*Posted on July 8, 2025 by the Chromium Team*
Chrome is taking a giant leap forward in graphics performance with the introduction of **Skia Graphite**, a modern rasterization engine currently available on Apple Silicon Macs. Here’s what you need to know—and why you’ll notice the difference. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
—
## 🚀 Why We Needed a Change: From Ganesh to Graphite
– **Skia + Ganesh**: Chrome has long used Skia with its GANESH GPU backend for drawing web content and UI. But GANESH was based on OpenGL ES and struggled to scale with the demands of modern web graphics. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
– **Enter Graphite**: Built from scratch by the Skia team, Graphite is a clean, future-proof backend designed for **Vulkan**, **Metal**, **Direct3D12**, and **WebGPU** (via Dawn), with multithreading baked in. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
—
## 📊 Performance Gains You Can Feel
– **Motionmark 1.3**: Graphite delivers nearly **15% higher scores** on
Leave a Reply