head to head
Velocity Ultra asks more than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the gap is execution.

Optimization · Practiced Mastery
A sprawling open-world crime epic with RPG-style character stats across a whole state.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A speedrun shooter testing teleport execution against optimised level routes.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Velocity Ultra leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Velocity Ultra leans clearly harder on execution.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Flying school and drive-bys need decent hands
Velocity Ultra
Teleport precision at full throttle defines perfect medals
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Gang AI is scripted, never adaptive
Velocity Ultra
Hazards are fixed level geometry, not minds
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Territory wars and traffic add light randomness
Velocity Ultra
Levels are identical every attempt
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Stats, gym, weapon skill, and routes reward systematic play
Velocity Ultra
Route planning through bomb switches is half the score chase
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.