WebGPU
The next-generation browser GPU API. Explicit command encoding, WGSL shaders, compute support — lower overhead than WebGL, modern architecture.
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WebGPU
Command model
Explicit
Record → Submit (no implicit state)
Shading language
WGSL
Typed, validated at pipeline creation
Browser support
~87% global
Chrome/Edge 113+, Safari 18+