<![CDATA[The Opera GX is slow topic]]>The Opera GX is slow topic

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/44543/the-opera-gx-is-slow-topicRSS for NodeWed, 20 May 2026 14:59:22 GMTMon, 26 Oct 2020 19:50:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:34:43 GMT]]>Eureka!! Hey Everyone! I just "may" have found the solution!! After trying almost every one of the recommended "fixes" for the extremely sluggish loading of pages on Opera GX, I just found out that changing my DNS settings to Cloudflare was the answer! [for me anyways; hope it is for you as well!]

Yesterday, neither CNN or Instagram would load and after just changing my DNS Servers to Cloudflare both load instantly! Even Youtube videos now load quickly and don't buffer like they did yesterday! I've attached a screenshot from a Google search on how to do it; hope it works for everyone else too!!

Cloudflare DNS Settings.png

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/397390https://forums.opera.com/post/397390Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:34:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:18:33 GMT]]>For me, the new UI version is slow only when I search in a new tab β€” it takes around 10 seconds to load. The old version with the previous UI was fast and worked perfectly, but yesterday it suddenly crashed and wouldn’t open at all. So now I have no choice but to use the new version… honestly, so unlucky.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/396877https://forums.opera.com/post/396877Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:18:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:12:15 GMT]]>@leocg said in The Opera GX is slow topic:

The Opera GX is slow topic

Try clearing your cache and disabling unnecessary extensions they often slow Opera GX down. Also, check if hardware acceleration is enabled in settings; turning it off sometimes improves performance. Make sure you’re on the latest version too.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/394983https://forums.opera.com/post/394983Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:12:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:42:46 GMT]]>Alriiiight. Joining the slow topic. I was perfectly fine, now opera gx is incredibly unresponsive. With it taking ages to click on something, or a page to load. Youtube has it the worst.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/394973https://forums.opera.com/post/394973Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:42:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:57:28 GMT]]>GPU upgrade WOOHOO! Nvidia 4070 Super to AMD 9070 XT, man what a card, programs run smooth as silk, gaming is fun once again without frame drops or lag... oh but wait... Opera GX still runs like shit so no change there!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/390763https://forums.opera.com/post/390763Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:57:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:44:11 GMT]]>Ever since they revamped the UI into this ridiculous 'granny mode' with oversized bold 'futuristic' fonts (around 3-4 months ago) the browser has become painfully slow. It takes nearly 30 seconds just to open the sidebar or browser settings, let alone render websites properly. I finally had to uninstall it, it's absolutely trash on high-end system I bought 6 months ago.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/390199https://forums.opera.com/post/390199Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:44:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:01:21 GMT]]>@rastanz So true 😞 Well, Vivaldi, nice to meet you!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388223https://forums.opera.com/post/388223Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:01:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Fri, 27 Jun 2025 02:18:15 GMT]]>Yup, I just joined the "Opera GX is slow" group.

Recent updates, Opera now takes too long to start, there's a heavy delay when opening graphics heavy pages, experiencing sluggish playback of Youtube videos 1440p and up.

What I tried:
βœ” Disable all extensions πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Shouldn't need to...
βœ” Disable the ad-blocker πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Shouldn't have to...
βœ” Disable Speed Dial πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Shouldn't ask to...
βœ” Reset settings to default πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Recommended action by Moderators... Doesn't always work...
βœ” Reset flags to default πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Undo all customizations...
βœ” Create a clean profile folder/directory πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Pretty much a reset/refresh...
βœ” Adjust system settings πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Shouldn't need to just for a browser to work...
βœ” Uninstall Reinstall with Revo πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Clean install... No change of behavior...
βœ” Custom GPU profile created for Opera GX via NVIDIA Control PanelπŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Dedicating GPU resources doesn't change a thing with Opera GX's sluggish performance...
βœ” Given up πŸ‘πŸ½ Pretty much getting there!

Since the last 3 updates Opera's been fucked to use, forces itself to update whether or not you disable the damn thing so it's a complete waste of time and effort customizing the browser to your personal taste when the update goes and resets it all.

Installed other browsers to do a speed and stability comparison test and where Opera GX was once ahead of the rest, it now fails miserably.

Fast =πŸ‘πŸ½ Slow = πŸ‘ŽπŸ½ Could Do Better = πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

βœ” Browser loading speed test:
Opera GX πŸ‘ŽπŸ½- Mozilla Firefox πŸ‘πŸ½- Edge πŸ‘πŸ½- Vivaldi πŸ‘ŒπŸ½- Chrome πŸ‘ŒπŸ½
There's now a 5-8sec delay when loading up Opera GX's home page (set to google search with no speed dial tiles loaded).

βœ” Ad-blocker test:
Opera GX πŸ‘ŽπŸ½- Mozilla Firefox πŸ‘πŸ½- Edge πŸ‘πŸ½- Vivaldi πŸ‘ŒπŸ½- Chrome πŸ‘πŸ½
Upon every new update there are random intrusive adverts popping up on my start page where there once wasn't any.

βœ” UI customization:
Opera GX πŸ‘ŒπŸ½- Mozilla Firefox πŸ‘πŸ½- Edge πŸ‘ŒπŸ½- Vivaldi πŸ‘πŸ½- Chrome πŸ‘ŽπŸ½
Opera has discarded all custom settings from earlier builds now limiting users to lackluster and restrictive UI templates.

βœ” Youtube playback:
Opera GX πŸ‘ŒπŸ½- Mozilla Firefox πŸ‘πŸ½- Edge πŸ‘πŸ½- Vivaldi πŸ‘πŸ½- Chrome πŸ‘πŸ½
Enhancement now does more harm than good for both video and image media, creating over sharpening that makes videos playback sluggishly and adds a ridiculous overlay of fuzziness to images.

