head to head
vs
Dirt ShowdownvsGrand Theft Auto V
Dirt Showdown leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Grand Theft Auto V leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dirt ShowdownGrand Theft Auto V
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Dirt Showdown leans harder on execution: Drifting, boosting and ramming need solid car control
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
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.