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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 Jun 13, 2021, 11:59 PM

      @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 1 Reply Last reply Jun 14, 2021, 7:47 AM
      • Shylin
        Shylin @leocg last edited by Jun 14, 2021, 7:47 AM

        @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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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by Jul 11, 2021, 5:48 PM

          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 Sep 28, 2021, 6:09 AM

            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 Sep 28, 2021, 2:34 PM

              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 1 Reply Last reply Sep 28, 2021, 3:02 PM
              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @operagxgmaer last edited by Sep 28, 2021, 3:02 PM

                @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 Sep 28, 2021, 4:08 PM

                  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 Oct 4, 2021, 11:46 PM Oct 4, 2021, 11:44 PM

                    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)

                    A screen-shot of the problem if it's related to something not showing as should

                    Included

                    A description of the problem, including as much as information as possible

                    High CPU-usage

                    Steps to (try to) reproduce the issue

                    Update latest Opera updates

                    Expected behavior and actual one

                    New Opera GX version

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                    • palikka0x45
                      palikka0x45 last edited by Oct 4, 2021, 11:51 PM

                      Heres also GPU Log

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                        leocg 1 Reply Last reply Oct 5, 2021, 12:11 AM
                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @palikka0x45 last edited by Oct 5, 2021, 12:11 AM

                        @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 1 Reply Last reply Oct 5, 2021, 12:14 AM
                        • palikka0x45
                          palikka0x45 @leocg last edited by Oct 5, 2021, 12:14 AM

                          @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 1 Reply Last reply Oct 5, 2021, 1:31 AM
                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @palikka0x45 last edited by Oct 5, 2021, 1:31 AM

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

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                              palikka0x45 1 Reply Last reply Oct 6, 2021, 12:12 AM
                            • palikka0x45
                              palikka0x45 @leocg last edited by palikka0x45 Oct 6, 2021, 12:15 AM Oct 6, 2021, 12:12 AM

                              @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 1 Reply Last reply Oct 6, 2021, 12:57 AM
                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @palikka0x45 last edited by Oct 6, 2021, 12:57 AM

                                @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 1 Reply Last reply Oct 6, 2021, 12:59 AM
                                • palikka0x45
                                  palikka0x45 @leocg last edited by palikka0x45 Oct 6, 2021, 1:03 AM Oct 6, 2021, 12:59 AM

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

                                  Edit:

                                  Im just waiting Chromium update.

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                                    sophienixNeuroi 1 Reply Last reply Feb 14, 2022, 3:06 PM
                                  • crisper
                                    crisper last edited by Oct 17, 2021, 10:10 PM

                                    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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                                    • MikahS
                                      MikahS last edited by Nov 18, 2021, 5:57 PM

                                      Hello. I've been running to an issue where after some time of using the browser a process seems to appear out of nowhere that consumes a lot of CPU resources. Ending this process doesn't affect the browser in any way. Any idea what might be causing this issue? This happens once a day every time I use the browser.
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                                        leocg 1 Reply Last reply Nov 18, 2021, 7:45 PM
                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @MikahS last edited by Nov 18, 2021, 7:45 PM

                                        @mikahs Use Menu > Developer > Task Manager or Shift + Esc to see what those processes are and which ones are using that much CPU

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                                          palikka0x45 1 Reply Last reply Nov 18, 2021, 8:10 PM
                                        • palikka0x45
                                          palikka0x45 @leocg last edited by Nov 18, 2021, 8:10 PM

                                          @leocg

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                                            palikka0x45 1 Reply Last reply Nov 18, 2021, 8:12 PM
                                          • palikka0x45
                                            palikka0x45 @palikka0x45 last edited by Nov 18, 2021, 8:12 PM

                                            @palikka0x45 said in The High CPU/RAM/ETC Usage Topic - Opera GX:

                                            @leocg

                                            kuva_2021-11-18_220957.png

                                            Still same issue as last time. Hardware Acceleration fixes this, but makes videos/streams/gifs diashow, laggy and unstable.

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                                              MikahS 1 Reply Last reply Nov 20, 2021, 5:36 PM
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