WebGPU API

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf web graphics API
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WebGPU
gptkbp:availableOn gptkb:Google_Chrome
gptkb:Mozilla_Firefox_(experimental)
gptkb:Safari_(experimental)
gptkb:Microsoft_Edge
gptkbp:category gptkb:website
GPU computing
Graphics API
gptkbp:developer gptkb:W3C
gptkbp:documentation https://gpuweb.github.io/gpuweb/
gptkbp:enables GPU-accelerated computation in browsers
modern 3D graphics in browsers
gptkbp:firstReleased 2023
gptkbp:github https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WebGPU API
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Direct3D_12
gptkb:Vulkan
Metal
gptkbp:notableFeature low-level access to GPU
better performance than WebGL
modern graphics pipeline
support for compute workloads
gptkbp:platform gptkb:Android
gptkb:Windows
gptkb:macOS
gptkb:website
gptkb:Linux
gptkb:ChromeOS
gptkbp:primaryUse high-performance graphics
GPU computation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Direct3D_12
gptkb:Vulkan
gptkb:WebGL
Metal
gptkbp:specifies gptkb:W3C_Candidate_Recommendation
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:W3C_GPU_for_the_Web_Working_Group
true
gptkbp:successor gptkb:WebGL_2.0
gptkb:WebGL
gptkbp:supports compute shaders
shader programming
render pipelines
GPU buffers
asynchronous GPU tasks
texture sampling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:W3C_GPU_for_the_Web_Working_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7