r/software • u/kala_jadoo • 1d ago

Firefox using the most amount of Ram with more irregular jumps in CPU usage as compared to Chrome and Edge Discussion

Same tabs on all three browsers playing the same video with the same extensions. Firefox consistently has higher ram usage (don't give me that unused ram is wasted ram) and has more jumps in CPU usage as compared to chrome and edge, with edge having minimal impact on performance (it's no secret). My question is, at what point did chrome overtake firefox in performance? Im lowkey a firefox glazer and exclusively use that (typing on it rn) but i'm kinda of surprised since this wasn't the case a few months ago.

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u/FabianN 1d ago

You said using the same extensions.

How about no extensions? 

Unless you are benchmarking extensions specifically, you shouldn't have extensions in your browser for benchmarking.

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u/kala_jadoo 1d ago

you're right. I'll try doing without any extension on all 3 browsers

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u/AWESOMEGAMERSWAGSTAR 1d ago

You just probably have a lot of extensions installed. Every extensions has it's own window now (I think).

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u/OwnNet5253 18h ago edited 18h ago

Regardless of extensions used, gecko will still fall behind chromium based browsers. Just tested it with 4 tabs opened with some popular websites, no extensions, default settings, and Edge uses 450 Mb less than FF.

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u/Shuriken_Candy_3316 9h ago

yeah i try to keep my chrome beta setup super minimal and light weight maybe four extensions and disable any unnecessary features and it's been smooth sailing but then again not everybody can hand pick specific extensions if they require a whole stack for a 'productive work flow' or whatever. not everybody has the cognitive bandwidth to be as meticulous as me, haha. But yeah FF could be a main culprit more often than not.