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Chrome M89 Shrinks Memory Footprint of Background Tabs on macOS

Posted March 12, 2021 at 3:01pm by iClarified · 4578 views
Google has announced some memory management and performance improvements for Chrome M89. Though most of its improvements focus on Windows and Android, the browser is reducing its memory footprint for background tabs on macOS.

Chrome is also shrinking its memory footprint in background tabs on macOS, something we’ve been doing on other platforms for a while. We’re seeing up to 8% memory savings, which is more than 1GiB in some cases!

Google notes that it has significantly bettered its Apple Energy Impact score which will help your Mac run cooler.

Finally, with more data from the field on tab throttling, we’re seeing up to 65% improvement on Apple Energy Impact score for tabs in the background, keeping your Mac cooler and those fans quiet.

More details at the link below...

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