Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoRAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web componentswww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1753arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1739arrow-down1external-linkRAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web componentswww.windowslatest.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square147fedilinkfile-text
Windows Latest discovered Discord and other Chromium and Electron-based applications with high RAM usage RAM usage spikes from 1GB to 4GB on Discord both in and out of voice chat
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 minutes agoI will once Nvidia gets off their asses and probably implements support for the Nvidia App in Linux. I’ve tried the alternative control panels for Nvidia GPUs. They suck.
minus-squareRickyWars1@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoWell I mean linux has electron apps too
minus-squarebaconsunday@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 hours agoCorrect! The difference is the OS. Windows is a ram hog. Using 4GB or more just to exist. Linux uses 1-2GB, sometimes less. Microsoft FORCES electron web components. Linux has choice. So yes, linux has electron as well, but Linux is a lot lighter and nowhere near a hog like windows.
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I will once Nvidia gets off their asses and probably implements support for the Nvidia App in Linux. I’ve tried the alternative control panels for Nvidia GPUs. They suck.
Well I mean linux has electron apps too
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Correct! The difference is the OS.
Windows is a ram hog. Using 4GB or more just to exist. Linux uses 1-2GB, sometimes less.
Microsoft FORCES electron web components.
Linux has choice.
So yes, linux has electron as well, but Linux is a lot lighter and nowhere near a hog like windows.