diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 2a1cca366..b3ce83595 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
         env:
           DETECT_CHROMEDRIVER_VERSION: true
-      - name: Install xvfb (linux)
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: sudo apt-get install xvfb
       - name: Run E2E on chrome (linux)
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: xvfb-run --server-args="-screen 0, 1400x1000x24" --auto-servernum npm run test:e2e:chrome
+        run: npm run test:e2e:chrome
       - name: Set screen resolution (windows)
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
         run: Set-DisplayResolution -Width 1920 -Height 1080 -Force
diff --git a/wdio.chrome.conf.ts b/wdio.chrome.conf.ts
index 64d04dad4..bf90e903b 100644
--- a/wdio.chrome.conf.ts
+++ b/wdio.chrome.conf.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,28 @@ if (IS_CI) {
   chromeArgs.push(
     '--no-sandbox',
     '--disable-dev-shm-usage',
-    '--disable-infobars',
-    '--enable-unsafe-swiftshader'
+    '--disable-infobars'
   );
+
+  if (process.platform === 'linux') {
+    // Force one software-rendering backend instead of relying on Chrome's
+    // machine-dependent WebGL fallback selection.
+    chromeArgs.push(
+      '--headless=new',
+      '--use-gl=angle',
+      '--use-angle=swiftshader'
+    );
+  } else {
+    chromeArgs.push('--enable-unsafe-swiftshader');
+  }
 }
 
 if (!IS_CI && !process.env.HEADED) {
-  chromeArgs.push('--headless=new', '--enable-unsafe-swiftshader');
+  chromeArgs.push(
+    '--headless=new',
+    '--use-gl=angle',
+    '--use-angle=swiftshader'
+  );
 }
 
 export const config = {
diff --git a/wdio.shared.conf.ts b/wdio.shared.conf.ts
index 08f31c7a7..e2d131e4b 100644
--- a/wdio.shared.conf.ts
+++ b/wdio.shared.conf.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const applyTestViewport = (browser: any) =>
 export const TEST_PORT = 4567;
 // for slow connections try:
 // DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT=60000 && npm run test:e2e:dev
-export const DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = Number(process.env.DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT ?? 20000);
+export const DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT = Number(process.env.DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT ?? 30000);
 
 const IS_CI = !!(process.env.CI || process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS);
 
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ export const config: Options.Testrunner = {
   // ============
   // Capabilities
   // ============
-  maxInstances: IS_CI ? 1 : 6,
+  // WebGL rendering is resource-intensive enough that six local Chrome
+  // instances can starve one another and exceed view-rendering timeouts.
+  maxInstances: IS_CI ? 1 : 3,
   //
   // ===================
   // Test Configurations