Canvas in Google Chrome 61.0.3163.79 are too slow on Linux

Question

I recently updated Google Chrome to the 61.0.3163.79 version and it was suddenly very slow with canvas. This issue only appears on Linux.

For exemple, http://vincentgarreau.com/particles.js/ was 60 FPS before the Chrome update, and now it run at 2 FPS.

What's wrong with the new Google Chrome update ?

P.S: Chromium 61.0.3163.79 works fine on my computer.

Answer 1

The solution for me was disabling Use hardware acceleration when available setting:

Chrome menu > Settings > Show advanced settings > Scroll down to "System" > Uncheck "Use hardware acceleration when available"

Source

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I had the same problem with Version 69.0.3497.81 (Official Build) (64-bit).

I tried all already proposed combinations of enabling/disabling features from chrome://flags. But they didn't work for me.