<![CDATA[Opera Latest Version Memory Leak.]]>For roughly a week, Opera has been giving me lots of problems. I tried Opera GX but it's colors clash with every website that has a dark theme. Opera is by far my favorite browser and I want to continue using it if possible. But due to the colors of GX, I refuse to use it and if I can't get this fixed, I obviously won't be using an internet browser that uses up 60% of 16gb of RAM (over 8gb of ram for a net browser???)

This problem does not happen with google chrome, mozilla firefox or microsoft edge. When Opera is open, my total memory shows incorrectly as well.

In this picture, it shows Opera is only using 900mb of memory, however my memory usage is at 80%.
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In this image, Opera is open and my memory is not showing correctly. On the left pane, under memory, I'm using 12.9gb out of 15.9gb of RAM, however in the right pane, my in use RAM is only 5gb, my available ram is only 3gb. I would also like to note, yesterday, my available was 4.4 and my in use was 4.4, equaling 8.8gb, I have 2x 8gb sticks, so that means it's reading both sticks. Today, my total is only 8.1gb, but in the past, it has shown more than 1 stick worth. So I don't think my memory is the cause (also, considering it only happens with opera, does not happen with Opera GX or any other browser).
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After closing Opera, my usage drops to 22%, pretty much 60% change. 60% of 16gb is over 8gb that was just being used by Opera. Also note that even with only 8.1gb of ram, 900mb is NOT 60% of it. If I only had 8gb total ram and closed out an app using 900mb of ram, my ram usage should only drop by about 11%.
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And with closing Opera, my missing memory returns.
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Edit: Also note, this happens with any number of tabs open. 1 tab = 60% memory usage, 10 tabs = 60% usage. Just tested google chrome. 20 tabs open 20% ram usage. (60% for opera = 80% total, 20% for chrome = 48% total)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/37210/opera-latest-version-memory-leakRSS for NodeMon, 20 Apr 2026 04:05:35 GMTWed, 18 Dec 2019 18:59:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 21:39:14 GMT]]>@john30011887 said in Opera Latest Version Memory Leak.:

... Lol i just looked at taskmanager and for now its normal again, i haven't changed or touched anything and i even have twitch open right now and my usual 4 extensions being used, this makes no sense ...

Welcome to the wonderful world of troubleshooting! If the memory issue does seem to recur in the future, see if you can capture Opera's Task Manager listing (Shift+Esc) while things are still misbehaving. It gives a better process description for each running browser process than does Windows Task Manager.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/195229https://forums.opera.com/post/195229Mon, 13 Jan 2020 21:39:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:05:23 GMT]]>For me battery saver is always off, also never used any of those built-in sidebar extensions
As i said i used to have under 10 processes even with my own 4 extensions so Opera is adding more and causing memory to go wild

Lol i just looked at taskmanager and for now its normal again, i haven't changed or touched anything and i even have twitch open right now and my usual 4 extensions being used, this makes no sense

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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/195221https://forums.opera.com/post/195221Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:05:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 02:13:32 GMT]]>The built-in sidebar extensions like Whatsapp and Facebook etc. will create processes too if they're set up and enabled.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/195137https://forums.opera.com/post/195137Mon, 13 Jan 2020 02:13:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:54:09 GMT]]>I don't understand is this a recognised issue by Opera people or not?

I think new version handles memory more poorly, but it is not catastrophic.
I have about 10 windows open usually, Windows 8.1

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/195150https://forums.opera.com/post/195150Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:54:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 04:59:20 GMT]]>@john30011887 In my Opera version (66.0.3515.27 with no optional extensions), there are 11 processes running in Windows Task Manager and 10 running in Opera's Task Manager (the difference being Opera crash-reporter being also shown in the Windows TM). If you have 4 optional extensions installed, I would expect you to only have 14 (or 15) processes running in a TM. Regardless, the relevant question is which named Opera process is causing the RAM explosion when it occurs.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/195037https://forums.opera.com/post/195037Sun, 12 Jan 2020 04:59:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 04:54:52 GMT]]>@john30011887 ya might check burnout post

burnout426 11 days ago
Opera's battery saver feature is known to cause low memory/out of memory issues. Make sure it's turned off.

peeps with lottsa of tabs open (not say 'n you john) could try this new flag called - Calculate window occlusion on Windows - enable it..

