One of the main criticisms of Google’s Chrome browser is that it is a memory hog. While the browser is fantastic and the integration of your Google account makes it a breeze to use, it can be quite demanding in terms of memory which can affect users who are using less powerful computers with less RAM. A future Chrome release will use a technique from Microsoft Edge to lower RAM usage and theoretically boost performance. Chrome will switch to “Segment Heap” memory management that, in Microsoft’s experience, cut memory use by 27 percent.
While Microsoft does not mention Chrome specifically, they did announce that one of the apps to benefit from this is its new Edge browser. Given that the new Edge browser is built on the Chromium platform which is what Google’s Chrome browser uses, it makes sense that these improvements to efficiency will also no doubt positively impact Chrome as well.
You should see the feature soon after Google can build Chrome using the right Windows 10 developer kit. This won’t necessarily lead to massive improvements in performance, but it could help if you either have limited memory in your system or simply like to keep many browser tabs open.
