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<pre class=metadata>
Title: WebGPU
Shortname: webgpu
Level: None
Status: w3c/ED
Group: webgpu
ED: https://gpuweb.github.io/gpuweb/
TR: https://www.w3.org/TR/webgpu/
Repository: gpuweb/gpuweb
!Participate: <a href="https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/issues/new">File an issue</a> (<a href="https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/issues">open issues</a>)
Editor: Kai Ninomiya, Google https://www.google.com, kainino@google.com, w3cid 99487
Editor: Brandon Jones, Google https://www.google.com, bajones@google.com, w3cid 87824
Editor: Jim Blandy, Mozilla https://www.mozilla.com, jimb@mozilla.com, w3cid 131604
Former Editor: Myles C. Maxfield, Apple Inc. https://www.apple.com, mmaxfield@apple.com, w3cid 77180
Former Editor: Dzmitry Malyshau, Mozilla https://www.mozilla.org, dmalyshau@mozilla.com, w3cid 96977
Former Editor: Justin Fan, Apple Inc. https://www.apple.com, justin_fan@apple.com, w3cid 115633
Abstract: WebGPU exposes an API for performing operations, such as rendering and computation, on a Graphics Processing Unit.
Markup Shorthands: markdown yes
Markup Shorthands: dfn yes
Markup Shorthands: idl yes
Markup Shorthands: css no
Assume Explicit For: yes
</pre>
<pre class=link-defaults>
spec:webidl; type:exception; text:TypeError
spec:webidl; type:exception; text:RangeError
</pre>
<pre class=ignored-specs>
spec:resource-hints;
</pre>
<pre class=anchors>
spec: ECMA-262; urlPrefix: https://tc39.es/ecma262/#
type: dfn
text: agent; url: agent
text: surrounding agent; url: surrounding-agent
text: agent cluster; url: sec-agent-clusters
text: ?; url: sec-returnifabrupt-shorthands
text: !; url: sec-returnifabrupt-shorthands
text: Data Block; url: sec-data-blocks
type: abstract-op
text: DetachArrayBuffer; url: sec-detacharraybuffer
text: AllocateArrayBuffer; url: sec-allocatearraybuffer
text: CreateByteDataBlock; url: sec-createbytedatablock
type: attribute
for: ArrayBuffer
text: [[ArrayBufferDetachKey]]; url: sec-properties-of-the-arraybuffer-instances
spec: HTML; urlPrefix: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/
type: dfn
text: origin-clean; url: canvas.html#concept-canvas-origin-clean
text: check the usability of the image argument; url: canvas.html#check-the-usability-of-the-image-argument
text: placeholder canvas element; url: canvas.html#offscreencanvas-placeholder
text: event loop processing model; url: webappapis.html#event-loop-processing-model
for: video
text: intrinsic width; url: media.html#concept-video-intrinsic-width
text: intrinsic height; url: media.html#concept-video-intrinsic-height
spec: WebCodecs; urlPrefix: https://www.w3.org/TR/webcodecs/#
type: dfn
text: Close VideoFrame; url: close-videoframe
spec: WEBGL-1; urlPrefix: https://www.khronos.org/registry/webgl/specs/latest/1.0/#
type: interface
text: WebGLRenderingContextBase; url: WEBGLRENDERINGCONTEXTBASE
type: attribute; for: WebGLRenderingContextBase
text: drawingBufferColorSpace; url: DOM-WebGLRenderingContext-drawingBufferColorSpace
type: attribute; for: WebGLRenderingContextBase
text: drawingBufferWidth; url: DOM-WebGLRenderingContext-drawingBufferWidth
type: attribute; for: WebGLRenderingContextBase
text: drawingBufferHeight; url: DOM-WebGLRenderingContext-drawingBufferHeight
type: dictionary
text: WebGLContextAttributes; url: WEBGLCONTEXTATTRIBUTES
type: dfn
text: WebGL Drawing Buffer; url: THE_DRAWING_BUFFER
spec: WGSL; urlPrefix: https://gpuweb.github.io/gpuweb/wgsl/#
type: dfn
text: f16; url: f16
text: location; url: input-output-locations
text: blend_src; url: input-output-locations
text: interpolation; url: interpolation
text: pipeline-overridable; url: pipeline-overridable
text: pipeline constant ID; url: pipeline-constant-id
text: pipeline-overridable constant identifier string; url: pipeline-overridable-constant-identifier-string
text: pipeline-overridable constant default value; url: pipeline-overridable-constant-default-value
text: interface of a shader stage; url: interface-of-a-shader
text: shader execution end; url: shader-execution-end
text: shader stage output; url: shader-stage-output
text: shader stage input; url: shader-stage-input
text: builtin; url: built-in-values
