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WorkerNavigator: gpu property

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The gpu read-only property of the WorkerNavigator interface returns the GPU object for the current worker context, which is the entry point for the WebGPU API.

Value

A GPU object.

Examples

js

// Can be run inside a web worker
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.
No 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/WorkerNavigator/gpu