Comments on: Safari vs Firefox vs Chrome on Mac: Chrome Wins!

By: Browsers War ! « Kashifzilla's Blog

Browsers War ! « Kashifzilla's Blog — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:21:58 +0000

[...] the last JavaScript performance shootout Chrome was the clear winner. This time, inclusion of Webkit in the shootout has made the results [...]

By: adam

adam — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:03:31 +0000

Firefox “outclassed” ? Not if you like standards.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:30:13 +0000

Sorry, I am a *little* late. Too much time spent working. I just realized Google is using their own JavaScript engine, V8.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:20:10 +0000

I am working on a massive project that can only utilize jQuery library since it's presented over file protocol. I'm not able to discern much between Chrome 3's and Safari 4's performance, even on Windows (Firefox 3.5.5 lags even on when calling a small offset function with the cursor). However, I do notice that Safari's visual appearance, dithering, and animations are noticeably smoother than Chrome. I would assume, since both are built on Webkit, that this is the main cause for Chrome's faster performance?

By: Manu J

Manu J — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:52:43 +0000

I have used firefox with and without tweaked settings. I have no complaints
about the page rendering time. What I face are

1. It tends to chew up CPU once in a while forcing you to experiment close
some tabs
2. ditto but with memory
3. Complex javascript apps run much more slowly than chrome. No amount of
tweaking can help here. Try google wave in chrome and firefox and feel the
difference.

Will see how well the 3.6 fares.

By: Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:47:36 +0000

Bro, you need to tweak your firefox settings to reduce page rendering from 1 sec to 0 seconds to make 'at least seem' more snappy. Also, do not reduce memory when minimized, do not download favorite icons and disable blinking elements. I use a program called Auslogics BoostSpeed for firefox optimization but i'm sure you can make these custom tweeks on your own. Firefox runs like lightening once the appropriate tweaks are made. Chrome is still the fastest but only when surfing a singular page. Doesn't work so well when you have multiple tabs open and tends to freeze up after installing Windows 7(well worth the upgrade and a far superior operating system to Vista and anything Apple has up there sleeve. But then i've always felt Apple's OS was garbage. A Windows machine, when properly configured will outperform an Apple any day, simply b/c of all the registry tweaks that can be made in Windows). To be honest, IE 8 combined with new Windows 7 is probably the fastest browser on my computer. You have to have windows 7, make some tweaks for ex: allow more simultaneous downloads etc…as well as disable all the visual and animation effects and auto updates that slow IE down. I've hated IE but it is the only browser that can handle sony's new flash website without producing an error. I still don't use it b/c it's just ugly; microsoft's main pitfall; their gear isn't aesthetically pleasing. Safari is probably my favorite in terms of looks and ease of use but for whatever reason, it runs slow on my computer after a few tabs are open. Opera is close enough to Firefox but given the number of addons for firefox that are actually useful, I can't see myself switching to Opera 10. Have you given firefox 3.6beta 3 or 3.7alpah 1 a try? They are significantly speedier. But yeah, take home point with all these browsers is that it's all about the tweaks you make based on the kind of system your running and the internet connection you have. You can also optimize your internet settings too but again, I would use a program like Auslogics to do this. Massive speed gains. Hope some of this ramble helps.–Alex

By: Chrome vs Firefox 3.6 vs Safari vs Webkit: Chrome Wins Again!

Chrome vs Firefox 3.6 vs Safari vs Webkit: Chrome Wins Again! — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:54:14 +0000

[...] last JavaScript performance shootout came out in Chrome’s favour. This time, inclusion of Webkit in the shootout has made the [...]

By: mehdi110

mehdi110 — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:08:53 +0000

If you want to choose a car for your browser, which Car would it be? See here:
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By: mehdi110

mehdi110 — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:08:24 +0000

If you want to choose a car for your browser, which Car would it be? See here:
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By: Mijail

Mijail — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:39:24 +0000

Finally I updated all my browsers and repeated the tests. Yeah, Chrome wins…

Interestingly, Stainless (another Webkit-based browser which implements a separation between tabs similar to what Chrome does) is somewhat faster than both Webkit and Safari (though slower than Chrome), and not only does not get bogged down by more tabs, but seems to actually get a bit faster with the second or third tab. Chrome does the same. Go figure.

Details at my blog…