Chrome scrolling very choppy/laggy

dominicdiep · Aug 15, 2012, 08:59 AM

I've been ignoring the issue of slow scrolling on Chrome on the MBA, but when Safari feels so much smoother in use it makes me irritated to see how choppy Chrome is in comparison. Does anyone else notice this issue?

heyjack70 · Aug 15, 2012, 09:04 AM

I notice it. I deleted chrome because the scrolling was annoying.

ketchup4life06 · Aug 16, 2012, 04:25 AM

Yeah seems to be a common annoyance. I have chrome installed for when I need to use flash for something haha.

Roman2K~ · Aug 16, 2012, 05:52 AM

Have you tried turning on hardware acceleration? Go to the special URL "about:flags" (or "chrome://flags", I can't remember) and check "GPU Accelerated Compositing".

robdrj45 · Aug 16, 2012, 06:41 AM

IME, Chrome's scrolling isn't quite as smooth as Safari's, but it's not what I'd call slow or choppy...i.e., it's not annoying to use. IIRC, I'm using the default settings.

aircanman · Aug 16, 2012, 02:07 PM

When using Chrome, you will notice on the top left of the tab, there is a rolling animation which means the site is still loading, when this is rotating, the browser is very very choppy. But when it stops, it is 90% as good as Safari.

Thing is, Safari is smooth from the off, as soon as Chrome realise how to do this it will be the best browser.

Wokis · Aug 16, 2012, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Roman2K~

Have you tried turning on hardware acceleration? Go to the special URL "about:flags" (or "chrome://flags", I can't remember) and check "GPU Accelerated Compositing".

Tweaked around some and scrolling seem VERY smooth now. Thanks for the tip!

Calot · Aug 16, 2012, 02:35 PM

I SURREALLY hate Google, so I'm glad their doodoo programs run like crap, just like Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10.1 is getting rammed by reviewers, that kind of stuff makes my day.

Roman2K~ · Aug 16, 2012, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wokis

Tweaked around some and scrolling seem VERY smooth now. Thanks for the tip!

Perfect

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dominicdiep · Aug 16, 2012, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roman2K~

Have you tried turning on hardware acceleration? Go to the special URL "about:flags" (or "chrome://flags", I can't remember) and check "GPU Accelerated Compositing".

This helps sooo much, thanks!

dancooper93 · Nov 9, 2012, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roman2K~

Have you tried turning on hardware acceleration? Go to the special URL "about:flags" (or "chrome://flags", I can't remember) and check "GPU Accelerated Compositing".

This helped, thanks alot!

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robdrj45 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA	IME, Chrome's scrolling isn't quite as smooth as Safari's, but it's not what I'd call slow or choppy...i.e., it's not annoying to use. IIRC, I'm using the default settings. __________________ 2012 13''Air, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD - Ordered on 6/26, Picked-up on 7/3
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Aug 15, 2012, 09:04 AM	#2
heyjack70 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	I notice it. I deleted chrome because the scrolling was annoying.
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Aug 16, 2012, 04:25 AM	#3
ketchup4life06 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2010	Yeah seems to be a common annoyance. I have chrome installed for when I need to use flash for something haha.
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Aug 16, 2012, 02:07 PM	#6
aircanman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK	When using Chrome, you will notice on the top left of the tab, there is a rolling animation which means the site is still loading, when this is rotating, the browser is very very choppy. But when it stops, it is 90% as good as Safari. Thing is, Safari is smooth from the off, as soon as Chrome realise how to do this it will be the best browser.
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Aug 16, 2012, 02:35 PM	#8
Calot macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012	I SURREALLY hate Google, so I'm glad their doodoo programs run like crap, just like Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10.1 is getting rammed by reviewers, that kind of stuff makes my day.
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