Brave crushes Chrome and Edge across speed, RAM, and battery benchmarks

The folks at Brave have just published interesting new benchmarks comparing their browser to the competition. According to their tests, it looks like Brave takes the lead over Chrome, Edge, and Firefox in nearly every performance metric that actually matters to everyday users.

In a post on X, the company said that “if you care about performance, Brave should be your browser.” 

They highlighted their detailed blog post where they claim that the app uses 44 percent less CPU, sips 10 percent less power, and chews through 28 percent less RAM on average than the biggest rivals.

The team also explained how they’ve managed to achieve these impressive results. They claim that the efficiency comes down to what the browser blocks out before a page even finishes rendering. Since Brave has its built-in Shields, it cuts out tracking scripts and bloat by default. As a result, the browser has less junk to download and load.

This is the same tech that has helped Brave browser pull ahead of some other big players in the browser market when it comes to privacy. So those built-in shields seem to be paying off for raw speed as well.

Brave claims that page load times come in at an average of 4.4 seconds when they tested the browser on the top 50 websites. In comparison, Chrome clocked an average of 5.1 seconds, while Edge trailed behind at 6 seconds. It seems negligible, but once you start adding up the time it saves you, it turns into a big deal over time. Plus, it makes the browsing experience much more enjoyable.

But before we get too excited, it’s worth noting that these numbers come straight from Brave’s own team, not an independent third-party test.

We’ve already seen how teams try to present the most flattering picture possible. For example, we recently saw how the folks at Aside made tall claims about their browser’s performance, but the numbers didn’t quite match up with our own tests and tests from other users.

Still, in our own usage of Brave, the browser does genuinely feel quick, lightweight, and reliable. Of course, this isn’t to say you won’t see severe lag or performance issues on Chrome, Edge, or Firefox, but if you’ve been looking for a new browser that’s faster than your current one, Brave might be worth a look.

We stand out from the tech-media crowd because we break news stories; we mainly bring you stuff that you won’t find anywhere in the mainstream tech media. Our stories have been picked up by some of the world’s most popular websites and media outlets—more info is available here.