text: position builtin; url: built-in-values-position
text: channel formats; url: channel-formats
text: invalid memory reference; url: invalid-memory-reference
text: shader module creation; url: shader-module-creation
text: pipeline creation; url: pipeline-creation
text: program error; url: program-error
text: roundUp; url: roundup
text: uncategorized error; url: uncategorized-error
text: shader-creation error; url: shader-creation-error
text: pipeline-creation error; url: pipeline-creation-error
text: store type; url: store-type
text: language extension; url: language-extension
text: runtime-sized; url: runtime-sized
text: WGSL floating point conversion; url: floating-point-conversion
text: WGSL identifier comparison; url: identifier-comparison
text: WGSL scalar type; url: scalar-types
text: @binding; url: attribute-binding
text: @group; url: attribute-group
text: line break; url: line-break
text: 64-bit unsigned integer; url: 64-bit-integer
text: Synchronization Built-in Functions; url: sync-builtin-functions
text: interpolation-sampling; url: interpolation-sampling
text: textureSampleLevel; url: texturesamplelevel
for: interpolation type
text: flat; url: interpolation-type-flat
text: linear; url: interpolation-type-linear
text: perspective; url: interpolation-type-perspective
for: address spaces
text: workgroup; url: address-spaces-workgroup
for: builtin
text: sample_mask; url: built-in-values-sample_mask
text: frag_depth; url: built-in-values-frag_depth
text: clip_distances; url: built-in-values-clip_distances
text: workgroup_id; url: built-in-values-workgroup_id
text: local_invocation_id; url: built-in-values-local_invocation_id
text: global_invocation_id; url: built-in-values-global_invocation_id
text: num_workgroups; url: built-in-values-num_workgroups
text: local_invocation_index; url: built-in-values-local_invocation_index
for: extension
text: f16; url: extension-f16
text: clip_distances; url: extension-clip_distances
text: dual_source_blending; url: extension-dual_source_blending
type: abstract-op
text: SizeOf; url: sizeof
spec: Internationalization Glossary; urlPrefix: https://www.w3.org/TR/i18n-glossary/#
type: dfn
text: localizable text; url: dfn-localizable-text
spec: Strings on the Web; urlPrefix: https://w3c.github.io/string-meta/#
type: dfn
text: best practices for language and direction information; url: bp_and-reco
</pre>
<pre class=biblio>
{
"vulkan": {
"authors": [
"The Khronos Vulkan Working Group"
],
"href": "https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3/html/vkspec.html",
"title": "Vulkan 1.3",
"publisher": "Khronos",
"deliveredBy": [
"https://www.khronos.org/"
]
}
}
</pre>
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="img/favicon-32x32.png">
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="96x96" href="img/favicon-96x96.png">
<style>
/* Displays the WebGPU logo next to the W3C logo */
.head h1:after {
content: url(img/logo.png);
float: right;
}
/* Make <dl> blocks more distinct from their surroundings. */
main dl:not(.switch) {
border-left: thin solid #f3e48c;
padding-left: .5em;
}
/* Remove unnecessary extra margin on switch bodies */
dl.switch dd {
margin-left: 0em;
}
/* <p> by default has these margins. Update ul/ol/dl to match,
* since they are also put in places where paragraphs go. */
p, ul, ol, dl {
margin: 1em 0;
}
/* Styling for "editorial" issues */
.note.editorial {
border-color: var(--note-editorial-color);
background: var(--note-editorial-bg);
}
.note.editorial > .marker {
color: var(--note-editorial-color);
}
/* Some of our SVGs aren't responsive to light/dark mode, so they're opaque with a
* white or black background. Rounded corners make them a bit less jarring. */
object[type="image/svg+xml"] {
border-radius: .5em;
}
/* The new spec template doesn't put a box around algorithms anymore. */
/* Add a similar box for Valid Usage requirements. */
div.algorithm, div.validusage {
margin: .5em 0;
padding: .5em;
border-width: thin;
border-style: solid;
border-radius: .5em;
}
div.validusage {
border-color: #88e;
}
div.algorithm {
border-color: #ddd;
}
/*
* If the Valid Usage requirements are the first child of a *-timeline block give it a larger top
* margin to prevent the block labels from overlapping.
