GTA 6 Map Size: 2× GTA 5, 3× Red Dead 2
Rockstar North’s Rob Nelson says the GTA 6 map is roughly twice the size of GTA 5’s and about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2’s, with Vice City alone about twice as big as Los Santos. Here’s what was said, what it doesn’t tell us and how it compares with the earlier community estimate.
What Rockstar said
Around the August 27 Extended Look, Rockstar North hosted preview sessions for outlets and creators. Co-studio head Rob Nelson gave a creator (the YouTuber TGG) size comparisons that were reported by VGC, PC Gamer, GameSpot, Kotaku and TechSpot:
| Comparison | Rockstar’s description |
|---|---|
| GTA 6 map vs GTA 5 | Roughly 2× the size |
| GTA 6 map vs Red Dead Redemption 2 | About 3× the size |
| Vice City vs Los Santos | Vice City alone is about 2× the size |
Reports don’t say how “size” was measured, so these are broad ratios from Rockstar, not exact figures. We’ll re-check them against the finished game.
The earlier community estimate
Before Rockstar spoke, fans on GTAForums rebuilt Leonida frame by frame from official trailers and screenshots. They matched landmarks, road layouts and coastlines, then scaled the result using objects with known real-world sizes, such as cars and road lanes. In April 2024 that project put the land area at about 125 km² (~48 sq mi). That’s a separate, unofficial number. See how it compares with real places in GTA 6 map size vs real cities.
We no longer list square-kilometre figures for GTA 5 and Red Dead 2 beside it. Published numbers for older games depend on whether water and mountains are counted, and they don’t line up with Rockstar’s ratios. The ratios above are the better comparison.
What makes up the GTA 6 map
Rockstar has confirmed six places across Leonida:
- Vice City: the Miami-inspired metropolis in the southeast
- Leonida Keys: an island chain to the south
- Grassrivers: Everglades-style wetlands
- Port Gellhorn: a faded coastal town in the northwest
- Ambrosia: the industrial heartland in the center
- Mount Kalaga National Park: northern wilderness
See them all together on the interactive GTA 6 map.
GTA 6 map size FAQ
How big is the GTA 6 map?
Rob Nelson of Rockstar North told a creator at a press preview that it’s roughly twice the size of GTA 5’s map and about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2’s. Community mapping of the trailers separately estimated about 125 km² (around 48 square miles) of land.
Is the GTA 6 map bigger than GTA 5?
Yes. Rockstar’s Rob Nelson says it’s roughly twice as big, and that Vice City alone is about twice the size of Los Santos.
Is the GTA 6 map bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2?
Yes. According to the same preview, it’s about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2’s world.
How was the map size measured?
Reports don’t say whether Rockstar was counting land area, playable area or something else, so treat the ratios as Rockstar’s own broad description rather than exact measurements.
Will the map expand after launch?
Rockstar hasn’t said. GTA Online expanded GTA 5 with new areas over time, so an online expansion is possible but unconfirmed.
Sources: Rob Nelson’s comments as reported by VGC, PC Gamer, GameSpot, TechSpot and VICE; GTAForums GTA 6 Mapping Project (community estimate, April 2024). Rockstar hasn’t published exact map dimensions. Checked 2026-10-13.