GPUAdapterInfo: description property

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 description read-only property of the GPUAdapterInfo interface returns a human-readable string describing the adapter, or an empty string if it is not available.

Value

A string.

Examples

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

const adapterInfo = adapter.info;
console.log(adapterInfo.description);

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU
# dom-gpuadapterinfo-description

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also