⚡ Garry's Mod Mod Performance
⚡ Performance by Hardware
Low-end (integrated GPU, 8 GB RAM)
GMod itself is light, but addons add cost. Disable shadows, keep prop counts low, avoid 4K textures and heavy maps. Close the browser — GMod is CPU-bound and single-threaded.
Mid-end (GTX 1060 / RTX 2060)
Medium-to-high settings are fine. Watch prop-heavy maps and too many concurrent addons. A texture pack + a lighting addon is safe.
High-end (RTX 3060+ / 16 GB+ RAM)
Max settings, high-res texture packs and heavy maps run fine. GMod is still single-threaded, so a fast CPU matters more than a fast GPU for prop-heavy servers.