WebGPU

WebGPU
Status	Working Draft (WD)
Year started	18 May 2021
First published	18 May 2021
Latest version	W3C Working Draft; (As of 2023)
Organization	W3C
Committee	GPU for the Web WG; GPU for the Web CG;
Editors	Justin Fan; Brandon Jones; Dzmitry Malyshau; Myles C. Maxfield; Kai Ninomiya;
Related standards	CSS Color Module Level 4; HTML DOM; ECMAScript;
Domain	GPU computing; ECMAScript; API;
Website	www.w3.org/TR/webgpu/

WebGPU is a JavaScript API provided by a web browser that enables webpage scripts to efficiently utilize a device's graphics processing unit (GPU). This is achieved with the underlying Vulkan, Metal, or Direct3D 12 system APIs. On relevant devices, WebGPU is intended to supersede the older WebGL standard.^[1]

Google Chrome enabled initial WebGPU support in April 2023.^[1]^[2] Safari and Firefox have not yet enabled theirs.^[2] The W3C standard is thus in the working draft phase.

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference chrome113 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "WebGPU Implementation Status". GitHub. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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[officialStatus-2] "WebGPU Implementation Status". GitHub. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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