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Navigator: gpu property

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

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

js

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 Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
gpu
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
previewCurrently supported on Linux and Windows only.
No
99Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
No No No No No No No

See also

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