head to head

Hitman: Absolution cover artvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition cover art

Hitman: AbsolutionvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition

Hitman: Absolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Hitman: AbsolutionThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Hitman: Absolution

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition