--- title: Firefox 159 Released With AMD Linux Graphics Fix For... description: Firefox 159 fixes a bug causing excessive memory use on Linux with AMD graphics when viewing map or place results on sites like ChatGPT. It also fixes an issue... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-159-released-with-amd-linux-graphics-fix-for-excessive-memory-use-cu44x9zsh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Firefox 159 Released With AMD Linux Graphics Fix For Excessive Memory Use | daily.dev og:description: Firefox 159 fixes a bug causing excessive memory use on Linux with AMD graphics when viewing map or place results on sites like ChatGPT. It also fixes an issue... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-159-released-with-amd-linux-graphics-fix-for-excessive-memory-use-cu44x9zsh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cU44x9zsh.png og:image:alt: Firefox 159 Released With AMD Linux Graphics Fix For Excessive Memory Use og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Firefox 159 Released With AMD Linux Graphics Fix For Excessive Memory Use **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Firefox 159 fixes a bug causing excessive memory use on Linux with AMD graphics when viewing map or place results on sites like ChatGPT. It also fixes an issue with tabs on Wayland. The release adds improvements to Firefox's AI integrations, makes saved passwords available from the sidebar by default, and includes other bug fixes. For web developers, Firefox 159 enables scroll-driven animations by default. The release is available from ftp.mozilla.org. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Firefox 159 fix the high memory usage on Linux with AMD graphics cards Yes, Firefox 159 resolves a bug where Firefox could use excessive memory on Linux systems with AMD graphics, specifically when viewing map or place results on websites such as ChatGPT. Linux users who noticed memory spikes with AMD GPUs should update to this release to get the fix. _daily.dev keeps Linux users on top of browser releases that fix issues like this memory bug._ ### Are scroll-driven animations enabled by default in Firefox 159 Yes, Firefox 159 enables scroll-driven animations by default, among other web platform changes documented on MDN for the release. This is part of the web developer facing changes in this version alongside other bug fixes and feature updates. _web developers tracking browser feature rollouts can follow releases like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Firefox 159 Beta Released With Fix For Tabs On Wayland](https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-159-beta-released-with-fix-for-tabs-on-wayland-hbvbt0tli) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Firefox 158 released with JPEG XL support](https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-158-released-with-jpeg-xl-support-mlfxddcjo) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 2 upvotes · 1 comments - [Mozilla's Firefox 145 is heeeeeere: Buffs privacy, bloats AI](https://daily.dev/posts/mozilla-s-firefox-145-is-heeeeeere-buffs-privacy-bloats-ai-xilkwekrh) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#css](https://daily.dev/tags/css), [#firefox](https://daily.dev/tags/firefox), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-159-released-with-amd-linux-graphics-fix-for-excessive-memory-use-cu44x9zsh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Firefox 159 Released With AMD Linux Graphics Fix For Excessive Memory Use","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-159-released-with-amd-linux-graphics-fix-for-excessive-memory-use-cu44x9zsh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-159-released-with-amd-linux-graphics-fix-for-excessive-memory-use-cu44x9zsh"},"datePublished":"2026-10-27T09:44:44.006Z","dateModified":"2026-10-29T02:15:20.112Z","description":"Firefox 159 fixes a bug causing excessive memory use on Linux with AMD graphics when viewing map or place results on sites like ChatGPT. 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