*/
.content-timeline>.validusage:first-child,
.device-timeline>.validusage:first-child,
.queue-timeline>.validusage:first-child {
margin-top: 1.5em;
}
/*
* Boxes for steps that occur on a particular timeline.
*/
div.content-timeline, div.device-timeline, div.queue-timeline {
padding: .5em;
border-radius: .5em;
}
.content-timeline {
background: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.05);
background: var(--tint-green);
}
.device-timeline {
background: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.05);
background: var(--tint-red);
}
.queue-timeline {
background: rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.05);
background: var(--tint-purple);
}
span[data-timeline],
dfn[data-timeline],
var[data-timeline],
a[data-timeline],
[href="#content-timeline"],
[href="#device-timeline"],
[href="#queue-timeline"] {
border-style: solid;
border-radius: .3em;
border-width: 0 0 .2em 0;
text-decoration: none;
}
dl[data-timeline],
div[data-timeline] {
border-style: solid;
border-radius: 1em 0 0 1em;
padding: .5em;
}
dl[data-timeline] {
border-width: 0 0 0 .25em !important;
}
div[data-timeline] {
border-width: 1px 0 0 .75em;
}
div.algorithm[data-timeline] {
border-width: 1px 1px 1px .75em;
}
div.algorithm > div[data-timeline] {
/* Remove unnecessary padding in this common case. Makes the border of the
* timeline box line up with the border of the surrounding algorithm box. */
margin-left: calc(-.5em - 1px);
margin-right: calc(-.5em - 1px);
}
/*
* Coloring for steps and other stuff on particular timelines.
*/
[data-timeline="content"],
[href="#content-timeline"] {
border-color: #00cc00 !important;
}
[data-timeline="device"],
[href="#device-timeline"] {
border-color: #880000 !important;
}
[data-timeline="queue"],
[href="#queue-timeline"] {
border-color: #c900f1 !important;
}
[data-timeline="const"] {
/* 186 is perceptual 50% gray, so works for both light and dark modes. */
border-color: rgb(186 186 186 / 30%) !important;
}
/*
* Stylistic labels, for clarity of presentation of these blocks.
*
* NOTE: This text is non-accessible and non-selectable; surrounding
* text must also explain the context.
*/
.validusage,
.content-timeline, .device-timeline, .queue-timeline,
[data-timeline] {
position: relative;
}
.validusage::before,
.content-timeline::before,
.device-timeline::before,
.queue-timeline::before {
font-weight: bold;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 1.3rem;
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
color: var(--watermark-text);
position: absolute;
right: .3em;
top: -.1em;
}
.validusage::before {
content: "Valid Usage";
}
.content-timeline::before {
content: "Content Timeline";
}
.device-timeline::before {
content: "Device Timeline";
}
.queue-timeline::before {
content: "Queue Timeline";
}
/*
* Ensure that argumentdef blocks don't overflow algorithm section borders. This is made far harder
* than it needs to be because the top-level W3C stylesheet has several @media + min-width variants
* that mark themselves as !important and then proceed to do the wrong thing.
