Google has added support for WebGPU in the latest beta for Chrome. The coming version of the browser, Chrome 113, will have WebGPU activated as a default API, allowing web applications to use the PC’s graphics card to its full potential. According to Google, the first release of WebGPU will be compatible with ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows.
Google has added support for WebGPU in the latest beta for Chrome. The coming version of the browser, Chrome 113, will have WebGPU activated as a default API, allowing web applications to use the PC’s graphics card to its full potential.What is WebGPUWebGPU is a new API that enables web applications to perform rendering and computation operations on PCs’ dedicated GPU, with advanced features and strong support for general computations. It has a user-friendly JavaScript interface, integration with promises, and a streamlined development experience.The API provides more flexibility in GPU programming and advanced capabilities not found in WebGL, which leads to significant benefits such as a much lower JavaScript workload for the same graphics and more than three times faster machine-learning model inferences.
