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by biinui 1883 days ago
Genuinely curious, do GPUs help with multiple browser tabs? I was assuming it's the RAM's job.
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capableweb 1883 days ago
That's a bit like asking if GPUs help with running multiple applications or how long a rope it, it really depends on what in those tabs. WebGL, some graphical rendering, Canvas API and more is powered by the GPU in a modern browser, but websites like HN won't have any need for the GPU.
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colinmhayes 1883 days ago
Maybe if all those tabs have videos playing?
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zibzab 1883 days ago
Not even then, unless you are using a browser from 2015.

Newer one are very good at puttning background tabs to sleep

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