*/
@media screen and (min-width: 78em) {
body:not(.toc-inline) .algorithm .overlarge {
margin-right: auto !important;
}
}
@media screen and (min-width: 90em) {
body:not(.toc-inline) .algorithm .overlarge {
margin-right: auto !important;
}
}
.algorithm .overlarge {
margin-right: auto !important;
}
/*
* The default argumentdef style has a caption that doesn't suit this spec's
* formatting particularly well. Hide it.
*/
.algorithm .argumentdef {
margin-top: 0;
}
.algorithm .argumentdef > caption {
display: none;
}
/*
* Argumentdef is also too wide given our typenames, so make some tweaks.
*/
/* Move border to tr and reduce padding. */
.algorithm .argumentdef td,
.algorithm .argumentdef th {
padding: .5em;
border: none;
}
.algorithm .argumentdef > tbody > tr {
border-top: thin solid var(--datacell-border);
}
/* Compress "Nullable" and "Optional" and remove horizontal padding. */
.algorithm .argumentdef > thead > tr > :nth-child(3),
.algorithm .argumentdef > thead > tr > :nth-child(4) {
font-family: monospace;
max-width: 4ch;
word-wrap: break-word;
}
.algorithm .argumentdef tr > :nth-child(3),
.algorithm .argumentdef tr > :nth-child(4) {
padding-left: .5em;
padding-right: 0;
}
/* Wrap Parameter and Type onto separate rows. */
.algorithm .argumentdef > thead > tr > th:nth-child(1),
.algorithm .argumentdef > tbody > tr > td:nth-child(1) {
padding-right: .5em;
float: left;
}
.algorithm .argumentdef > thead > tr > th:nth-child(2),
.algorithm .argumentdef > tbody > tr > td:nth-child(2) {
padding-left: .5em;
float: right;
}
.algorithm .argumentdef > thead > tr > th {
vertical-align: top;
}
/*
* Add vertical lines to demarcate multi-column cells.
*/
table.data td,
table.data th {
/* Only one side is needed because there are no outer borders on the tables.
* 186 is perceptual 50% gray, so works for both light and dark modes. */
border-left: 1px solid rgb(186 186 186 / 30%);
}
table.data.no-colspan-center td[colspan],
table.data.no-colspan-center th[colspan] {
text-align: unset;
}
table.data tr.row-continuation td,
table.data tr.row-continuation th {
border-top: none;
}
/*
* Vertical class for table columns. (Can't use th.vertical because of a Safari bug.)
*/
span.vertical {
writing-mode: vertical-rl;
white-space: nowrap;
}
/*
* Sticky table headers.
*/
.overlarge {
/* position: sticky doesn't work inside scrollable elements. */
overflow-x: unset;
}
thead.stickyheader th, th.stickyheader {
position: sticky;
top: 0;
background: #f8f8f8;
background: var(--stickyheader-background);
}
/*
* Coordinate System Figures
*/
.coordinate-diagram {
width: 500px;
}
/*
* Light-mode and dark-mode colors
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# Introduction # {#intro}
*This section is non-normative.*
[Graphics Processing Units](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit), or GPUs for short,
have been essential in enabling rich rendering and computational applications in personal computing.
WebGPU is an API that exposes the capabilities of GPU hardware for the Web.
The API is designed from the ground up to efficiently map to (post-2014) native GPU APIs.
WebGPU is not related to [WebGL](https://www.khronos.org/webgl/) and does not explicitly target OpenGL ES.
WebGPU sees physical GPU hardware as {{GPUAdapter}}s. It provides a connection to an adapter via
{{GPUDevice}}, which manages resources, and the device's {{GPUQueue}}s, which execute commands.
{{GPUDevice}} may have its own memory with high-speed access to the processing units.
{{GPUBuffer}} and {{GPUTexture}} are the <dfn dfn>physical resources</dfn> backed by GPU memory.
{{GPUCommandBuffer}} and {{GPURenderBundle}} are containers for user-recorded commands.
{{GPUShaderModule}} contains [=shader=] code. The other resources,
such as {{GPUSampler}} or {{GPUBindGroup}}, configure the way [=physical resources=] are used by the GPU.
