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WebGPU on Android

Category
Graphics
Type
Chromium catches up
Status
In developer trial (Behind a flag) (Chrome 113)
Intent stage
None

Summary

WebGPU is the successor to the WebGL and WebGL 2 graphics APIs for the Web. It provides modern features such as “GPU compute” as well as lower overhead access to GPU hardware and better, more predictable performance. WebGPU is developed by the “GPU for the Web” W3C community group. WebGPU previously launched on Windows, MacOS, and ChromeOS in M113. See https://chromestatus.com/feature/6213121689518080 for details.

Standards & signals

Docs: https://gpuweb.github.io/gpuweb https://gpuweb.github.io/gpuweb/wgsl https://gpuweb.github.io/gpuweb/explainer

Samples: https://github.com/austinEng/webgpu-samples

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