Google has improved the performance of its popular Chrome browser on both Windows 11 and Windows 10.

While Google Chrome is by far the most popular web browser on the planet, it is also known for sucking system resources, particularly memory, which can cause it to perform poorly.

As Windows Latest writes, Google has been working on a project called Native Window Occlusion, which attempts to lessen the impact tabs you're not looking at imposing on your computer.

If a window or tab isn't visible – for example, if it's minimized or another window is open in front of it - the tabs in that window will be put into a state that uses the least amount of system memory and resources possible, allowing your PC to focus on the visible tabs.

Google has been working on this project for three years and is now making it available to users of Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Promising outcomes

Chrome is now 25.8% quicker on startup, while GPU memory utilization has fallen by 3.1 percent, according to Google's blog post on the enhancements. This has resulted in 20.4 percent fewer renderer frames, as well as a 4.5 percent reduction in rendered crashes.

The first input delay has been reduced by 3% by concentrating resources on front windows. In general, Chrome now responds faster and seems more responsive, especially when you initially launch it on your computer.

The findings are encouraging, and Chrome users on Windows 11 or Windows 10 should start seeing the advantages shortly.

 

Analysis: Things are getting better

These enhancements from Google are very appreciated. Many of us use Chrome daily, but it's gradually becoming software we use reluctantly since it consumes so many resources, slowing even the most powerful PCs.

By continuing to enhance Chrome's speed, Google may be able to reintroduce it as a browser that people like using. Microsoft has also been striving to improve Chromium-based browsers, such as Chrome, to assist its own Chromium-based Edge web browser to perform better.

Chrome may no longer be the renowned RAM hog it once was, thanks to changes from both Microsoft and Google.