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/195036https://forums.opera.com/post/195036Sun, 12 Jan 2020 04:54:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sat, 11 Jan 2020 17:45:18 GMT]]>Yeah i always make sure iv got that setting on (which it is atm)

I notice theres more processes in taskmanager too used to be under 10 but now its around 17
I haven't even added anymore extensions than what i always have which is 4
My specs if needed (rtx2080, 16gb ram, 8700k) latest windows 10 pro, latest drivers as always

I never had this with older versions but i dont know when this issue started but i know it is recent

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/195000https://forums.opera.com/post/195000Sat, 11 Jan 2020 17:45:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sat, 11 Jan 2020 15:14:16 GMT]]>@john30011887 Is/was your Opera installation set to have its graphics hardware acceleration turned on (and enabled within your system)? Deviantart is a graphics-rich environment and there may be some kind of relationship per the @chris1970au post right above yours. Note: this is a troubleshooting question, not necessarily a forever "fix".

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/194984https://forums.opera.com/post/194984Sat, 11 Jan 2020 15:14:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sat, 11 Jan 2020 11:41:36 GMT]]>Iv noticed im getting this issue as well (Latest update as always), i was browsing through deviantart then opera gave an error saying its out of memory, if i remove all extensions it makes little to no difference, in windows taskmanager its using a crazy amount of ram

I dont use discord so its not that, something is definitely wrong with opera as of late
Was only 2 days ago i did a clean os install as its now on a m.2 nvme drive

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/194961https://forums.opera.com/post/194961Sat, 11 Jan 2020 11:41:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:27:26 GMT]]>@chris1970au

I spoke too soon, had to turn Hardware Acceleration OFF, as my Opera browser froze last night! 😞

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193885https://forums.opera.com/post/193885Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:27:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:19:21 GMT]]>@chris1970au

Hi All, it seems that I may have fixed the memory leak issue! And it was so simple, all I did was block Flash for all sites! I did this earlier today and so far so good, and with 'Hardware Acceleration' ON! Yippee 🙂
I will let you all know if/when it starts crashing/freezing again. And no, I haven't checked either Task Managers, yet! Bye and thanks 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193850https://forums.opera.com/post/193850Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:19:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Mon, 30 Dec 2019 06:15:07 GMT]]>@blackbird71
The Radeon Vega 8 2GB Graphics is integrated. I had a 1GB nVidia pci in my old pc, and it was doing it's job! I'm no gamer, so I don't need heaps of gpu ram or whatever it's called, lol.
All I want is for Opera to not crash/freeze all the time, ie, work like it used to!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193842https://forums.opera.com/post/193842Mon, 30 Dec 2019 06:15:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 29 Dec 2019 23:17:09 GMT]]>@chris1970au said in Opera Latest Version Memory Leak.:

... I just did a search of my PC for Discord, nothing found, so it is not the cause of my Opera crashing/freezing issue! I wonder what IS the problem???

I'm not sure. But for comparison, on my system when using either Opera or chromium-based Vivaldi at that website, the GPU process consumes only between 350,000 and 400,000 KB memory. This system has graphics acceleration enabled, but has an Intel internal graphics processor chip.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193822https://forums.opera.com/post/193822Sun, 29 Dec 2019 23:17:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 29 Dec 2019 20:53:44 GMT]]>@blackbird71
Thank you Blackbird71, I just did a search of my PC for Discord, nothing found, so it is not the cause of my Opera crashing/freezing issue! I wonder what IS the problem???

