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[–] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

WebGPU has been in Chrome since version 113, and Safari has plans to release it this fall.

From the article

This modern graphics API provides web apps with direct access to a device’s GPU, unlocking way more power than older web graphics tech like WebGL.

To put it simply, WebGPU enables smoother gaming, richer visualizations, and faster local computation within the browser.

For developers eager to dive in, there’s a solid WebGPU tutorial, a collection of WebGPU Samples to experiment with, and full API documentation over at MDN. The tech itself is backed by two W3C standards—WebGPU and WGSL—both of which Mozilla has helped shape since 2017.

[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

yay one more way to deanonymize people using the browser.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Does the API allow us to query specifics about vendor and GPU model? I was hoping it would only allow capability queries.

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