After research, we have listed down some of the most common reasons, because of which you will come across Opera browser high CPU usage issue: You have installed a bunch of add-ons. There are some issues with the beta version. Because of corrupt browsing cookies and data.
How much RAM should Opera use?
So, there isn’t necessarily any kind of specific memory usage range you can usually expect Opera to be it. However, Opera’s minimum memory system requirement is 512 MB RAM. That doesn’t mean it will always use more memory than that. You should be able to keep Opera’s RAM usage below one GB.
Does opera use a lot of CPU?
We’ve encountered a lot of CPU usage by Opera on our computers. At startup Opera uses 100% of CPU, and after some time it only drop down to 30-40% and stays there while we browsing on the net. If Opera is minimized or set to Speed Dial, it’s CPU usage drop down to 1-4%, but only in this two options.
How much RAM does opera use?
With roughly the same number of tabs open, Opera puts RAM consumption at 3.5GB, over 1GB for Chrome and 0.5GB for Firefox. I close as many tabs as I can before closing Opera, but some tabs remain as pages to revisit in a day or two, such as simple product pages with no video.
How do I enable hardware acceleration on Opera GX?
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.
Does video processing use a lot of CPU?
Video processing uses a lot of CPU, specially if the codec can’t be hardware accelerated. @leocg Hi! I haven’t said anything on this forum in a couple weeks as I’ve been changing my CPU cooler and such in hopes of keeping my temps under control while trying to fix this.
