Description of the issue:
Over the past week, Brave has started consuming an unusually high amount of RAM, causing noticeable slowdowns and, in some cases, “out of memory” errors. This happens during normal daily usage for work. Brave is my main browser and I had no issues until recently. The problem persists even with minimal configuration.
How can this issue be reproduced?
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Open Brave on Windows 11
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Use the browser normally (multiple tabs, standard websites), in my case I have like 15 tabs open.
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Monitor memory usage in Windows Task Manager
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RAM usage steadily increases, leading to slowdowns or out-of-memory errors
Expected result:
Brave should use a reasonable amount of RAM and maintain normal performance, similar to how it behaved previously and comparable to other browsers under the same conditions.
Brave Version:
Brave 1.85.117 (Build ufficiale) (a 64 bit)
Chromium: 143.0.7499.146
Additional Information:
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Operating System: Windows 11
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RAM: 24 GB
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Issue occurs even with all extensions disabled
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Hardware acceleration disabled
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Same behavior observed on a different PC
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Other browsers on the same system do not show this issue