Browsing the web with Google Chrome on Windows 10 and Windows 11 it is now faster than ever due to new improvements.
Both Microsoft and Google are trying to reduce the priority of background tabs by restricting JavaScript. So far, efforts have paid off CPU usage, GPU and memory based browsers Chromium and there is more memory, CPU and GPU for the foreground tabs you are using at the time.
As we mentioned, Google's solution was limited to background tabs. The company previously did not focus on using background windows or minimized windows in line tasks or moved off-screen. These windows were treated like background tabs, Chrome's performance was significantly better.
Based on this feature, Google began preparing a project called "Native Window Occlusion" to reduce the use of background tabs that are not visible to the user.
Google has been preparing this project for more than three years as it tackled various compatibility issues with multi-screen settings, virtual desktops, etc.
"The occlusion thread tells Windows that it wants to know about the various Windows events. The UI thread tells Windows that it wants to know when there are significant status changes, e.g. turning off or locking the screen ”, he says Google on its blog.
According to Google, Chrome is now up to 25,8% faster per cmmovement and has seen a 3,1% reduction in GPU memory usage. Similarly, Google reported 20,4% fewer rendering frames while rendering errors decreased by 4,5%.
Chrome now saves resources for more important windows running in the foreground, and these changes ultimately help reduce startup time and first-contentful paint.
Google observed a 3,0% improvement in the delay of the first appearance of one page elements and 6,7% in the color content.
