Today’s Internet browsers have become key elements on most devices. Whether we are talking about desktop computers or mobiles , most users make almost constant use of these programs. Among these we can find solutions such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, etc.
As we have already told you on several occasions, despite the enormous number of alternatives that we can use, there is one that stands out by far. Specifically, we are referring to Google’s proposal with Chrome . This is a web browser that currently has a market penetration of around 60% and continues to grow.
On the other hand, we find competitors such as Firefox or Microsoft Edge trying to make a name for themselves in this important market. Well, in these lines we are going to focus on the aforementioned Chrome. As we mentioned, this is the software of this type preferred by most users thanks to a high set of features it offers. But at the same time, it is true that, as has been said for years, it consumes a lot of RAM .
Google wants to solve Chrome’s high RAM consumption
This is largely due to a high number of processes running simultaneously. Therefore it translates into a certain memory consumption for each tab, extension and other activities of the software. At the same time in 2018, Chrome started using even more RAM after fixes for the Specter vulnerability were developed.
Thus, it is common for a program like Google Chrome to consume even several gigabytes of RAM in Windows 10. But at the same time we know that a new function will finally stop that high consumption of Chrome. What’s more, we know that it will work quite well because Microsoft is already using it in Edge, a program that has greatly improved this memory consumption .
At this point we will tell you that the new Windows 10 update, the May 2020 Update or version 2004, introduces a new feature for it. This is a memory management function called SegmentHeap for Win32 applications . Here, as expected, programs like Chrome, Edge and Firefox come into play. The feature is available to developers and businesses who can use it to reduce the RAM usage of their projects.
Chrome will consume less RAM from now on
Because of this, earlier this month Google confirmed that it plans to use SegmentHeap to resolve Chrome’s memory issues. What’s more, now Google has announced that it has finally enabled support for the feature in the latest version of Chrome Canary for Windows 10.
Therefore, these are included as of version 85.0.4182.0 of Chrome Canary , with which the improvements of SegmentHeap are already available there. This is something that Redmond’s have already done with Edge Chromium , as support for SegmentHeap has been extended to almost all Windows 10 users after installing the May 2020 update. To give us an idea, we have seen a 27% decrease in memory usage by the browser.
Google is now in the second phase for the implementation of this, although it will still be a few months before SegmentHeap compatibility reaches the stable version of Chrome.