GPUs execute commands encoded in {{GPUCommandBuffer}}s by feeding data through a [=pipeline=],
which is a mix of fixed-function and programmable stages. Programmable stages execute
<dfn dfn>shaders</dfn>, which are special programs designed to run on GPU hardware.
Most of the state of a [=pipeline=] is defined by
a {{GPURenderPipeline}} or a {{GPUComputePipeline}} object. The state not included
in these [=pipeline=] objects is set during encoding with commands,
such as {{GPUCommandEncoder/beginRenderPass()}} or {{GPURenderPassEncoder/setBlendConstant()}}.
<pre class=include>
path: sections/privacy-and-security.bs
</pre>
# Fundamentals # {#fundamentals}
## Conventions ## {#api-conventions}
### Syntactic Shorthands ### {#shorthands}
In this specification, the following syntactic shorthands are used:
: The `.` ("dot") syntax, common in programming languages.
::
The phrasing "`Foo.Bar`" means "the `Bar` member of the value (or interface) `Foo`."
If `Foo` is an [=ordered map=], [=asserts=] that the key `Bar` exists.
<p class="note editorial"><span class=marker>Editorial note:</span>
Some phrasing in this spec may currently assume this resolves to `undefined` if `Bar` doesn't exist.
The phrasing "`Foo.Bar` is [=map/exist|provided=]" means
"the `Bar` member [=map/exists=] in the [=map=] value `Foo`"
: The `?.` ("optional chaining") syntax, adopted from JavaScript.
::
The phrasing "`Foo?.Bar`" means
"if `Foo` is `null` or `undefined` or `Bar` does not [=map/exist=] in `Foo`, `undefined`; otherwise, `Foo.Bar`".
For example, where `buffer` is a {{GPUBuffer}}, `buffer?.\[[device]].\[[adapter]]` means
"if `buffer` is `null` or `undefined`, then `undefined`; otherwise,
the `\[[adapter]]` internal slot of the `\[[device]]` internal slot of `buffer`.
: The `??` ("nullish coalescing") syntax, adopted from JavaScript.
::
The phrasing "`x` ?? `y`" means "`x`, if `x` is not null/undefined, and `y` otherwise".
: <dfn dfn>slot-backed attribute</dfn>
::
A WebIDL attribute which is backed by an internal slot of the same name.
It may or may not be mutable.
<h4 id=webgpu-objects>WebGPU Objects
<span id=webgpu-internal-objects></span>
</h4>
A <dfn dfn>WebGPU object</dfn> consists of a [=WebGPU Interface=] and an [=internal object=].
The <dfn dfn>WebGPU interface</dfn> defines the public interface and state of the [=WebGPU object=].
It can be used on the [=content timeline=] where it was created, where it is a JavaScript-exposed
WebIDL interface.
Any interface which includes <dfn interface>GPUObjectBase</dfn> is a [=WebGPU interface=].
The <dfn dfn>internal object</dfn> tracks the state of the [=WebGPU object=] on the [=device timeline=].
All reads/writes to the mutable state of an [=internal object=] occur from steps executing on a
single well-ordered [=device timeline=]. These steps may have been issued from a [=content timeline=]
algorithm on any of multiple [=agents=].
Note: An "[=agent=]" refers to a JavaScript "thread" (i.e. main thread, or Web Worker).
The following special property types can be defined on [=WebGPU objects=]:
: <dfn dfn data-timeline=const>immutable property</dfn>
::
A read-only slot set during initialization of the object. It can be accessed from any timeline.
Note: Since the slot is immutable, implementations may have a copy on multiple timelines, as needed.
[=Immutable properties=] are defined in this way to avoid describing multiple copies in this spec.
If named `[[with brackets]]`, it is an internal slot.<br/>
If named `withoutBrackets`, it is a `readonly` [=slot-backed attribute=] of the [=WebGPU interface=].
: <dfn dfn data-timeline=content>content timeline property</dfn>
::
A property which is only accessible from the [=content timeline=]
where the object was created.
If named `[[with brackets]]`, it is an internal slot.<br/>
If named `withoutBrackets`, it is a [=slot-backed attribute=] of the [=WebGPU interface=].
