Google Chrome Set To Receive The Same Memory Optimizing Tech as Microsoft Edge

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Microsoft introduced the Windows segment heap memory improvements for modern and system apps such as Microsoft Edge to reduce memory requirements. In a recent blog post, Principal PM Manager of Microsoft Edge Kim Denny announced that with the latest Windows 10 May 2020 Update Microsoft Edge saw a memory usage reduction of up to 27%. The New Microsoft Edge referenced here has adopted the chromium source engine which shows the possible memory reduction effects on google chrome.

In a recent chromium commit discovered by WindowsLatest shows a chromium developer stating that users "could save hundreds of MB in the browser and Network Service utility processes, among others, on some machines,". Considering Google Chrome has the largest market share of any browser by a healthy margin and given its memory-hogging tendencies this development will be a very welcome addition. The feature is currently being implemented and should hopefully be available soon.



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[watzupken]

Actually based on my usage of both browsers, Chrome is a memory hog, while Microsoft's Chromium based Edge is a CPU hog. I decided to give Edge a try because I find that Chrome is spamming me to much with advertisements. After that switch, I noticed that my laptop seems to be ramping up the fan very often. Checked the task manager and find that it is taking between 10 to 17% CPU resources with just about 3 to 4 tabs open.

 

[R0H1T]

Actually based on my usage of both browsers, Chrome is a memory hog, while Microsoft's Chromium based Edge is a CPU hog. I decided to give Edge a try because I find that Chrome is spamming me to much with advertisements. After that switch, I noticed that my laptop seems to be ramping up the fan very often. Checked the task manager and find that it is taking between 10 to 17% CPU resources with just about 3 to 4 tabs open.

Similar to what I've noticed, having said that if you have memory compression enabled under win10 it really doesn't matter for chrome or indeed Chromium Edge. It's possible that MS is using something similar to keep Edge's memory footprint down & that takes (CPU) resources.

 

[stimpy88]

I stopped using Chrome and adopted this about 6 months ago. Never looked back.

Nice to see that MS are more innovative than Google when it comes to this. Shame Google gets to have the tech for free though.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Both sadly open new tabs using ctrl+t behind the original tab so firefox wins and chredge not being google wins 2nd place

 

[1d10t]

My first choice is still Gecko, if I had to choose chromium I'll use Opera any day.

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

Ill stick with Firefox. Thnx.

 

[TheDeeGee]

Actually based on my usage of both browsers, Chrome is a memory hog, while Microsoft's Chromium based Edge is a CPU hog. I decided to give Edge a try because I find that Chrome is spamming me to much with advertisements. After that switch, I noticed that my laptop seems to be ramping up the fan very often. Checked the task manager and find that it is taking between 10 to 17% CPU resources with just about 3 to 4 tabs open.

My Edge Chromium only uses 1% with 6 Tabs open.

 

[bug]

My first choice is still Gecko, if I had to choose chromium I'll use Opera any day.

Neah, not Opera. I go either straight up Chromium or Vivaldi. But my default is still Firefox.

I wonder if this memory reduction technique has an equivalent on Linux though.

 

[noel_fs]

Neah, not Opera. I go either straight up Chromium or Vivaldi. But my default is still Firefox.

I wonder if this memory reduction technique has an equivalent on Linux though.

well, linux browsers dont even have compatibility with actual hardware accel so i bet not. And probably the improvement is a windows side thing, i would even go as far as at some point there will be a firefox equivalent feature.

 

[bug]

well, linux browsers dont even have compatibility with actual hardware accel so i bet not. And probably the improvement is a windows side thing, i would even go as far as at some point there will be a firefox equivalent feature.

There is hardware acceleration on Linux, it's just quirky. Doesn't mean jack wrt to memory management though.

 

[Gmr_Chick]

I'm still sticking with Firefox. I'm a stubborn broad who is firmly settled in her ways, lol. Only times I've had to use Edge is to be able to download Firefox, then I never touch it again. Though, one thing I've noticed is sometimes Firefox can't display certain aspects of a web page properly (captchas mostly), so when that happens to me, I'll usually open the same page in Edge and it'll display everything properly.

 

[ScaLibBDP]

My Edge Chromium only uses 1% with 6 Tabs open.

A very generic test ( resources usage ) for three Internet browsers, that is Microsoft IE, Opera and Chromium, uploaded and take a look at a Video Technical Report:

Analysis of Processes, Threads and Memory usage of Modern Internet Browsers ( VTR-063 )
Published on 27.06.2020

I'm a C++ Software Engineer and this is what Internet browsers I use:

On Windows:
IE v11 - 95% of time
Opera - 5% of time ( for all cases when IE is Not supported )
Chromium / Chrome - stopped using completely
Edge - no plans to use at all

On Linux Ubuntu:
Chromium - 100% of time
FireFox / Chrome - stopped using completely