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==== WebRender vs Layers ==== | ==== WebRender vs Layers ==== | ||
Until recently, there were two different rendering paths in Gecko. The new one is WebRender. | |||
"Layers" is the name of the previous / non- | "Layers" is the name of the previous / non-WebRender architecture, and was removed in [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1541472 bug 1541472]. | ||
Here's a very high level summary of how it works: [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/10/the-whole-web-at-maximum-fps-how-webrender-gets-rid-of-jank/] | Here's a very high level summary of how it works: [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/10/the-whole-web-at-maximum-fps-how-webrender-gets-rid-of-jank/] | ||