GPUAdapter: isFallbackAdapter property

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The isFallbackAdapter read-only property of the GPUAdapter interface returns true if the adapter is a fallback adapter, and false if not.

Value

A boolean.

Examples

js
async function init() {
  if (!navigator.gpu) {
    throw Error('WebGPU not supported.');
  }

  const adapter = await navigator.gpu.requestAdapter();
  if (!adapter) {
    throw Error('Couldn\'t request WebGPU adapter.');
  }

  const fallback = adapter.isFallbackAdapter;
  console.log(fallback);

  // ...

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU
# dom-gpuadapter-isfallbackadapter

Browser compatibility

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See also