βœ” Extensions behavior after browser updates:
Opera GX πŸ‘ŽπŸ½- Mozilla Firefox πŸ‘πŸ½- Edge πŸ‘ŒπŸ½- Vivaldi πŸ‘πŸ½- Chrome πŸ‘πŸ½
There are conflicts with browser extensions that will simply no longer work after updating.

βœ” Resource hog after latest browser updates:
Opera GX πŸ‘ŽπŸ½- Mozilla Firefox πŸ‘πŸ½- Edge πŸ‘πŸ½- Vivaldi πŸ‘πŸ½- Chrome πŸ‘πŸ½
Opera has become a resource hog, simply by starting the browser, my system resources hit the roof for a brief amount of time.

I clean installed an older version of Opera GX which worked flawlessly, never experienced or had issues of any of the mentioned above, it just worked, however, it all went back to shit once it updated.

I've more or less accumulated most of the issues users are having in one post.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388176https://forums.opera.com/post/388176Fri, 27 Jun 2025 02:18:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:21:12 GMT]]>@simplyholly said in The Opera GX is slow topic:

Most pages are running fine, but youtube is extremely slow. This just started for me maybe a month ago (April 2025). Anyone have any idea how to fix?

Same, more that month now, literally unusable after a few hours, so laggy

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/388011https://forums.opera.com/post/388011Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:21:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Tue, 20 May 2025 23:59:42 GMT]]>Most pages are running fine, but youtube is extremely slow. This just started for me maybe a month ago (April 2025). Anyone have any idea how to fix?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/385229https://forums.opera.com/post/385229Tue, 20 May 2025 23:59:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 04:51:14 GMT]]>as of 4/9/2025 opra gx is still slow no matter what u do and now for no reason at all if i try to get on twitch is saids that is does not support this browser and i look up what they support and they do support this browser please fix this im about to got back to edge.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/382181https://forums.opera.com/post/382181Wed, 09 Apr 2025 04:51:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:49:21 GMT]]>@leocg
Nothing normal about the browser taking 3 min to load a single page.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/371202https://forums.opera.com/post/371202Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:49:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:46:27 GMT]]>@carbo0
Yeah, I have been having the same issue, ever since the new update. I have done the normal troubleshooting. I am certain it is not something we can fix it is something they broke in the update that needs to be fixed.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/371201https://forums.opera.com/post/371201Sat, 08 Feb 2025 22:46:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:50:14 GMT]]>@alhaan313 Try clearing the cache from your settings i had the same problem just like 2-3 mins ago and as soon as i cleared my cache it started running smoothly. (try if it works it worked for me tho)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/368323https://forums.opera.com/post/368323Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:50:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:41:04 GMT]]>@Hydrolics123 thanks you so much you made my day i'm looking for so long why opera gx was so slow disable the ad block solve my problem, agian thanks you so much πŸ˜‹

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/367529https://forums.opera.com/post/367529Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:41:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Fri, 23 Aug 2024 23:02:24 GMT]]>I recently noticed my Opera GX being slow as hell. It started happening a week ago, I thought it was my wifi or something, but it might be the new update. But again I haven't received an update before this started happening. So I don't know what to do at this moment.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/358338https://forums.opera.com/post/358338Fri, 23 Aug 2024 23:02:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:15:38 GMT]]>My Opera GX browser on Windows 11 becomes extremely slow when loading pages, especially after performing a new search on the same domain (example: searching on Google or Amazon after entering those pages a few minutes before), like if it refuses to do a new search, and sometimes even not load ever.

That doesn't happen with other browsers.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/358355https://forums.opera.com/post/358355Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:15:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:02:15 GMT]]>You know, maybe it's the mods that you apply on Opera, but its super laggy and I've tried everything

Plus I can't seem to join Roblox, even the website. And I checked with my friends, Roblox hasn't been down for a while. So it has to be Opera. Even turning off VPN and adblocker on youtube won't help...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/354990https://forums.opera.com/post/354990Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:02:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Mon, 20 May 2024 02:48:15 GMT]]>my opera gx is so slow i had to uninstall most of my apps to make it stop glitching and being slow

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/351061https://forums.opera.com/post/351061Mon, 20 May 2024 02:48:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Sat, 17 Feb 2024 08:52:48 GMT]]>@roronoasanji No worries mate!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/343172https://forums.opera.com/post/343172Sat, 17 Feb 2024 08:52:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:04:11 GMT]]>I recently got the hunstman mini from razer and it has a color setting bound to opera or whatever, but when i turned off the reactive lighting to apps it suddenly started runing smooth. I dont know if it actually has something to do with it but might help some of you if it does

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/343127https://forums.opera.com/post/343127Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:04:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:11:29 GMT]]>@hydrolics123 This solved it for me, thank you so much! I was about to go crazy

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/342931https://forums.opera.com/post/342931Thu, 15 Feb 2024 02:11:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:28:40 GMT]]>Hi guys, my youtube was being slow and unresponsive and I noticed that it was blocking the ads even though I didn't have adblocker on.

I then noticed Opera GX has a setting to block the ads - I disabled this and instantly noticed a massive difference - back to normal πŸ™‚

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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/342578https://forums.opera.com/post/342578Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:28:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Opera GX is slow topic on Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:19:44 GMT]]>@nizar-arena Task manager doesn't know how many opened tabs you have, it just show the number of running processes, what includes more than just opened tabs.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/342575https://forums.opera.com/post/342575Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:19:44 GMT