How to tell what Safari tab requires high performance GPU?

Asked Apr 17 '21 at 23:28

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I'm experiencing lower than expected battery life on my 2015 Macbook Pro. I believe that part of the problem is that the High Performance GPU is being activated when not needed by some tab in Safari:

This is NOT a CPU related problem, as the CPU tab in Activity Monitor shows little activity:

How can I tell which tab is requiring the high-performance GPU?

[Update]

After closing all tabs, Safari is still requiring the high-performance GPU.

edited Apr 26 '21 at 12:05

asked Apr 17 '21 at 23:28

Paul Waldo

Close each tab in turn, watch for changes. – Solar Mike Apr 18 '21 at 04:45
@SolarMike yes, that is an option, but I use the tabs to remind me of what I need to go back and review. I'd prefer to not have to close them. – Paul Waldo Apr 18 '21 at 12:11
So bookmark them... – Solar Mike Apr 18 '21 at 12:54
Surely there must be a more definitive way. – Paul Waldo Apr 18 '21 at 20:36
There may be, but how long are you prepared to suffer / wait or do you want to find out sooner? – Solar Mike Apr 18 '21 at 22:07
@SolarMike all tabs closed, not a single Safari window open (although the app is open). Still uses High Perf GPU. – Paul Waldo Apr 25 '21 at 23:02
Fixed https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/14469/determine-cpu-usage-in-safari-tab – BabyBoy Apr 26 '21 at 12:20
@DarwinOSX if I read that thread correctly, they are talking about CPU usage. I need to know about the high-performance (as opposed to integrated) GPU. This is the Graphics Processing Unit, not the Central Processing Unit. – Paul Waldo Apr 26 '21 at 18:04

How to tell what Safari tab requires high performance GPU?

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