Finally! Google starts optimizing Chrome’s memory consumption

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While Google Chrome is generally seen as a lean browser optimized for speed,

things are not all that glorious under the hood.

The browser's memory consumption is an Achilles' Heel especially when compared to

competing browsers like Firefox.

Tests in 2012 and 2014 confirmed that Chrome used more memory under similar conditions than

Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and virtually any other web browser out there.

High memory usage is not necessarily a bad thing or something that impacts performance

as the impact depends largely on the amount of RAM installed on the computer and what it is used for.

If the computer has plenty of free memory, it does not really matter if Chrome uses a lot,

but if the machine is always low on memory, it will impact the performance of the overall system.

Google announced today that it has started to work on memory improvements in Chrome

recently to optimize the browser's memory usage.

Finally! Google starts optimizing Chrome’s memory consumption

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