Web Browser Grand Prix: Chrome 16, Firefox 9, And Mac OS X

This isn’t directly game related, but Tom’s hardware has an extremely in-depth Browser vs. Browser analysis. Pitting the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Firebox, IE and Opera in a race to the death (not really).

If you don’t have time to go through all the details, at least check out the Benchmark analyis page that shows how the various browsers stack in the assorted categories. It’s a surprising open race right now, with no clear winner across the board.


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