Just for fun sorry. How many browser tabs can most browsers and or computers handle at one time?

[River]

Curious the general opinion. I know it depends on content.

[xSOSxHawkens]

Depends on a ton of stuff (content in tabs, browser used, OS used, etc), but broadly speaking a well equipped PC (read R9/i9 with 32GB+ system ram) can typically handle multiple hundred active tabs at a time (200-500+).

More normal PC's tend to get sluggish around 100-150, while a modest 8GB ram system might chug past 15-30, and a 4GB system can handle 1-5 depending on the content.

[76561198343548661]

A Tab costs around 200MB , sometimes even more . So , you might calculate it for yourself !
I wouldnt open more than 10 taps .

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Never felt the need to find out. Linus made a video about it I believe.

[Cathulhu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iwgyzX-76g

In short, other bottlenecks appeared long before the RAM was filled.

[[N]ebsun]

I usually have 1000+ tabs open in chrome, R7 3700x 32gb ram
after 500 it goes a bit slower, but is still usable

[AmaiAmai]

Depends on the browser. Not all browsers function like chrome and open a tab in separate memory and processes. If they don't, I'd imagine they can open as much as you want before the OS prevents them from doing so.

Write a script and find out...make sure to use local storage for the "website content" in the tab or you might get banned from whatever site or service you use for suspected DDoS (and your ISP might cut your connection).

[plat]

Other factors would be things like audio and video playing in a given tab or tabs.

[Illusion of Progress]

Originally posted by AmaiAmai:

Depends on the browser. Not all browsers function like chrome and open a tab in separate memory and processes.

Most modern ones should, no? Chrome itself does, and would this mean anything based on Chrome (read, basically everything but Firefox) therefore also does? Firefox has also been operating this way for years and years.