Web Development

HTML 5 speed test: Internet Explorer 9 vs. Chrome 6

The IE9 ‘test drive’ HTML5 examples are fantastic — and using unbiased code too! What you see here is IE9’s hardware (GPU) acceleration blowing Chrome 6 out of the water. The reason it looks ‘choppy’ is because, seemingly, my screen capture tool is only running at 15 FPS or so. It says it’s running at 30 FPS, but who knows… More at: www.downloadsquad.com

Web Development

AMD “Zacate” APU Will Accelerate HTML5 Games in Internet Explorer 9

AMD Space Command is a fun game that shows the graphics acceleration of Direct2D technology in the IE9 (preview) browser. Shoot as many space attackers possible, and use the “GPU capacitor” to adjust the intensity of the game. AMD Space Command is built in HTML5, leveraging the GPU in your PC to improve graphics. You can see this first hand by keeping track of the Frames Per Second (FPS) as you adjust your GPU capacitor!