On my pc (Intel i3) with ubuntu 16.10 Firefox uses right now 2.5gb of ram and around 25% of cpu
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1296749 Title: Firefox is using too much RAM and some sites get jerky and slow. Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: During using firefox browser(espacially when browsing facebook), the browser consumes too much of system resources(RAM and CPU) and overall system gets slow and scrolling in firefox gets jerky. I'm using Downthemall, dwonthemall anticontainer and video download helper addons. I have tried to solve this problem by disabling addons but it was of no help. I have also disabled Hardware acceleration. I'm using a Laptop with Corei3 CPU and 4GB RAM and Ubuntu 13.10. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1296749/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
