I can second that this is a problem. We've been hoping it was just a few problem instructors, but we're digging in now to find a solution because our large courses are almost unusable in some cases. Especially when calculated grade items are concerned. I'll be looking over the tickets mentioned.
Gradebook
Very bad gradebook performance (Moodle 2.8 and 2.9)
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