Brave consuming a lot of resources while watching videos

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#1

Description of the issue:
While watching a video my laptop consumes a lot of resources and the fans starts screaming.
Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): 1. 2. 3.

  1. Put on hardware acceleration.
  2. Watch any video, even on YouTube.
    Actual Result (gifs and screenshots are welcome!):
    Gittery Experience and my resources are used up.
    Expected result:
    Smooth experience and Brave not using all my resources.
    Reproduces how often:
    Every time I watch a video.
    Operating System and Brave Version(See the About Brave page in the main menu):
    Windows 10
    Additional Information:
    If I turn off Hardware acceleration it seems to stop,
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#2

If I remember correctly, other people reported the same problem on this forum and they solved by turning off hardware acceleration too.

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