Reasons why new Google Maps is unbearably slow for me?

Solution 1:

It may be related to hardware acceleration issues.

For Chrome v36, try this (no guarantees about older/newer versions):

http://www.askvg.com/fix-slow-performance-issues-and-tabs-not-loading-problem-in-google-chrome-by-disabling-hardware-acceleration-feature/

1. Open Google Chrome web browser and click on Control button -> Settings option. Alternatively, you can directly open the Settings page by typing chrome://settings/ in Chrome address bar.

2. It'll open Chrome Settings page. Scroll down to bottom and click on "Show advanced settings..." link.

3. Again scroll down to bottom and you'll see "Use hardware acceleration when available" option present under "System" section. Uncheck the option and restart Chrome.