head to head
vs
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntvsTransistor
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Transistor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntTransistor
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Transistor leans harder on optimization: Function loadouts have deep optimization.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.