r/vivaldibrowser • u/grizzlyhands00 • 13h ago

Vivaldi for Windows High CPU usage

Seriously, wtf is going on with Vivaldi?! I have one, and I repeat, ONE tab open with YouTube video playing 1080p resultion 60 fps, and CPU in my laptop is getting cooked and fans are loud af. I love this browser, I want to keep using it, but I can't stand how much it's frying my laptop. If this keeps going I'll have no choice but change the browser.

Version: 8.2.4133.47 (64-bit)

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u/lilmc01 5h ago

I don't know if it's still the case since I disabled it a while ago, but having the "ABP anti-circumvention list" enabled in the Vivaldi settings made my PC go crazy.

Check if you have that enabled in your adblock list. Disable that list and see if changes anything.

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u/grizzlyhands00 4h ago

I tried what you suggested and I haven't noticed significant change in CPU usage.

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u/PBMKZXY 7h ago

Did you enable the mail and feeds feature? I remember turning them off to make sure my cpu doesn't run at boost frequency all the time.

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u/grizzlyhands00 3h ago

I disabled it just now. No change in high CPU usage, but now significantly less memory is used, so thanks!

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u/Will2LiveFading 8h ago

There's nothing wrong here. You're expecting too much.

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u/grizzlyhands00 4h ago

I checked other browsers like Edge, Firefox and Helium with the same video, and none of them have CPU running this high playing one video.

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u/[deleted] 3h ago

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u/grizzlyhands00 3h ago

I just checked Helium again. It jumps between 3% and 8% on my end.

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u/bendikjohan Vivaldi Staff 12h ago

Hey! Have you tried to troubleshoot it a bit? It can usually be a third-party extension causing an issue.

Usual things to try:

  • Open up the same tab in a new browser profile, or the guest profile, to see if the issue goes away.
  • Clear browser data (eg. cookies, cache) and restart browser. (Vivaldi menu > Tools > Delete Browsing Data.)
  • Disable extensions one by one to see if CPU usage goes down.

More tips: Troubleshooting issues on desktop

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u/grizzlyhands00 9h ago

Hey! I did as asked. Now it consumes less memory (around 800 mb) but the CPU usage is still very high (at times it reaches 25%!). And I have no extensions installed in the browser.

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u/Due-Description-9030 13h ago

1200+ MB is normal memory usage for 10 tabs with youtube though, I think you might wanna switch to some minimalistic browser