head to head
vs
3XtremevsGrand Theft Auto V
3Xtreme leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto V leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
3XtremeGrand Theft Auto V
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
3Xtreme leans harder on execution: Racing lines, trick timing and obstacle dodging are the test
Reads1 vs 2
Grand Theft Auto V leans harder on reads: Online PvP exists but mostly gear/positioning, not modeling.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.