Web platform features explorer - WebGPU

Web platform features explorer

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 ❌ See issues.chromium.org/issues/462620664 crbug.com/459500757 crbug.com/454653380 crbug.com/454654255 crbug.com/452662924 issues.chromium.org/issues/414312052 issues.chromium.org/issues/445725447 issues.chromium.org/issues/342840940 issues.chromium.org/issues/409259074 issues.chromium.org/issues/398752857 issues.chromium.org/issues/403172841 crbug.com/442618060 crbug.com/366151404 issues.chromium.org/issues/376924407 issues.chromium.org/issues/364338810 issues.chromium.org/issues/376600838 issues.chromium.org/issues/369649348 issues.chromium.org/issues/363903526 issues.chromium.org/issues/370109829 issues.chromium.org/issues/358408571 issues.chromium.org/issues/341973423 issues.chromium.org/issues/333967627 issues.chromium.org/issues/335383516 bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1521763 bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=2146 bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=1020 bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=1972 bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=2254 bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=1800 bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=1849 bugs.chromium.org/p/dawn/issues/detail?id=1777 crbug.com/dawn/1756 bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1156646
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)

~1.240% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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