[Beta Channel] Google Chrome 7.0.xxx.xx (for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows)

[Veedems Veteran]

Have to give IE9 credit. Hardware acceleration is still way better.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

So who's going to run some benchmarks on the hardware acceleration so everyone on Neowin can go potty over browsers as usual?

[Veedems Veteran]

So who's going to run some benchmarks on the hardware acceleration so everyone on Neowin can go potty over browsers as usual?

I just did for HA and IE still wins by far on my system. I'm using Chrome, though, since it does everything faster.

[Fluxii Media]

I refuse to be the starter of another heated argument on why Chrome is better. :whistle:

[Veedems Veteran]

H.A. dropped my chrome peacekeeper score 500 points from ~9700 to ~9200. Then again, I have integrated graphics (for another month or so).

[.Markus]

The new dev version scores 241 points (+12 bonus points) in the HTML5 test, while IE9 scores 96+5.

As before, IE9 does 95/100 in the Acid 3 tests, but interestingly enough Chrome only manages 97/100, down from a perfect 100 in the last dev version. Someone else experienced this?

IE9 is still far ahead regarding hardware acceleration however, Chrome still stutters at a few measly frames per second in IE 9's HTML5 Fish tank test and the Psychedelic browsing experience is not much better at 13 revs/m.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

The new dev version scores 241 points (+12 bonus points) in the HTML5 test, while IE9 scores 96+5.

As before, IE9 does 95/100 in the Acid 3 tests, but interestingly enough Chrome only manages 97/100, down from a perfect 100 in the last dev version. Someone else experienced this?

IE9 is still far ahead regarding hardware acceleration however, Chrome still stutters at a few measly frames per second in IE 9's HTML5 Fish tank test and the Psychedelic browsing experience is not much better at 13 revs/m.

I get 100/100 in Acid. Must be an extension you have?

[.Markus]

I get 100/100 in Acid. Must be an extension you have?

Yeah that's possible, have a couple of them installed that could be interfering with the test.

I'm a bit surprised that Chrome is so behind Firefox and IE9 when it comes to hardware acceleration, probably something the dev team will have fixed in a few weeks though ;)

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Yeah that's possible, have a couple of them installed that could be interfering with the test.

I'm a bit surprised that Chrome is so behind Firefox and IE9 when it comes to hardware acceleration, probably something the dev team will have fixed in a few weeks though ;)

Do any websites even use hardware acceleration heavily yet?

[TDT]

This update doesn't work with RSS live links extension.

[Setnom]

Hardware acceleration isn't working for me...

[TemperingPick]

Do any websites even use hardware acceleration heavily yet?

To my knowledge only "demo" sites.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

To my knowledge only "demo" sites.

Woah, so all the browser wars are basically all about benchmark sites just now and not even "real world results" That's hilarious.

[Ci7]

been looking at about:labs

what is that 'remote' thingy ?

[still1]

Hardware acceleration isn't working for me...

+1 not working for me either.

[Daimaah]

Yeah, hardware acceleration isn't working and at least the Psychedelic Browsing test just loads a blank page and navigating elsewhere produces an Oh Snap! error.

[.Markus]

Yeah, hardware acceleration isn't working and at least the Psychedelic Browsing test just loads a blank page and navigating elsewhere produces an Oh Snap! error.

You need to let the browser wait for a minute or two, and then the test screen appears. However as I posted above, it only produces scores of around 23-30 revs/m.

[BryanChung]

how do I determine if my hardware acceleration is working or not? :o

[ViperAFK]

Hardware accel works fine for me:

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/8293/97809733.png

[Elliott]

Accelerated compositing and accelerated 2D canvas are two different things. It doesn't seem like accelerated 2D canvas is enabled by default yet.

[Guest]

it's not working for me, or better yet at psychedelic test I get 40, obviously something's wrong with my Chrome o.o

[ViperAFK]

Accelerated compositing and accelerated 2D canvas are two different things. It doesn't seem like accelerated 2D canvas is enabled by default yet.

ah I it enabled via switches. If you guys want the acceleration working try this:

--enable-gpu-plugin --enable-gpu-rendering --enable-accelerated-2d-canvas --enable-video-layering --enable-webgl --enable-fastback

[Ci7]

ah I it enabled via switches. If you guys want the acceleration working try this:

--enable-gpu-plugin --enable-gpu-rendering --enable-accelerated-2d-canvas --enable-video-layering --enable-webgl --enable-fastback

you can drop webgl flag

it is now enabled by default in this build

[Fred Derf Veteran]

These threads always remind me to upgrade. My Chromium is now 7.0.541.0 (61208).

[nyolc8]

It's hangs on random sites, and when I zoom-in in google maps. (on OSX)