REPORT: High Frame Rate Performance in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (The 120 FPS Mod)

Installation & Requirements

Typically, you need:

Downgrade to v1.0: Most mods require the original v1.0 US executable. Use a GTA Downgrader to prepare your game.

  • If serious bugs appear (swimming/dive issues, mission script failures, cutscene crashes), revert to lower cap or 60 FPS; not all behaviours are fixable.
  • For Steam/GOG remasters or re-releases, check any new community guides—some remasters change timing/cap behavior and may include their own caps or console options.

    • Installation Steps

    Step 1: Downgrade your game (For Steam users) Modern Steam versions are broken for modding. Use the "GTA San Andreas Downgrader" tool (available on Mixmods or GTAForums) to revert to version 1.0. This restores the Hot Coffee assets and removes SecuROM.

    The most essential tool for high FPS is the Framerate Vigilante mod. This ASI plugin fixes nearly all major bugs caused by high framerates, including: