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    • andrew84
      andrew84 last edited by

      By the way, I don't use Opera GX, but there was a report also regarding the new feature 'Dynamic audio visualizer' which also consumes CPU https://forums.opera.com/post/224782
      The feature can be turned off there, but the implementation of such feature tells me that they don't care much for fixing the bug (looks a bit funny because GX offers some RAM and CPU limitations and at the same time GX itself contains feature which consumes a lot of CPU. If I limit CPU usage, the feature will lag, I guess)

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        The Opera 72 update and cleaning out my laptop (both physically & through software) seem to have fixed this issue for me. i have a feeling hardware decoding for video wasn't being used correctly, even though I have a kaby lake CPU

        On MacOS 10.15.7

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        • zalex108
          zalex108 @Guest last edited by zalex108

          @nintendork07

          Good!

          I did twice here on Win x64 months ago, still the same on them.

          I'll see for V72.

          "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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          • marjang
            marjang last edited by

            For me, problem persist in v.72, Win8.1, fanless i5 CPU, power consumption jumps from 9W to 14W if favicon is animated on youtube vs cursor hover over tab:

            opera_favicon.png

            (Using Open Hardware Monitor to show temp. and power consumption)

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            • andrew84
              andrew84 @marjang last edited by andrew84

              @marjang I'm also on Win 8.1 but have a weaker/older CPU (integrated graphics) and results are similar - by the cursor hovered tab eats almost 10W less in CPUID HWMonitor.
              2020-10-24_002106.png

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

                The main reason I believe this is occurring is because hardware accelerated video decode is not working correctly. Turning hardware acceleration off and then on again seems to fix this for me. I can tell if it's working by how long youtube videos take to load or how high my fans spin (on a simple 1080p youtube video...)

                Another step I used was looking at Opera://GPU and seeing the Hardware Video Decode status.

                For me it said:

                Hardware Protected Video Decode: Unavailable
                Metal: Disabled (I am on Mac)

                I changed the Flag: Override software rendering list and now it says my hardware protected video decode is enabled.

                This is occurring on other chromium based browsers as well (Chrome & Brave)

                I am on MacOS 10.15.7 with Macbook Pro 13 inch 2017

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                • suman169
                  suman169 Banned last edited by

                  Actually i watch videos now sometimes i thaugt some bugs not fix when refresh no bugs i still consufused and some websites loads very slow some are opened but not seenimage Eg:

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                  • marjang
                    marjang last edited by

                    Maybe problem is related to win8.1 ? I can't reproduce on win10.

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by

                      CPU usage is not as high as before, but it is still way higher than Chrome's on YouTube. While watching the same video, Opera gets consistent 30% CPU usage, while Chrome only 8~10%. Disabling audio tab animation does nothing to change this.

                      I really like Opera, the look and feel is amazing, but I'm not using it as my main browser until it's solved for good.

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                      • marjang
                        marjang last edited by

                        Problem persist in v.73, maybe it is not as critical as it was, but still too much for fanless CPUs!

                        This time i measure about +40% higher cpu power consumption with favicon animation.

                        Spec: win8.1, fanless i5 (4570T) cpu, internal gpu.

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                        • zalex108
                          zalex108 last edited by

                          Hi,

                          You can try this workarounds in the meantime.

                          "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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                          • andrew84
                            andrew84 last edited by andrew84

                            Is there any info that Opera is aware of this performance bug?
                            It looks like the main problem here is that Opera (developers or Opera management) doesn't consider it's an issue.

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                            • zalex108
                              zalex108 @andrew84 last edited by

                              @andrew84

                              Since seems mostly related to W7, with "ended support", It seems it has no attention to be fixed, even to give an option to disable it, at least from Flags.

                              It seems to affect also on W8.1 too and even on Mac, but...

                              "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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                              • Fragger911
                                Fragger911 @zalex108 last edited by

                                @zalex108
                                That problem stays here for more then 2 years now, over many generations and versions of Opera, regardless which Windows version is used.

                                I switched hardware in the last years (Intel to AMD CPU, older to newer AMD GPU), still the same. Windows 10 Pro all the time.

                                Firefox does use way less CPU in general for that task and also makes no difference between with sound and muted tab.

                                All that combined looks weird for Opera.

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                                • zalex108
                                  zalex108 @Fragger911 last edited by zalex108

                                  @fragger911

                                  Is unusable for those with the problem since Media is mostly everywhere, even without the ability to stop AutoPlay and not always you use or watch in FullScreen.

                                  The Workaround about change between WorkSpaces, for daily use, it's annoying.

                                  If it's not fixed even for W10, then... 🙄

                                  "You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

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                                  • gamedevchrs
                                    gamedevchrs last edited by

                                    I may have found a fix.

                                    For me, Twitch was using about 30% of my CPU per screen. I'm not going to go into detail or lay out my specs but I did find a way to fix my problem.

                                    1. Make sure hardware acceleration is enabled or this won't work
                                      (If you can't find hardware acc, go here opera://settings and type in "hardware acceleration")
                                    2. Go to opera://flags/#ignore-gpu-blocklist
                                      Enable that setting, relaunch and you should be good.

                                    I think someone above already answered this but I was unable to find this setting using their instructions.

                                    I really hope this helps cause I've been having to stress over this for about 2 weeks and it feels good to be back at minimal CPU usage.

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                                    • marjang
                                      marjang @gamedevchrs last edited by

                                      @gamedevchrs No, problem persist for me in v.75.

                                      It still goes to about +40% higher cpu power consumption with favicon animation compared to mouse cursor hover on tab.

                                      Spec: win8.1, fanless cpu i5 4570T, internal gpu.

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                                      • l33t4opera
                                        l33t4opera @marjang last edited by sgunhouse

                                        Hi @marjang, first of all go to "opera:flags#disable-accelerated-video-decode" and make sure it's set to "Disabled", and if not disable it, restart the browser and check if it helps.
                                        Also, you can enable "opera:flags#enable-gpu-rasterization" (don't forget to restart the browser to make it works).

                                        In addition to the above, check if running the Opera with the following switches (add them at the end of the shortcut which you use to run Opera): "Path\to\launcher.exe" --disable-gpu-driver-bug-workarounds --num-raster-threads=4 --use-gl=desktop
                                        improves all over performance of the browser (including this playing videos).

                                        Small note: in case "--use-gl=desktop" makes some artifacts (causes displaying issues in the browser UI), remove it and try to run the Opera with the other switches only.

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                                        • marjang
                                          marjang @l33t4opera last edited by marjang

                                          @l33t4opera Thanks for your help! I followed each step you wrote and tried each time how cpu power changed with youtube favicon animated.

                                          Sadly, no change. cpu goes to about +40% when favicon is animated.

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                                          • l33t4opera
                                            l33t4opera @marjang last edited by sgunhouse

                                            @marjang Which "youtube favicon" do you mean? Can you show it in the screenshot?
                                            Does playing YouTube videos consume now less CPU resources or not?
                                            If not try the opposite, I mean go to "opera:flags#disable-accelerated-video-decode" and now set it to "Enabled" and restart the browser. Maybe there's something broken with the flag switch, and when you enable this it will work.

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