Firefox 3 May Be More Memory Efficient Than Either IE or Opera

Edy52285 writes "Ars Technica has an article showing benchmarks pitting Firefox 3 Beta 4 against other browsers. Contenders include IE7, Firefox 2, Opera 9.5 Beta, and Safari 3.0.4 Beta. The piece includes a graph depicting FF3's memory usage well below that of the other browsers. The in-testing browser even trumps Opera, which has long been regarded as the fastest browser around."

Comments

A trend is emerging...

[JonMartin]

We've being peppered with articles about FF3 lately. Most have been fairly light on content but the consistent high praise (and personal experience using beta2) has made it clear to me that FF3 will be very, very good. I'm actually looking forward to the official release.

Getting excited about a new version of a web browser: how 90's is that?

Re:Remember when people coded for small memory use

[maddskillz]

That is basic web browsing if you aren't using pop-up blocking, and going to the wrong sites

going to karma hell for this one...

[3-State Bit]

The drop-off you see near the end of the graph is where both versions of Firefox crash. I'm excited, because unlike the old version, this now actually really helps reduce its memory usage.

Re:I don't care

[somersault]

I burned it to CD and it still let through water from the middle, ergo it leaks

Re:Firefox memory efficient?

[argiedot]

Actually you will be surprised to note that cows do indeed breed, and so do whales. Of course, they don't breed with apostrophes the way your words do.

Re:I don't care

[RealGrouchy]

Your system is overheating. I keep mine below 0 degrees celsius, and wasn't able to recreate the leaks you described.

- RG>