60 FPS Animations with CSS3
TL;DR<p>These are the best css properties to animate with<p>Position — transform: translateX(n) translateY(n) translateZ(n);<p>Scale — transform: scale(n);<p>Rotation — transform: rotate(ndeg);<p>Opacity — opacity: n;<p>I'll add in that translate3d is generally faster than the other translate options. There's some good performance info in the post and it's worth the short read.