IE9 beats Chrome 6 in HTML5 Test

Yes, we know IE9 preview uses GPU acceleration and Chrome is also planning doing the same. When it comes to speed tests, the fast growing Chrome browser is the benchmark and the browser to beat. Both, Opera and Safari are out there to beat Chrome, which is still the reigning speed king. But, there are some areas where IE9 wants to prove a point and provide a Flash/Silverlight like performance natively with HTML5.

In the video embedded below, there is a side by side comparision of HTML5 FishIE test drive demo from Microsoft run simultaneously on Chrome and IE9. The demo runs smoother in IE9 with a single fish though both browsers manage 60 FPS. However, as the number of fish are increased IE9 is able to consistently manage 60 FPS, while Chrome drops to about 28 FPS. Results may vary from setup to setup, but are similar relative to the browser. In this video, it may appear choppy as the video was recorded at 15 FPS only.

Now, this becomes interesting. Google will not sit quietly and recently all browser innovation is coming from Chrome. What next from Google?

Update: The original test was done by downloadsquad. And now they have compared all four major browsers IE9, Firefox, Chrome and Opera. Guess what IE9, Firefox tied and Chrome finished last. I confirm, Chrome’s hardware acceleration was turned on for the test. See video below:

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