: <dfn dfn data-timeline=device>device timeline property</dfn>
::
A property which tracks state of the [=internal object=] and is only accessible from the
[=device timeline=] where the object was created. [=device timeline properties=] may be mutable.
[=Device timeline properties=] are named `[[with brackets]]`, and are internal slots.
<script type=idl>
interface mixin GPUObjectBase {
attribute USVString label;
};
</script>
<div algorithm data-timeline=content>
To <dfn abstract-op>create a new WebGPU object</dfn>({{GPUObjectBase}} |parent|,
interface |T|, {{GPUObjectDescriptorBase}} |descriptor|)
(where |T| extends {{GPUObjectBase}}), run the following [=content timeline=] steps:
1. Let |device| be |parent|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[device]]}}.
1. Let |object| be a new instance of |T|.
1. Set |object|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[device]]}} to |device|.
1. Set |object|.{{GPUObjectBase/label}} to |descriptor|.{{GPUObjectDescriptorBase/label}}.
1. Return |object|.
</div>
{{GPUObjectBase}} has the following [=immutable properties=]:
<dl dfn-type=attribute dfn-for=GPUObjectBase data-timeline=const>
: <dfn>\[[device]]</dfn>, of type [=device=], readonly
::
The [=device=] that owns the [=internal object=].
Operations on the contents of this object [=assert=] they are running on the
[=device timeline=], and that the device is [$valid$].
</dl>
{{GPUObjectBase}} has the following [=content timeline properties=]:
<dl dfn-type=attribute dfn-for=GPUObjectBase data-timeline=content>
: <dfn>label</dfn>
::
A developer-provided label which is used in an implementation-defined way.
It can be used by the browser, OS, or other tools to help
identify the underlying [=internal object=] to the developer.
Examples include displaying the label in {{GPUError}} messages, console warnings,
browser developer tools, and platform debugging utilities.
<div class=note heading>
Implementations **should** use labels to enhance error messages by using them to
identify WebGPU objects.
However, this need not be the only way of identifying objects:
implementations **should** also use other available information,
especially when no label is available. For example:
- The label of the parent {{GPUTexture}} when printing a {{GPUTextureView}}.
- The label of the parent {{GPUCommandEncoder}} when printing a
{{GPURenderPassEncoder}} or {{GPUComputePassEncoder}}.
- The label of the source {{GPUCommandEncoder}} when printing a {{GPUCommandBuffer}}.
- The label of the source {{GPURenderBundleEncoder}} when printing a {{GPURenderBundle}}.
</div>
<div class=note heading>
The {{GPUObjectBase/label}} is a property of the {{GPUObjectBase}}.
Two {{GPUObjectBase}} "wrapper" objects have completely separate label states,
even if they refer to the same underlying object
(for example returned by {{GPUPipelineBase/getBindGroupLayout()}}).
The {{GPUObjectBase/label}} property will not change except by being set from JavaScript.
This means one underlying object could be associated with multiple labels.
This specification does not define how the label is propagated to the [=device timeline=].
How labels are used is completely implementation-defined: error messages could
show the most recently set label, all known labels, or no labels at all.
It is defined as a {{USVString}} because some user agents may
supply it to the debug facilities of the underlying native APIs.
</div>
</dl>
{{GPUObjectBase}} has the following [=device timeline properties=]:
<dl dfn-type=attribute dfn-for=GPUObjectBase data-timeline=device>
: <dfn>\[[valid]]</dfn>, of type boolean, initially `true`.
::
If `true`, indicates that the [=internal object=] is valid to use.
</dl>
<div class=note heading>
Ideally [=WebGPU interfaces=] should not prevent their parent objects, such as the
{{GPUObjectBase/[[device]]}} that owns them, from being garbage collected. This cannot be
guaranteed, however, as holding a strong reference to a parent object may be required in some
implementations.
As a result, developers should assume that a [=WebGPU interface=] may not be garbage collected
until all child objects of that interface have also been garbage collected. This may cause some
resources to remain allocated longer than anticipated.
