Firefox, Internet Explorer 9 Beat Out Chrome, Opera in HTML 5 Speed Test [IE 9, Firefox 3.7, Chrome and Opera Pitted Against Eachother in HTML5 Speed Test, IE 9, Firefox Come Out Victorious]

Posted on TFTS by Jeff Baker on Friday, 25. June 2010 under: Computers & Computing, PCs, Notebooks, Netbooks & Tablets

After Apple deemed HTML 5 the future and Flash the buggy, unreliable past, many have speculated whether or not we are actually ready to make the leap. In order to actually make the leap from Flash to HTML5, most of the Internet connected computing world would have to use a browser capable of displaying the new standard. It’s long been known that Google’s Chrome and and Apple’s Safari have been fully HTML5 compatible (thanks to WebKit) but Internet Explorer has long been known to trail behind when it comes to not only HTML5 functionality, but functionality in general.

Once deemed a clunky, unreliable and most importantly not secure web browser, Internet Explorer is looking to make a comeback with its newest version’s forthcoming release, version 9. However, with Internet Explorer having such a poor track record can Microsoft bounce back and really deliver a web browser that will keep users secure and stable all while mainting a high level of speed? According to some recent HTML5 speed tests done by Download Squad, yes, they definitely can.

If you use Chrome you probably know that Google touts their web browser as one of the fastest on the market even going forward with an ad campaign comparing its speed against many physical phenomenons (video here). However, with Internet Explorer 9 it looks like Google will really be getting a run for its money as the fastest web browser on the web.

Download Squad, as I mentioned above, conducted an all out HTML5 rendering test (focusing on speed) pitting Firefox 3.7, Internet Explorer 9, Chrome and Opera against each other. It seems that Firefox 3.7 and Internet Explorer 9 lead the pack, Opera falls in third and Chrome comes in at a distant last.

You may be asking yourself how this could possibly be but the test (which involved rendering 1,000 HTML5 fish, pictured above) showed IE 9, Firefox and Opera humming along rather nicely while Chrome maxed out the CPU and chugged along sluggishly.

After these test results go viral, I’m sure Google engineers will be hard at work looking to secure the top spot as the fastest browser on the market today.

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