diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index 404e78979..d1a811f7f 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ Singleton {
     property JsonObject audio: JsonObject {
       property int volumeStep: 5
       property bool volumeOverdrive: false
-      property int cavaFrameRate: 60
+      property int cavaFrameRate: 30
       property string visualizerType: "linear"
       property list<string> mprisBlacklist: []
       property string preferredPlayer: ""
diff --git a/Services/Media/CavaService.qml b/Services/Media/CavaService.qml
index 622181c8a..2619229b0 100644
--- a/Services/Media/CavaService.qml
+++ b/Services/Media/CavaService.qml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Singleton {
 
   property var values: Array(barsCount).fill(0)
   property int barsCount: 48
+
+  // Idle detection to reduce GPU usage when there's no audio
+  property bool isIdle: true
+  property int idleFrameCount: 0
+  readonly property int idleThreshold: 30 // Frames of silence before considered idle (0.5s at 60fps)
   property var config: ({
                           "general": {
                             "bars": barsCount,
@@ -74,7 +79,35 @@ Singleton {
     }
     stdout: SplitParser {
       onRead: data => {
-        root.values = data.slice(0, -1).split(";").map(v => parseInt(v, 10) / 100)
+        const newValues = data.slice(0, -1).split(";").map(v => parseInt(v, 10) / 100)
+
+        // Check if all values are effectively zero (< 0.01)
+        const allZero = newValues.every(v => v < 0.01)
+
+        if (allZero) {
+          root.idleFrameCount++
+          if (root.idleFrameCount >= root.idleThreshold) {
+            // We're idle - stop updating values to save GPU
+            if (!root.isIdle) {
+              root.isIdle = true
+              // Set all values to 0 one final time
+              root.values = Array(root.barsCount).fill(0)
+              Logger.d("Cava", "Idle detected - stopped rendering")
+            }
+            // Don't update values while idle
+            return
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Audio detected - resume updates
+          root.idleFrameCount = 0
+          if (root.isIdle) {
+            root.isIdle = false
+            Logger.d("Cava", "Audio detected - resumed rendering")
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Update values (only when not idle)
+        root.values = newValues
       }
     }
     stderr: StdioCollector {
diff --git a/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NLinearSpectrum.qml b/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NLinearSpectrum.qml
index 97231894e..0224fd9e8 100644
--- a/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NLinearSpectrum.qml
+++ b/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NLinearSpectrum.qml
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ Item {
       border.width: root.strokeWidth
       antialiasing: true
 
+      // Only update when value actually changes - reduces GPU load
       width: vertical ? root.width * amp : root.barSlotSize * 0.5
       height: vertical ? root.barSlotSize * 0.5 : root.height * amp
       x: vertical ? root.width - width : index * root.barSlotSize + (root.barSlotSize * 0.25)
       y: vertical ? index * root.barSlotSize + (root.barSlotSize * 0.25) : root.height - height
+
+      // Disable updates when invisible to save GPU
+      visible: root.visible
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NMirroredSpectrum.qml b/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NMirroredSpectrum.qml
index ae2f87db4..2d6b05ee7 100644
--- a/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NMirroredSpectrum.qml
+++ b/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NMirroredSpectrum.qml
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ Item {
       height: vertical ? root.barSlotSize * 0.8 : barSize
       x: vertical ? root.centerX - (barSize / 2) : index * root.barSlotSize + (root.barSlotSize * 0.25)
       y: vertical ? index * root.barSlotSize + (root.barSlotSize * 0.25) : root.centerY - (barSize / 2)
+
+      // Disable updates when invisible to save GPU
+      visible: root.visible
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NWaveSpectrum.qml b/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NWaveSpectrum.qml
index f45339082..9211fdd1b 100644
--- a/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NWaveSpectrum.qml
+++ b/Widgets/AudioSpectrum/NWaveSpectrum.qml
@@ -13,15 +13,35 @@ Item {
   property bool showMinimumSignal: false
   property real minimumSignalValue: 0.05 // Default to 5% of height
 
-  // Redraw when necessary
-  onWidthChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
-  onHeightChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
-  onValuesChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
-  onFillColorChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
-  onStrokeColorChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
-  onShowMinimumSignalChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
-  onMinimumSignalValueChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
-  onVerticalChanged: canvas.requestPaint()
+  // Rendering active state - only redraw when visible and values are changing
+  property bool renderingActive: visible && values && values.length > 0
+
+  // Redraw when necessary - only if rendering is active
+  onWidthChanged: if (renderingActive)
+                    canvas.requestPaint()
+  onHeightChanged: if (renderingActive)
+                     canvas.requestPaint()
+  onValuesChanged: if (renderingActive)
+                     canvas.requestPaint()
+  onFillColorChanged: if (renderingActive)
+                        canvas.requestPaint()
+  onStrokeColorChanged: if (renderingActive)
+                          canvas.requestPaint()
+  onShowMinimumSignalChanged: if (renderingActive)
+                                canvas.requestPaint()
+  onMinimumSignalValueChanged: if (renderingActive)
+                                 canvas.requestPaint()
+  onVerticalChanged: if (renderingActive)
+                       canvas.requestPaint()
+
+  // Clear canvas when not rendering
+  onRenderingActiveChanged: {
+    if (!renderingActive) {
+      var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d")
+      ctx.reset()
+      canvas.requestPaint()
+    }
+  }
 
   Canvas {
     id: canvas