The latest version of Google Chrome is up to 23% faster

Google has steadily been improving the performance of the Chrome browser, and you’re close to seeing the most important jump yet.

Rolling calls at Chrome version 91 are some changes that make the browser up to up to 23% faster.

The performance improvements are large because of changes within the underlying JavaScript execution under the hood of Chrome. Google says that it's introduced a replacement Sparkplug compiler and short built-in calls to assist save more CPU time when using Chrome on your laptop or computer.

More specifically, it's up to about 17 years’ worth of CPU time, per Google’s estimate. How does it work? Well, the new JavaScript compiler is in a position to fill the gap between wanting to start executing quickly and optimizing the code for max performance.

“Short built-in calls optimize where in memory we put generated code to avoid indirect jumps when calling functions,” said Thomas Nattestad, Chrome product manager at Google Chrome during a blog post announcing the changes.

Over the past few releases, Google has made Chrome faster, addressing the common complaints that it takes up an excessive amount of RAM and system resources. In March 2021, Google claimed that Chrome version 89 could take up to 22% less memory on Windows 10. Before that, Chrome version 85 introduced 10% faster page load times.

Chrome version 91 originally released on May 25 to the stable desktop channel, and comes with many security fixes, also as these performance improvements. Other features improve the experience on Android. macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Google Chrome version 91 should have already unrolled to your PC automatically. If you’re not already seeing it, you'll force the update during a few steps. Just click the three downward-facing dots next to your profile picture, then hit About Chrome. From there, Chrome will download the update during a jiffy counting on your internet speed. You’ll then need to restart the browser to use it.

On a related note, Microsoft also unrolled version 91 of its Edge browser in the week. That browser is predicated on an equivalent open-source Chromium engine as Google Chrome. It comes with the performance-improving Sleeping Tabs feature, also as more ways to save lots of money as you shop.