Graphics Performance in Rich Internet Applications

Author

Hoetzlein, R.C.

Author_Institution

Aalborg Univ. Copenhagen, Aalborg, Denmark

Volume

32

Issue

5

fYear

2012

Firstpage

98

Lastpage

104

Abstract

Rendering performance for rich Internet applications (RIAs) has recently focused on the debate between using Flash and HTML5 for streaming video and gaming on mobile devices. A key area not widely explored, however, is the scalability of raw bitmap graphics performance for RIAs. Does Flash render animated sprites faster than HTML5? How much faster is WebGL than Flash? Answers to these questions are essential for developing large-scale data visualizations, online games, and truly dynamic websites. A new test methodology analyzes graphics performance across RIA frameworks and browsers, revealing specific performance outliers in existing frameworks. The results point toward a future in which all online experiences might be GPU accelerated.

Keywords

Internet; Web sites; computer animation; computer games; data visualisation; online front-ends; rendering (computer graphics); software performance evaluation; video streaming; Flash; GPU; HTML5; RIA frameworks; WebGL; animated sprites; browser; dynamic Web sites; graphics performance; large-scale data visualization; mobile device; online games; rendering performance; rich Internet applications; video streaming; Browsers; Graphics processing unit; Internet; Rendering (computer graphics); Sprites (computer); Browsers; Graphics processing unit; HTML5; Internet; RIA; Rendering (computer graphics); Sprites (computer); WebGL; computer graphics; rich Internet applications;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCG.2012.102

Filename

6311375