In a recent blog post, Google Chrome describes several ways it’s making Chrome faster. Google claims that the browser has become 10-30% faster on Mac and Android devices over the last three months thanks to JavaScript improvements and memory management optimizations.

Chrome’s performance improvements have been achieved through a number of optimizations made to the base code. These optimizations include improved JavaScript handling and memory management. The latter led to a significant reduction in memory consumption on Mac and Android platforms. This means Chrome runs more smoothly on devices with limited RAM, such as older smartphones or low-end computers. This is evidenced by the results of the Apple Speedometer 2.1 browser benchmark.

The set of changes includes improved HTML parsing, improved pointer compression, improved caching, and optimization of memory settings. Some internal changes also apply to the Apple WebKit engine.

In the case of Chrome for Android, Google says the changes are aimed at high-end devices with a version of the browser that uses compiler flags set for speed rather than file size. These versions of Chrome deliver up to 30% better performance in the same test on compatible devices.

First launched in 2008, Google Chrome has the largest share of the browser market. According to StatCounter, Chrome leads the browser race with a share of 65.74%, followed by Apple Safari with a share of 18.86%.

Statcounter: Safari is about to overtake Edge to become the second most popular desktop browser, ahead of Chrome with 66.12%

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Sources: Phone Arena, Neowin