How to Disable or Enable Hardware Acceleration in Opera Browser [Guide]
10How to Disable or Enable Hardware Acceleration in Opera Browser [Guide]
Opera browser makes use of hardware acceleration to boost its performance. This helps maintain its lightweight and speed while taking on heavy activities and tasks.
Most modern computers come with a separate Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) which is used to process graphics at a faster pace. This enables the CPU to be dedicated for other computations. Hardware acceleration is a feature which makes use of GPU processing in addition to the CPU to make tasks perform at a faster speed.
Hardware acceleration is used to offload tasks from the CPU to other hardware devices to not affect its performance. In an ideal situation, it is a great option. However, some users often encounter issues because some sites are not optimized for them.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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Browsers allow you to surf the web and can also stream videos and games in the highest possible resolution. It is made possible with hardware acceleration that uses GPU to perform graphical-intensive tasks. Despite being a useful feature, it can sometimes cause instability in the browser. Since it offloads tasks to the GPU, it drains your laptop’s battery faster. So, if your browser feels unstable or sluggish, you must disable hardware acceleration. Here’s how to disable hardware acceleration on Opera.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 Operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.