Google Chrome has been infamous for being a memory hog since forever. Its notorious appetite for resources makes it impossible for low-end computers to run the browser properly but it is soon due for a major improvement for Windows 10 users.
A Google engineer has recently revealed that a future build of Chrome will use a technique used by Microsoft Edge to significantly reduce RAM usage. Talk about learning something years later from a new browser.
Chrome will now switch to a new memory management system called “Segment Heap” that, according to Microsoft, cuts memory usage by 27%, greatly boosting overall performance.
The results of these changes could vary drastically depending on the system, but several tests have indicated that the shift in memory management is able to save hundreds of MBs in the browser and system process. Systems with several CPU cores will reportedly benefit the most from the change.
There is no timeline on the upcoming update yet, but you can expect the feature to start rolling out once Google can build Chrome using the right Windows developer kit.
Keep in mind that the update will not lead to significant performance improvements straight away but it will certainly make it easier for lower-end PCs to run the browser easily and keep multiple tabs open seamlessly.
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Use Firefox for PC and mobile if you want more than this 27%
And if you still feel like not stopping yourself from use of chrome then try Brave browser
Vivaldi is the best browser for low-end PCs
Vivaldi is chromium. That can’t beat Firefox in low system resources consumption.
I was using a dual core PC until I upgraded to i7 and i downloaded and tested all of the common browsers including chrome,brave,firefox,vivaldi and 3-4 more but vivaldi turned out to be the best. I dont know how they do it but it consumed much less ram than chrome and brave.
And yes I know that its chromium based.
I used it for about 9 months until it started to give some issues.I have switched to the new Edge now.It’s great as well but I miss the features of vivaldi
I’m loving the new Microsoft edge so far
Oj desktop or on mobile? Or both?
yep been using Edge and loving it both on PC and on android
Firefox all the way!