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    The High CPU/RAM/ETC Usage Topic - Opera GX

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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Shylin last edited by

      @shylin Video processing/decoding can use a lot of CPU, specially if hardware acceleration is disabled or not available or if the codec can't be hardware accelerated.

      Check opera://gpu and see if it says that hardware acceleration is being used for the itens in the first section, in special video decode.

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      • Shylin
        Shylin @leocg last edited by

        @leocg but why? Why did opera change that? At the begin and 4weeks ago i didn't had these problems... No hardware change, nothing.

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @Shylin last edited by

          @shylin Change what? Opera didn't change anything. Maybe Chromium has changed it. Maybe you have disabled hardware acceleration.

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          • Shylin
            Shylin @leocg last edited by

            @leocg no I didn't change anything, that's why I am so confused.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer @Shylin last edited by

              @shylin Confused with what exactly? If opera://gpu says that hardware acceleration is not in use, check in the settings page and make sure it's enabled.

              if it is, go to opera://flags and make sure that opera://flags/#disable-accelerated-video-decode is enabled.
              Also enable opera://flags/#ignore-gpu-blocklist

              After have done that, check again the status in opera://gpu

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              • Shylin
                Shylin @leocg last edited by

                @leocg so i try this, my cpu usage is now by 5-10% but now is my Opera Gx gpu usage at +/- 30%, i will see how it works but i dont know why i need to change something. thx for the help anyways 🙂

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                • LowSmp
                  LowSmp last edited by

                  SO I recorded a side by side comparison on my tak manager and Opera GX, On opera GX i scrolled up and down, that it is, just up and down and my CPU would sky rocket very quickly it can be found below

                  Video

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                  • operagxgmaer
                    operagxgmaer last edited by

                    i replace the chrome to opera gx for the controling the ram but when i open task manger I realized that opera gx is worse than chrome
                    i want to know is this a bug or not

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                    • operagxgmaer
                      operagxgmaer last edited by

                      i install opera gx today and replace it to chrome beacuse i can control the ram and cpu useage but when i open task manager i see opera gx takes more ram than google chrome if you open 4 tabs the opera take 1 gb ram...... this is a bug or not ?

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @operagxgmaer last edited by

                        @operagxgmaer That is causing any issues? You can use Shift + Esc to see what is using the RAM.

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                        • operagxgmaer
                          operagxgmaer last edited by

                          why opera wont fix this ... this browser take more ram and cpu than google chrome .and cpu and ram controller isnt useful ,,,pls fix this

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                          • palikka0x45
                            palikka0x45 last edited by palikka0x45

                            Hi I have getting some high CPU usages since last update.

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                            I have reported the issue alrealy ~2 weeks ago, but havent got any information back.

                            am i only with this issue? Reinstall didint help.

                            5900x 1080ti.

                            hardware acceleration fixes this issue, but destroys livestreams/youtube playback.


                            Your OS (Linux, Mac, Windows)

                            Windows 10

                            Your version of Opera GX

                            Your version is LVL 3 (core: 79.0.4143.73)

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                            High CPU-usage

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                            • palikka0x45
                              palikka0x45 last edited by

                              Heres also GPU Log

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @palikka0x45 last edited by

                                @palikka0x45 Hardware acceleration is off, that's probably why you are having a high CPU usage. If you have disabled it, turn it back on.

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                                • palikka0x45
                                  palikka0x45 @leocg last edited by

                                  @leocg

                                  okay, what changed. it's been Off always. What forces me to use it? if it worked previously?

                                  It also negatively affects video/stream viewing

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @palikka0x45 last edited by

                                    @palikka0x45 With hardware acceleration turned on, the GPU will do a great part of the job.

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                                    • palikka0x45
                                      palikka0x45 @leocg last edited by palikka0x45

                                      @leocg This wont be final resolve for this issue.

                                      Edit:
                                      hardware acceleration makes videos diashow, laggy and unstable.

                                      Like a said, this wasent issue on 2weeks ago.

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @palikka0x45 last edited by

                                        @palikka0x45 Hardware acceleration should make videos run better. If it doesn't happen, then maybe there is a incompatibility with your graphics card.

                                        Its drivers are up to date?

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                                        • palikka0x45
                                          palikka0x45 @leocg last edited by palikka0x45

                                          @leocg Drivers are okay. GX ain't. No problems on different browsers.

                                          Edit:

                                          Im just waiting Chromium update.

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                                          • crisper
                                            crisper last edited by

                                            Why does the opera gx use 100% cpu when only one tab is open? I am watching twitch and the cpu consumption is 100%

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