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The navigator.gpu API performs operations such as rendering and computation on dedicated graphics hardware (also known as a Graphics Processing Unit).

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

WebGPU API

Specifications

WebGPU, from GPU for the Web Working Group (W3C).

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

Chrome ❌
Chrome Android 121 Released on 2024-01-23
Edge ❌
Firefox ❌ Vendor position : positive
Firefox for Android ❌ Vendor position : positive
Safari 26 Released on 2025-09-15
Safari on iOS 26 Released on 2025-09-15

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~1.339% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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Developer signals

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