3D Java Applet Performance

[SRiker]

This is my first post, but I have been around for a while Anyways... the question pertains to 3D Java Applet gaming. More specifically the relative performance of Java on OS X versus that of it on Windows.

I play Runescape HD (can be extended to other 3D Java Applets) and the framerate is noticably slower in OS X compared to Windows Vista in Boot camp. Basically I'm wondering if anyone else has had this experience where the same Java Applet will run slower on OS X compared to that of Windows.

Would a fresh install of Leopard do anything to fix this? Or is this just another case of a poorly optimized program for OS X?

I know a new MacBook Pro would likely alleviate that but lets not go there yet

For the record I'm running on the late 2006 model (Core 2 Duo 2.16, 128MB ATi X1600, 2GB Ram).

 

[Amdahl]

It is very unlikely a re-install would help. Even on non-Java apps, OS X tends to be slower at 3D graphics.

It is also likely that the Java VM in OS X is not as well optimized as Sun's Windows version, since Apple is in charge of the OS X version. That is compounded when you might have a Java 1.5 VM on OS X, and a 1.6 VM on Windows.