GTA Rankings for Vehicles, Weapons & Businesses
Every ranking on GTAside, game by game: the fastest cars and bikes, the best weapons in each class and the businesses that earn the most, for GTA 5 and GTA Online, GTA IV, San Andreas, Vice City, GTA III, Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online and Red Dead Redemption. Open a game to see its rankings, or go straight to one of them.
GTA VI
Coming 19 November 2026
The HD Universe
GTA 5, GTA Online and GTA IV
The 3D Universe
San Andreas, Vice City, GTA III and the PSP Stories games
Red Dead
Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online and Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar Racing
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition and Midnight Club: Los Angeles
More Rockstar Games
L.A. Noire
Which Ranking Are You Looking For?
This page is the index. Each question below is answered in full on its own page, with the tier list, the reasoning behind the order and the answers to the questions players actually ask.
- Best assault rifle in GTA OnlineSpecial Carbine Mk II first, with the full tier list
- Best sniper rifle in GTA OnlineHeavy Sniper Mk II and the explosive rounds question
- Fastest cars in GTA 5 OnlineTop speed and lap time, which are not the same ranking
- Most profitable businesses in GTA OnlineWhat each one actually earns per hour
- Best handguns in GTA OnlineThe sidearms worth carrying
- Best explosives in GTA OnlineLaunchers, sticky bombs and what they are for
- Fastest car in GTA 4Infernus, Turismo and the NRG 900
- Best weapons in GTA 4Combat Shotgun and the mid range pair
- Fastest car in GTA 3Cheetah, Infernus and the one you will actually drive
- Fastest cars in San AndreasThe 3D era's quickest, ranked
Frequently Asked Questions about the rankings
How are the GTAside rankings built?
Each tier list is based on in-game stats, community testing and real performance data, and is updated with GTA Online content updates. The reasoning behind the order is given on each ranking page.
Which games have rankings?
GTA 5 and GTA Online (cars, bikes, aircraft, armored vehicles, every weapon class and businesses), GTA IV, San Andreas, Vice City and GTA III (vehicles and weapons), Red Dead Redemption 2 (weapons and horses), plus a ranking of every GTA game. GTA VI rankings open from launch day.
What is the best assault rifle in GTA Online?
The Service Carbine comes first on measured damage per second, about 278, with the joint-best accuracy in the class. The Special Carbine Mk II sits fifth. The full ranking is on its own page.