60 FPS Animations with CSS3
TL;DRThese are the best css properties to animate withPosition — transform: translateX(n) translateY(n) translateZ(n);Scale — transform: scale(n);Rotation — transform: rotate(ndeg);Opacity — opacity: n;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.