WorkerNavigator: gpu 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 only available in Web Workers.

The gpu read-only property of the WorkerNavigator interface returns the GPU object for the current worker context, which is the entry point for the WebGPU API.

Value

A GPU object.

Examples

js
// Can be run inside a web worker
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 device = await adapter.requestDevice();

  //...
}

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU
# navigator-gpu

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also