# High CPU usage in Brave when watching youtube videos

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/high-cpu-usage-in-brave-when-watching-youtube-videos/270085>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [July 30, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/high-cpu-usage-in-brave-when-watching-youtube-videos/270085 "2021-07-30T12:10:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![HighPriestess42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/highpriestess42/32/89503_2.png) [@HighPriestess42](https://community.brave.app/u/HighPriestess42)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/high-cpu-usage-in-brave-when-watching-youtube-videos/270085/2 "2021-07-30T12:31:00Z")

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This might help answer some questions about the high usage. [Why does Brave use more RAM than Chrome? - #2 by sampson](https://community.brave.app/t/why-does-brave-use-more-ram-than-chrome/266735/2)

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