14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is reportedly planning a series of new features for Microsoft Edge browser, and one of them is called “Performance Mode.”
Just like its name suggests, the Performance Mode would be specifically supposed to improve the performance of the computer, so in theory, when enabled, this setting should offer a more balanced resource usage from the browser.
The description of the feature indicates that the gains your computer would get after enabling the performance mode in Microsoft Edge would obviously depending on a series of factors, including the hardware in your computer and how you use the browser.
“Performance mode helps you optimize speed, responsiveness, memory, CPU and battery usage. Performance improvements might vary depending on your individual specifications and browser habits,” the description of the feature reportedly reads.
Currently in Canary
Interestingly, when the performance mode is activated, the Sleeping Tabs, a feature that Microsoft too praised for substantial performance gains, would be disabled automatically.
“Early internal testing of devices with sleeping tabs has shown a median memory usage reduction of 26% for Microsoft Edge. Our internal testing has also shown that a normal background tab uses 29% more CPU for Microsoft Edge than a sleeping tab. These resource savings should result in excellent battery savings. Although individual device performance varies depending on configuration and usage, we expect the decrease in resource and battery usage to create a better browsing experience for users,” Microsoft said.
The new Performance Mode is currently in the Canary channel and is not even available for all testers, as Microsoft is now rolling it out to select testers before increasing the availability.
Needless to say, it’s too early to tell when the new feature could go live for everyone in the production channel, but this would obviously take a while, especially because Microsoft wants and needs to make sure everything’s running properly.