Why Google chrome is always using so much RAM

By Nimrod Aldea · Engadget · Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 23:30 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

Chrome is known for being a memory hog, but it may be more urban myth than reality. Here's how Google Chrome manages RAM.

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