WebGPU
WebGPU is an ongoing project aimed at becoming a future web standard API for accelerated graphics and compute, providing modern 3D graphics and computation capabilities on the Web platform.
It is developed by the W3C Web Community Group with engineers from Apple, Mozilla, Microsoft, Google, and others. This technology runs on top of the latest graphics APIs like DirectX 12, Vulkan, and Metal.
Chrome, Edge, and Firefox already support it as an experimental feature, so you need to switch to the beta channel and activate it. Evergine uses WebGPU on Web platforms when it is available; otherwise, it uses WebGL, which is the most supported graphics technology today.
To check the implementation status of this technology, visit webgpu.io.
Supported WebGPU devices
- Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox browsers on Desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Checking WebGPU version
| Browser | Check command |
|---|---|
| Chrome | The WebGPU flag must be enabled by writing this in your browser: chrome://flags/#enable-unsafe-webgpu |
| Edge | The WebGPU flag must be enabled by writing this in your browser: edge://flags/#enable-unsafe-webgpu |
Create a Graphics Context
To create a graphics context based on WebGPU, just write:
GraphicsContext graphicsContext = new Evergine.WebGPU.WGPUGraphicsContext();
graphicsContext.CreateDevice();
Build & Run on WebGPU
The project template will be available soon.