Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote on 2023-11-24 08:07:
Thorium <https://thorium.rocks/> is basic Chrome that is compile-time optimized for new CPUs. Still does Chrome sync and plugin store. Won't run on any system that doesn't have an AVX2-capable CPU. As a result, it claims a conventional Chrome experience but noticeably faster.
Apparently the same dev has done the same to Firefox, called Mercury <https://thorium.rocks/mercury>
Oh, now that does sound interesting! I don't think my old box has AVX2 support (nope, just AVX). I'm usually quite hesitant / skeptical around "boutique" browsers since it takes so much skill and talent (quantitatively and qualitatively) to implement properly. Usually someone's trying a browser because it's "not bloated" with things that... are web standards. I don't trust my browsing to their competence. This Thorium project (Mercury, actually) does sound very interesting. If you give it a try, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts. rb