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193807https://forums.opera.com/post/193807Sun, 29 Dec 2019 20:53:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 29 Dec 2019 18:41:07 GMT]]>@chris1970au said in Opera Latest Version Memory Leak.:

Hi guys and gals,

Um... what is Discord???

Discord is a voice(VOIP)/text/video chatting program that can exist as a downloaded program for computers as well as existing as a web-based and mobile app. It has been known to sometimes be involved with memory leak problems when co-installed with chromium browsers. Normally, unless you intentionally installed it, it shouldn't be present on your system.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193805https://forums.opera.com/post/193805Sun, 29 Dec 2019 18:41:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:21:23 GMT]]>Hi guys and gals,

Um... what is Discord??? I have been having the same issues as the OP! I took some screenshots, both with and without 'Use Hardware Acceleration' See attachments! Screenshot (2).png Screenshot (4).png As can be seen, the GPU Process uses a lot of RAM, and despite what I have read about multiple processes stopping browsers from crashing/freezing, that is NOT the case for me, Opera crashes/freezes many times a day, nearly everytime I go to either Caesars via Facebook or the Playtika site (pictured in screenshots)! This has only happened since I bought HP HP Pavilion Desktop 590-p0xxx, 3.50 gigahertz AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega Graphics, Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 1809 (build 17763.914), Opera Browser Version:65.0.3467.78. Any real help with fixing this drastic memory leak will be greatly appreciated 🙂 P.S. I am a long user of Opera browser and never had it crashing/freezing before!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193797https://forums.opera.com/post/193797Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:21:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:45:34 GMT]]>@leocg yea but i didnt open it today at all,iu think the last time was 4 days ago.It doesnt open on startup.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193292https://forums.opera.com/post/193292Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:45:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:08:53 GMT]]>@teenideek Do you use Discord?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193291https://forums.opera.com/post/193291Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:08:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Sun, 22 Dec 2019 15:38:26 GMT]]>I have been using opera for years and this is the first time this happened,right now its using 8gb with 15 tabs and every tab is using around 500mb,i can restart it and it starts normal and keeps slowly going up until it reaches 14gb!!i closed all suspect tabs and nothing happened,even with just youtube it happens,i disabled all extensions.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193283https://forums.opera.com/post/193283Sun, 22 Dec 2019 15:38:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:38:09 GMT]]>@saintgrimm

I don't know what could be the cause.

Note: If it's related to Discord, none of this suggestions would work.

If you want to figure it out, you can try Cleaning on the old Profile:

(From Opera - Opera://settings/clearBrowserData)

  • Cache
  • Cookies
  • History
  • [*]

(From Explorer - Profile)

  • Service Worker\CacheStorage
  • Service Worker\ScriptCache
  • Code Cache\js

Some of them may get cleaned after clean Cache .

[*] If still, (Advanced) mark also::

  • Site Settings
  • Hosted App data
]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193119https://forums.opera.com/post/193119Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:38:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:29:24 GMT]]>Mentioned at https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/ed9yog/memory_leak/ too.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193118https://forums.opera.com/post/193118Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:29:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:56:13 GMT]]>ok i did some testing then googled discord memory leak and yep its discord

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193153https://forums.opera.com/post/193153Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:56:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:49:20 GMT]]>been having this issue for the last 2-4 updates
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after running for less then 10 min (65.0.3467.78)
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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193152https://forums.opera.com/post/193152Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:49:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera Latest Version Memory Leak. on Fri, 20 Dec 2019 05:54:52 GMT]]>@blackbird71 I have discord open now with a new profile and it's been open many hours and doesn't seem to be going up. Maybe the other persons browser could be fixed similarly? Since it wasn't going up as fast without discord, maybe something about discord amplifies the leak?

Could have just been a coincidence as well. I left opera open over night, so it didn't have as much use without discord as it did with. No facebook messaging or youtube playing, so perhaps that's the true reason it didn't go up as fast and discord had nothing to do with my issue?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/193069https://forums.opera.com/post/193069Fri, 20 Dec 2019 05:54:52 GMT