@cato501 Same . this is a recent thing for me too. i have never had any problems before until a week ago. and it is quite bad - i literally cannot use this browser for Twitch

@leocg for me it is Twitch that is the major CPU user. Youtube is actually fine for me.

you guys can try toggling this setting in Opera GX. Settings > Advanced > Browser > System > Use hardware acceleration when available [toggle it on]

It will require you to relaunch the browser.

I tried this but the problem still persists for me. Maybe you guys have better luck with it than me.

When I watch Twitch on my opera GX browser my CPU usage spikes to almost 60%, whereas on Chrome it is really low. I have my settings for hardware acceleration turned on and am still facing this issue. Is anyone else facing this issue?

Here are some specs as well:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro13,3
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon Pro 455, Intel HD Graphics 530

I never faced this problem with Opera GX until a week ago. It also works fine for me on Youtube, so I am kind of confused. It seems to be just Twitch.

In trying to troubleshoot the problem i came across this thread which shows that Opera GX users has a similar problem in the past:

January 2020: https://forums.opera.com/topic/37746/twitch-streams-stutter-in-gx-but-not-normal-opera

and it seems this problem has persisted even until October/ November 2020 in other threads.

Anyone has any ideas?