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    • tree1891
      tree1891 last edited by

      Opera memory usage is greater than Chrome.

      0_1512922627082_87ec98ba-9e2e-40ed-bbf4-324b0cde4b4d-image.png

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      • zalex108
        zalex108 last edited by zalex108

        Are they fresh installs?

        In Opera appears an Extension: Video, also, SpeedDial would consume some resources compared to the Chrome Start page, appart of that it seems that you have an Extensions tab opened too.

        At the other hand,
        and If appears in Chrome too, you should show up the full memory footprint to look closer the memory consume.


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        • tree1891
          tree1891 @zalex108 last edited by

          @zalex108
          But Browser and GPU process are common.
          I can't find Video handler extension in Extensions.

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          • zalex108
            zalex108 last edited by zalex108

            A fresh install on my system looks like:

            0_1512927057301_2017-12-10_181337.png

            Ouch!
            Your test is on Dev., it looks similar.

            0_1512927324820_2017-12-10_183450.png

            Now it has the Video handler.

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            • tree1891
              tree1891 @zalex108 last edited by tree1891

              @zalex108
              I have installed Opera developer 51.0.
              But your install's one is also greater than Chrome.

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              • zalex108
                zalex108 @tree1891 last edited by zalex108

                @tree1891

                Yes, I've edited the above post while you posting. xD

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by A Former User

                  😸 Opera has an integrated Speed Dial, an integrated Sidebar, VPN and adblocker, where Chrome is just a blank (useless) browser, I don' see what's the point here, it's 🍎 vs. 🥝 😄

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                  • tree1891
                    tree1891 @Guest last edited by

                    @xirit32
                    Then how about GPU process?

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                    • zalex108
                      zalex108 @Guest last edited by

                      @xirit32 said in Opera memory usage is greater than Chrome.:

                      😸 Opera has an integrated Speed Dial, an integrated Sidebar, VPN and adblocker, where Chrome is just a blank (useless) browser, I don' see what's the point here, it's 🍎 vs. 🥝 😄

                      We can make a fruit salad! xD

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User @tree1891 last edited by

                        @tree1891 said in Opera memory usage is greater than Chrome.:

                        @xirit32
                        Then how about GPU process?

                        Some things from the above are off-loaded to the GPU 😛

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                        • zalex108
                          zalex108 @tree1891 last edited by zalex108

                          @tree1891 said in Opera memory usage is greater than Chrome.:

                          @xirit32
                          Then how about GPU process?

                          Don't know if they use the same code for the GPU's.

                          A Screenshot from Chrome - but in Portable mode, not sure if could modify the mesurements -.

                          Using the Nvidia card:

                          0_1512928684934_2017-12-10_185347.png

                          Using the Intel integrated:

                          0_1512928957399_2017-12-10_190106.png

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by

                            I disabled all extensions in Opera 49 (lazy loading of tabs) and tested it against Chrome, the new Firefox, Dragon, Icedragon, Ghost, Brave and Epic and it uses at least a gig more memory. I don't know what the problem with it is these days but after it being my main browser for some years now I think I am going to have to ditch it.

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