Will I be able to run PC games smoothly?

Hi,
I have searched around and found that most people say that PC games run smooth enough through Boot Camp but its kind of a deal breaker whether they can run smooth at a high resolution. The main purpose of installing windows on my mac would be to play Grand Theft Auto V through Steam. Being able to play it in 4k was the thing that made me think about trying Boot Camp but if I can't run it well (with no lag) and at a high resolution I wouldn't really be interested. Would be awesome if someone responded as I can't find a similar question anywhere and might save me a good bit of money to then find out it doesn't work so well.
Many thanks,
George
My System:
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
OSX Yosemite 10.10.3
Processor 4 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics AMD Radeon R9 M295X 4096 MB
Storage 500 GB Flash Storage

The main purpose of installing windows on my mac would be to play Grand Theft Auto V through Steam.
I have found that meeting minimum requirements does not equal good performance. I use the recommended requirements as my minimum.
Grand Theft Auto V
Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
DVD Drive
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
Memory: 8GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
DVD Drive

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