Thursday, October 20, 2011

The Top Five Web Browsers



Web Browser Grand Prix Champions 

For those of you who haven't tuned in since day one, we're putting together a table of all previous Web Browser Grand Prix winners, with links to their respective articles.

Web Browser Grand PrixChampion
Web Browser Grand Prix: The Top Five, Tested And Ranked
Web Browser Grand Prix 2: The Top Five Tested And Ranked
Web Browser Grand Prix 2: Running The Linux Circuit
Web Browser Grand Prix 3:  IE9 Enters The Race
Web Browser Grand Prix 4: Firefox 4 Goes Final
Web Browser Grand Prix 5: Opera 11.50, Firefox 5, And Chrome 12
Web Browser Grand Prix VI: Firefox 6, Chrome 13, Mac OS X Lion

Web Browser Grand Prix 7 Contenders


Chrome
Vendor:Google
Debut:9/02/2008
Current Version:14
Layout Engine:WebKit
JavaScript Engine:V8
Supported Platforms:Windows, Mac, Linux
HTML5 Hardware Acceleration:No
WebGL:Yes
WBGP Wins:4
Download Chrome!





Firefox
Vendor:Mozilla
Debut:11/09/2004
Current Version:7
Layout Engine:Gecko 2.0
JavaScript Engine:JaegerMonkey
Supported Platforms:Windows, Mac, Linux
HTML Hardware Acceleration:Yes
WebGL:Yes
WBGP Wins:None
Download Firefox!




Internet Explorer
Vendor:Microsoft
Debut:8/16/1995
Current Version:9
Layout Engine:Trident
JavaScript Engine:Chakra
Supported Platforms:Windows (Vista and 7)
HTML5 Hardware Acceleration:Yes
WebGL:No
WBGP Wins:2
Download Internet Explorer!




Opera
Vendor:Opera Software
Debut:12/09/1996
Current Version:11.51
Layout Engine:Presto
JavaScript Engine:Carakan
Supported Platforms:Windows, Mac, Linux
HTML5 Hardware Acceleration:No
WebGL:No
WBGP Wins:1
Download Opera!




Safari
Vendor:Apple
Debut:1/07/2003
Current Version:5.1
Layout Engine:WebKit 2
JavaScript Engine:Nitro
Supported Platforms:Windows, Mac
HTML5 Hardware Acceleration:Mac only
WebGL:No
WBGP Wins:1
Download Safari!


Now that we've seen the list of previous Web Browser Grand Prix champions, as well as the current competitors, let's take a look at the test setup.

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