GPUAdapter

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The GPUAdapter interface of the WebGPU API represents a GPU adapter. From this you can request a GPUDevice, adapter info, features, and limits.

A GPUAdapter object is requested using the requestAdapter() method.

Instance properties

• features Read only
  • : A GPUSupportedFeatures object that describes additional functionality supported by the adapter.
• info Read only
  • : A GPUAdapterInfo object containing identifying information about the adapter.
• limits Read only
  • : A GPUSupportedLimits object that describes the limits supported by the adapter.

Deprecated properties

• isFallbackAdapter Read only Deprecated
  • : A boolean value. Returns true if the adapter is a fallback adapter, and false if not. This property has been removed from the web platform. Use isFallbackAdapter instead.

Instance methods

• requestAdapterInfo() Deprecated
  • : Returns a Promise that fulfills with a GPUAdapterInfo object containing identifying information about the adapter.
• requestDevice()
  • : Returns a Promise that fulfills with a GPUDevice object, which is the primary interface for communicating with the GPU.

Examples

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• The WebGPU API