Google Chrome Beta channel has been updated to 18.0.1025.56 for Windows, Linux and Chrome Frame platforms (except Mac OS X). This update has the following changes:
- GPU acceleration of the Canvas 2D is now disabled by default.
- Disabled the image transport surface on Windows Vista and 7
These changes are due to stability measures and some or all of these features may be enabled again in a future release. The full details about changes that are in this version of Google Chrome listed in "What's new in Google Chrome 18.0.1025.56 Beta" section.
Chrome 18 contains some really great improvements including GPU accelerating 2D Canvas, and enabling 3D content for older GPUs. For most Windows and Mac users, Google've enabled GPU-accelerated rendering of 2D Canvas content, so that canvas-based games and animations run faster and feel smoother. You can go to chrome://gpu to see which features are being accelerated
Chrome 18 Beta is now able to display 3D content via SwiftShader, a software rasterizer Google licensed from TransGaming, Inc. Although SwiftShader won’t perform as well as a real GPU, it will be an improvement for many of our users on older operating systems such as Windows XP.
Overview
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Google Chrome 18.0.1025.56 Beta
New features in Google Chrome 18 Beta
Google Chrome 18 Beta contains a number of new features including:
- GPU accelerating 2D Canvas.
- Added support for 3D content on older GPUs.
What's new in Google Chrome 18.0.1025.56 Beta
Google Chrome 18.0.1025.56 Beta has the following changes:
- GPU acceleration of the Canvas 2D is now disabled by default and can be enabled in about:flags
- Disabled the image transport surface on Windows Vista and 7. For gpu accelerated content gpu process now renders directly to the window.
Source: Google Chrome Releases
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