NVIDIA GPU's Accelerate HTML5 in Internet Explorer 9

Today Microsoft introduced the BETA version of Internet Explorer 9. The big news is that Internet Explorer 9 will be GPU accelerated. Internet Explorer 9 is architected to be the first browser designed to take advantage of modern hardware and modern OS capabilities. NVIDIA participated in their press release:

"Internet Explorer 9 enabling GPU-accelerated HTML5 is a milestone for visual computing," said Drew Henry, general manager of GeForce and ION GPU business unit at NVIDIA Corp. "By harnessing the power of NVIDIA GPUs, Internet Explorer 9 removes the glass ceiling for Web developers, enabling them to build graphically rich, high-performing Web applications."

We also share our thoughts on our blog:

"Today, with introduction of Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft gives us another milestone for visual computing. Internet Explorer 9 includes a new JavaScript engine, support for HTML5 and hardware accelerated graphics and text. Internet Explorer 9 is the first browser designed to take advantage of modern hardware, resulting in graphics and performance improvements throughout the browser including the first to deliver hardware accelerated scalable vector graphics( SVG); the first to enhance JavaScript engine performance with the benefit of shifting from the CPU to the GPU; and the first to deliver GPU-Powered HTML5." NVIDIA