Make a backend overhaul for RAM, CPU, and battery usage a headline priority

[lemic6]

The idea: treat memory/CPU/battery efficiency as a major, visible engineering initiative, not a background cleanup task. I think this is genuinely one of the biggest levers Mozilla has for winning people back from Chrome.

Why I think this matters: there's a long running pattern of users reporting high RAM usage and multiple background processes even with just a few tabs open, going back years and still showing up regularly. At the same time, Firefox has been losing users. I don't think that's a coincidence. The people most likely to want an alternative to Chrome (privacy focused users, Linux users, people on older or lower spec hardware) are also the people who feel resource usage the most. So the easiest potential converts are the ones getting hit hardest by this.

What the idea actually involves:

• Publish real, ongoing performance benchmarks (RAM per tab, idle CPU, battery drain over a typical session) so progress is visible, not just claimed.
• Revisit the underlying process and memory model rather than only tuning the existing approach, since the per tab process behavior seems to be a root cause rather than a rendering issue.
• More aggressive battery aware throttling of background tabs (timers, JS, animations), surfaced to users so it's clear it's happening.

None of this is a request to fix a specific bug. It's a request to make efficiency a stated strategic priority the way privacy already is, since I think it's the missing piece for actually converting Chrome users rather than just retaining existing Firefox users.

[Jon]

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[D_Sinestro]

I agree wholeheartedly regarding increased processing load akin toloosing userbase. 

Thi request should be considered paramount, especially fegarding mobile platforms, in particular considering AndroidOS mobile vs Google Desktop Mode vs Samsung Dex (where Firefox lovingly performs more like the Windows/Linux desktop version; a likeable preference of mine).

I can appreciate the hard work, focus, and time required for such an undertaking this request requires. 

In Win11 seeing so many processes labelled "Firefox" is just TOO vague for most users. Not knowing whch is related to which window or tab is beyon frustrating to saythe least, mind numbingly so with limited Ram cpu cycles left to mae an action. 

Heres to hoping this request is approved and exectuted in such an eloquent & succinct way forward.

I LOVE my Firefox, been loving it since its inception and its Netscape roots. Havent found nor appreciated anything else since!