head to head
vs
Elite DangerousvsGran Turismo 7
Elite Dangerous leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Gran Turismo 7 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Elite DangerousGran Turismo 7
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 8
Gran Turismo 7 leans harder on execution: Braking points and throttle modulation define lap times.
Reads2 vs 1
Elite Dangerous leans harder on reads: Light PvP reads, mostly PvE
Variance3 vs 2
Elite Dangerous leans harder on variance: Procedural galaxy, mission variance
Optimization8 vs 8
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.