High CPU usage when doing barely anything
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@DoctorG said in High CPU usage when doing barely anything:
vivaldi://gpu
Here's the laptop:
Graphics Feature Status
- Canvas: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
- Canvas out-of-process rasterization: Disabled
- Direct Rendering Display Compositor: Disabled
- Compositing: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
- Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled
- OpenGL: Disabled
- Rasterization: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
- Raw Draw: Disabled
- Skia Graphite: Disabled
- Video Decode: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
- Video Encode: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
- Vulkan: Disabled
- WebGL: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
- WebGL2: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
- WebGPU: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
- WebNN: Disabled
Weird, I'm using my Nvidia GPU on my laptop, but it looks like Vivaldi can't use it?
These are also the settings with the hardware acceleration checkbox enabled in the settings.
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@brianrubin Nvidia can be used. I have Intel i5-7500 & NVidia GT 710. But my PC that is a tower, not a laptop, and i always use the NVidia.
I do not know how priority of GPUs is on you system.
Can you deactivate Intel GPU in Intel GPU Settings Panel or in BIOS?
https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/how-to-switch-between-dedicated-gpu-and-integrated-graphics/
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/set-default-gpu-windows-11/On the Laptop can you please Settings → Webpages → Hardware Accelereation
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@DoctorG Okay, so I restarted the whole laptop after making sure the setting was on, and now:
Graphics Feature Status
- Canvas: Hardware accelerated
- Canvas out-of-process rasterization: Enabled
- Direct Rendering Display Compositor: Disabled
- Compositing: Hardware accelerated
- Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled
- OpenGL: Enabled
- Rasterization: Hardware accelerated
- Raw Draw: Disabled
- Skia Graphite: Disabled
- Video Decode: Hardware accelerated
- Video Encode: Hardware accelerated
- Vulkan: Disabled
- WebGL: Hardware accelerated
- WebGL2: Hardware accelerated
- WebGPU: Hardware accelerated
- WebNN: Disabled
So we might be okay?
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@brianrubin Yepp, now Hardware Acceleration (short HWA) is fine.
Now you can check if the CPU resource problem is sill active on the laptop.
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@DoctorG Okay, so I added the feed back in Vivaldi, and it's spiking the CPU again:
I'll restart the laptop again and see if it's still doing it.
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Yup, still high CPU usage.
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Removing the feed and restarting the browser gives me normal usage levels.
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@brianrubin And with the feed the issue is back?
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@brianrubin Caan you please open Settings → Feeds , select the feed causing the issue and copying the address and post here.
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@DoctorG Same feed as mentioned before.
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@brianrubin Please, the URL! I do not know if we tested both the same feed!
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@brianrubin Please report issue with Laptop to Vivaldi bug tracker.
tell them precisely about the issue, your hardware, the broken feed URL.
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@brianrubin Bye, until tomorrow. Too hot now at 19 o'clock European SUmmer Time with 31°C. Puh.
I leave my office. -
@DoctorG Apologies, it was this one:
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@DoctorG Will do, thank you!
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Same here, I found out today that disabling feeds (and calendar and email) solved my CPU usage problem with Vivaldi.
It was bothering me for some months, without knowing why, but today I was fed up and I took the time to investigate.I don't use calendar or emails modules in Vivaldi, but I use Feeds, and it seems to be the culprit. After disabling these modules, CPU usage ("Background page" process in Vivaldi used around 70% and above) is fixed.
Any clue why this issue exists ? It has been like this since I started to use Feeds in April, no matter the updates.
FTR, it is still happening with 6.9.3447.37. -
@megosu said in High CPU usage when doing barely anything:
It has been like this since I started to use Feeds in April, no matter the updates.
One/more of subscriptions could be broken or one feed in list has broken content.
My idea: export all feeds as OPML file, delete all subscribed feeds, import from OPML file. (not tested)
See menu File → Export and File → Import from Application or Files
https://help.vivaldi.com/mail/mail-feeds/import-feeds-from-other-feed-readers/ -
@DoctorG this could be a workaround, but how can we submit this bug to vivaldi team ? A proper fix would be best.
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@megosu Export the OPML file, report issue to Vivaldi bug tracker and add as zipped file to report.
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@DoctorG I just tried the following:
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Feeds enabled, but no feed added: CPU usage is normal (very low)
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One feed added (https://downloadcenter.trendmicro.com/pull/feed/product/91?): CPU usage rises, see screenshot, and persists even if I remove the feed. Once the feed is removed, I need to relaunch Vivaldi to get back to normal.
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Another feed added (https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/feed/): same behavior.
It doesn't seem to be related to these specific feeds, do you experience the same issue ?
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