GPUAdapterInfo: description property

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

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

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 adapterInfo = await adapter.requestAdapterInfo();
  console.log(adapterInfo.description);

  // ...
}

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU
# dom-gpuadapterinfo-description

Browser compatibility

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See also