head to head
vs
Dirt 5vsRace Driver: Grid
Dirt 5 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Race Driver: Grid leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt 5Race Driver: Grid
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Dirt 5 leans harder on variance: Dynamic weather shifts grip unpredictably
Optimization4 vs 5
Race Driver: Grid leans harder on optimization: Braking points, lines and flashback management are learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.