you’re comparing. Each person has their own preferred settings, adjusting some up and lowering others based on what they find more appealing. Could you share two images—one of yours and another showing your ideal version? This might help someone else assist you.
I will provide another image using Settings.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Settings>
<version value="27" />
<configSource>SMC_AUTO</configSource>
<graphics>
<Tessellation value="3" />
<LodScale value="1.000000" />
<PedLodBias value="0.200000" />
<VehicleLodBias value="0.000000" />
<ShadowQuality value="3" />
<ReflectionQuality value="3" />
<ReflectionMSAA value="8" />
<SSAO value="2" />
<AnisotropicFiltering value="16" />
<MSAA value="4" />
<MSAAFragments value="0" />
<MSAAQuality value="0" />
<SamplingMode value="0" />
<TextureQuality value="2" />
<ParticleQuality value="2" />
<WaterQuality value="2" />
<GrassQuality value="3" />
<ShaderQuality value="2" />
<Shadow_SoftShadows value="5" />
<UltraShadows_Enabled value="true" />
<Shadow_ParticleShadows value="true" />
<Shadow_Distance value="1.000000" />
<Shadow_LongShadows value="true" />
<Shadow_SplitZStart value="0.930000" />
<Shadow_SplitZEnd value="0.890000" />
<Shadow_aircraftExpWeight value="0.990000" />
<Shadow_DisableScreenSizeCheck value="false" />
<Reflection_MipBlur value="true" />
<FXAA_Enabled value="false" />
<TXAA_Enabled value="true" />
</graphics>
<system>
<numBytesPerReplayBlock value="9000000" />
<numReplayBlocks value="36" />
<maxSizeOfStreamingReplay value="1024" />
<maxFileStoreSize value="65536" />
</system>
<audio>
<Audio3d value="false" />
</audio>
<video>
<AdapterIndex value="0" />
<OutputIndex value="0" />
<ScreenWidth value="1920" />
<ScreenHeight value="1080" />
<RefreshRate value="74" />
<Windowed value="0" />
<VSync value="0" />
<Stereo value="0" />
<Convergence value="0.100000" />
<Separation value="1.000000" />
<PauseOnFocusLoss value="1" />
<AspectRatio value="5" />
</video>
<VideoCardDescription>NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080</VideoCardDescription>
The issue seems to be that the screenshot doesn't reveal anything overly unpleasant. Have you thought about enabling certain effects like FXAA and increasing MSAA from its current setting to a higher value? You still have ample video memory available, and your output is at 1080/75hz. It's even harder to play in 1080p now since it appears too grainy after adapting to 1440p. Perhaps trimming some settings in one area while boosting others could help. After all, do you really need top-tier reflection quality? In short, it might just be that the mix of 1080p resolution and low anti-aliasing parameters is making the image less striking than expected.
It might still appear appealing, particularly with one of the available modifications.