Opera GX Review: Best Browser for Gaming

Ongoing updates and new features ensure that Opera GX is a favorite among gamers. The browser’s unique features and constant updates have changed the way people play games online.

Opera GX is a special version of the Opera browser that includes unique features to help you save time and maximize your gaming experience.

With the GX browser, there are unique features like CPU, RAM, and network limiters. It also includes customizable color schemes to better match your gaming setup.

Is Opera GX better than Chrome?

Chrome is a multipurpose browser that can be used for a number of various tasks. Opera GX, designed specifically for a gaming audience, comes with more pre-installed features, such as the ability to change how much RAM or battery-saving mode is used when running on laptops.

What is the difference between Opera and Opera GX?

Opera GX has extra features that are geared towards gamers and optimize your PC’s performance. Hot Tabs Killer is one example. It allows you to see which tabs are using the most CPU and RAM resources. This feature is more intuitive than Chromium’s default task manger. Opera, Opera GX and Opera GX both use the Chromium open-source project and have similar privacy features. Both Opera versions come with ad blockers, block tracksers, and a built in VPN.

What are Opera GX’s top 3 features?

Gaming-oriented features such as network, CPU, and RAM limiter. It also integrates Twitch and Discord. Another useful feature is the built in VPN.

Features

GX Control
Do you need every ounce power that your computer can provide? You don’t have to close your browser. GX Control allows you to limit the RAM and CPU usage of your browser.

RAM Limiter
GX Control’s RAM Limiter allows you to choose how much memory Opera GX uses. The RAM Limiter default setting aims to achieve a balance between memory usage and user experience. While the browser will attempt to keep the memory limit at or below its maximum, it will prioritise experience over strict memory limits. It will allow memory usage to go slightly above the limit if it is able keep a stream running or a file that is cloud-based active. The browser will not exceed the set memory limit if it is set to Hard Limit. Even if browsing experience is compromised, the browser will not exceed the chosen memory limit.

CPU Limiter
The CPU Limiter allows you to limit the amount of processing your browser uses on your computer so that gaming can take place. Both GX Control features are designed to allow you to open your browser even when you’re streaming or playing a resource-intensive game.

Twitch Integration
Live streaming is always available. You can see which channels you’re following, who’s online, as well as set up notifications to be notified whenever someone you follow goes live.

GX Corner
Keep up to date with the latest releases and the most important gaming news in one place.

Sound
Opera GX features in-browser sound effects. They were created in collaboration with Ruben Rincon, a sound designer, and Berlinist, who was nominated in the BAFTA Games Awards, for the Gris original soundtrack. You can toggle sound effects on or off within the settings.

GX Design
You can personalize your browser with any color and select from different effects and themes.

GX Themes
You can choose from a variety of professionally designed wallpapers or make your own background.

Integrated Messengers
Chat and browse simultaneously with Facebook Messenger Messenger, Telegram and Vkontakte integrated into the sidebar.

Video Pop Out
You can watch Twitch or YouTube videos pop out. The video is visible in a floating window that overlays tabs and other applications.

Ad Blocker
Our built-in ad blocking feature makes it easier to browse the web without ads. You can easily turn it off to help ad-based creators.

Extensions
Opera has its own extensions store. Opera browsers can also be used with Google Chrome extensions.

Video Over Game
You can view tutorials, walkthroughs and streams in a floating window above your game.

What’s new

• Android version updated to Android 1.8.3
• [Fix] Crash associated with session close and restore

Opera 85 has received a few quality-of-life enhancements in this update. It is based upon Chromium 101.

Automatic video pop-out
We realized how useful Video conferencing pop-out was after we made it available. The next step was to allow any video pop out. Your YouTube video will pop out automatically when you switch tabs. It will also pop back when your tab is closed. You can toggle this option off if desired. To make multitasking easier, the window has transparency.

Meme generator
The Snapshot tool has been refined with additional options to make it more fun. You can easily create your memes and share them to your friends.

Happy browsing, watching, and meming!