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Navigator: gpu property

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The Navigator.gpu read-only property returns the GPU object for the current browsing context, which is the entry point for the WebGPU API.

Value

An GPU object.

Examples

async function init() {
  if (!navigator.gpu) {
    throw Error("WebGPU not supported.");
  }

  const adapter = await navigator.gpu.requestAdapter();
  if (!adapter) {
    throw Error("Couldn't request WebGPU adapter.");
  }

  const device = await adapter.requestDevice();

  // …
}

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU>
# navigator-gpu>

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
gpu
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
141Currently supported on Windows only.
99Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
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See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/gpu