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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn cover artvsDivinity: Original Sin cover art

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnvsDivinity: Original Sin

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Divinity: Original Sin leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION10 /10
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnDivinity: Original Sin

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization10 vs 10

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.

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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

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Divinity: Original Sin