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'''WebGPU''' is a [[JavaScript]] [[API]] provided by a [[web browser]] that enables [[web page|webpage]] scripts to efficiently utilize a device's [[graphics processing unit]] (GPU). This is achieved with the underlying [[Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]], [[Metal (API)|Metal]], or [[Direct3D 12]] system APIs. On relevant devices, WebGPU is intended to supersede the older [[WebGL]] standard.<ref name="chrome113"/>

[[Google Chrome]] enabled initial WebGPU support in April 2023.<ref name="chrome113"/><ref name = "officialStatus"/> [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] and [[Firefox]] have not yet enabled theirs.<ref name = "officialStatus">{{cite web |title=WebGPU Implementation Status |url=https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/wiki/Implementation-Status |website=GitHub |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> The [[W3C]] standard is thus in the working draft phase.