Browser performance is subpar

[Zedliminal]

Captchas

• I have read the instructions.
• I have searched existing issues and avoided creating duplicates.
• I am not filing an enhancement request.

What happened?

So, I previously made a post about the scroll feel being bad, which hasn't changed. I decided to still try and make the switch because I like the features that much. But I've noticed it's not just the scrolling, the browser's performance is very sluggish and feels bad, and this is made like 5 times worse if I am watching a video in Picture-In-Picture mode. I'm including a video here, and unlike the scrolling feel video, I feel like this one should translate pretty clearly.

I'm running Windows 11 on a R7 5800X with an RTX 4070, 32g of RAM and using an SSD for the system and programs.

I have no idea what may be going on under the hood so-to-speak, but it would appear to me that the browser is not really using my computer's power at all, I haven't had a browser behave like this before.

I really hope bringing this issue up helps improve the experience for everyone, and if there is any further testing needed from my side please let me know, I would be more than happy to help in any way I can.

Reproducible?

• I have checked that this issue cannot be reproduced on Mozilla Firefox.

Version

1.7.4b

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Windows

Relevant log output if applicable

[Zedliminal]

Okay, I woke up today to a completely different feel in the browser. I opened Firefox and there was an error that caused me to lose my simple tab group's functionality (all tabs were lost, and it was crashing upon restoring a backup) so I opened Zen to see if it would be the same here. I was met with a speedy browser as it should be, although it still is under 1.7.4b, so I doubt this was fixed through an update. I have no idea what is going on here, but I'm updating this in case any of this helps resolve the issue for anyone. I also don't know if this will last through an update or a computer restart, hopefully it does.

[dosubot]

Hi, @Zedliminal. I'm Dosu, and I'm helping the desktop team manage their backlog. I'm marking this issue as stale.

Issue Summary:

• Initial report of performance issues on a high-performance Windows 11 setup.
• Noted sluggishness and poor scrolling, especially in Picture-In-Picture mode.
• Performance unexpectedly improved without updates after issues with Firefox.
• Uncertainty remains if the improvement will persist through updates or restarts.

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