DiRT 3 Review

Lens of Truth: DiRT 3 Head-2-Head

DiRT 3 recently hit store shelves to rave critical reviews. Our own Craig Snow gave it a 9.1, claiming, "This is, without a shadow of a doubt, Codemasters’ most packed racer ever." So you know you should get it if you're a racing game fan. The question still remains for those owning both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3: which version do you buy.

As usual, Lens of Truth is up to the task of providing us with all the information we need to make an informed decision. First up are some shots from their recent screenshot Head-2-Head. As usual, the PlayStation 3 is on the left, Xbox 360 is on the right.

As you can see in the first picture, the PS3 version is showing significant screen tearing. Being Lens of Truth, one screenshot isn't enough, however. Here's the breakdown of the framerates and screen tearing between the two consoles.

Xbox 360:

• Clip 1 info:
• Length of clip: 6981 frames
• Average FPS of clip: 30.10
• Percent of torn frames: 0.00
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• Clip 2 info:
• Length of clip: 929 frames
• Average FPS of clip: 29.87
• Percent of torn frames: 0.00
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• Clip 3 info:
• Length of clip: 5342 frames
• Average FPS of clip: 30.00
• Percent of torn frames: 0.00
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• Global percent of torn frames: 0.00
• Global average FPS: 30.05

PlayStation 3

• Clip 1 info:
• Length of clip: 6981 frames
• Average FPS of clip: 30.03
• Percent of torn frames: 10.03
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• Clip 2 info:
• Length of clip: 929 frames
• Average FPS of clip: 29.87
• Percent of torn frames: 0.00
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• Clip 3 info:
• Length of clip: 5342 frames
• Average FPS of clip: 29.58
• Percent of torn frames: 11.01
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• Global percent of torn frames: 16.61
• Global average FPS: 29.84

As you can see, the PlayStation 3 version shows significant screen tearing in two of the three clips. As they say, the proof is in the pudding. So here's the pudding, video-style.