Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers

What does --enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers do?

Enable native CPU-mappable GPU memory buffer support on Linux.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers using CLI

chrome --enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--enable-native-gpu-memory-buffers')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)