GPUAdapterInfo

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The GPUAdapterInfo interface of the WebGPU API contains identifying information about a GPUAdapter.

A GPUAdapterInfo object instance is retrieved using the GPUAdapter.info property.

Instance properties

architecture Read only

The name of the family or class of GPUs the adapter belongs to. Returns an empty string if it is not available.

description Read only

A human-readable string describing the adapter. Returns an empty string if it is not available.

device Read only

A vendor-specific identifier for the adapter. Returns an empty string if it is not available.

vendor Read only

The name of the adapter vendor. Returns an empty string if it is not available.

Examples

js
const adapter = await navigator.gpu.requestAdapter();
if (!adapter) {
  throw Error("Couldn't request WebGPU adapter.");
}

const adapterInfo = adapter.info;
console.log(adapterInfo.vendor);
console.log(adapterInfo.architecture);

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU
# gpu-adapterinfo

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also