Why is square(x, y, 1) so much faster than point(x, y)?

[DevaPan]

Thanks for clearing some things up.
There is also a related discussion here:

Rect(x,y,1,1); VS. point(x,y);

Can you guys try this? (try changing the size() on your computers) boolean rectOrPoint; void setup() { size(600, 300); //play with these: make those bigger if you've got a fast modern computer rectOrPoint = false; println(rectOrPoint ? "rect(x, y, 1, 1);" : "point(x, y);"); } void draw() { for (int j=0; j<height; j++) { for (int i=0; i<width; i++) { if (rectOrPoint) { fill(random(255), random(255), random(255)); noStroke(); rect(i, j, 1, 1); } …