Calling the `destroy` method on a [=WebGPU interface=] (such as
{{GPUDevice}}.{{GPUDevice/destroy()}} or {{GPUBuffer}}.{{GPUBuffer/destroy()}}) should be
favored over relying on garbage collection if predictable release of allocated resources is
needed.
</div>
### Object Descriptors ### {#object-descriptors}
An <dfn dfn>object descriptor</dfn> holds the information needed to create an object,
which is typically done via one of the `create*` methods of {{GPUDevice}}.
<script type=idl>
dictionary GPUObjectDescriptorBase {
USVString label = "";
};
</script>
{{GPUObjectDescriptorBase}} has the following members:
<dl dfn-type=dict-member dfn-for=GPUObjectDescriptorBase>
: <dfn>label</dfn>
::
The initial value of {{GPUObjectBase/label|GPUObjectBase.label}}.
</dl>
## Asynchrony ## {#asynchrony}
### Invalid Internal Objects & Contagious Invalidity ### {#invalidity}
Object creation operations in WebGPU don't return promises, but nonetheless are internally
asynchronous. Returned objects refer to [=internal objects=] which are manipulated on a
[=device timeline=]. Rather than fail with exceptions or rejections, most errors that occur on a
[=device timeline=] are communicated through {{GPUError}}s generated on the associated [=device=].
[=Internal objects=] are either [$valid$] or [$invalid$].
An [$invalid$] object will never become [$valid$] at a later time,
but some [$valid$] objects may be [$invalidated$].
Objects are [$invalid$] from creation if it wasn't possible to create them.
This can happen, for example, if the [=object descriptor=] doesn't describe a valid
object, or if there is not enough memory to allocate a resource.
It can also happen if an object is created with or from another invalid object
(for example calling {{GPUTexture/createView()}} on an invalid {{GPUTexture}})
(for example the {{GPUTexture}} of a {{GPUTexture/createView()}} call):
this case is referred to as <dfn dfn noexport>contagious invalidity</dfn>.
[=Internal objects=] of *most* types cannot become [$invalid$] after they are created, but still
may become unusable, e.g. if the owning device is [=lose the device|lost=] or
{{GPUDevice/destroy()|destroyed}}, or the object has a special internal state,
like buffer state "[=GPUBuffer/[[internal state]]/destroyed=]".
[=Internal objects=] of some types *can* become [$invalid$] after they are created; specifically,
[=devices=], [=adapters=], {{GPUCommandBuffer}}s, and command/pass/bundle encoders.
<div algorithm data-timeline=device>
A given {{GPUObjectBase}} |object| is <dfn abstract-op>valid</dfn> if
|object|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[valid]]}} is `true`.
</div>
<div algorithm data-timeline=device>
A given {{GPUObjectBase}} |object| is <dfn abstract-op>invalid</dfn> if
|object|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[valid]]}} is `false`.
</div>
<div algorithm data-timeline=device>
A given {{GPUObjectBase}} |object| is <dfn abstract-op>valid to use with</dfn>
a |targetObject| if the all of the requirements in the following [=device timeline=] steps are met:
<div class=validusage>
- |object|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[valid]]}} must be `true`.
- |object|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[device]]}}.{{GPUObjectBase/[[valid]]}} must be `true`.
- |object|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[device]]}} must equal |targetObject|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[device]]}}.
</div>
</div>
<div algorithm data-timeline=device>
To <dfn abstract-op lt='invalidate|Invalidate|invalidated|invalidates'>invalidate</dfn> a {{GPUObjectBase}}
|object|, run the following [=device timeline=] steps:
1. |object|.{{GPUObjectBase/[[valid]]}} to `false`.
</div>
### Promise Ordering ### {#promise-ordering}
Several operations in WebGPU return promises.
- {{GPU}}.{{GPU/requestAdapter()}}
- {{GPUAdapter}}.{{GPUAdapter/requestDevice()}}
- {{GPUDevice}}.{{GPUDevice/createComputePipelineAsync()}}
- {{GPUDevice}}.{{GPUDevice/createRenderPipelineAsync()}}
- {{GPUBuffer}}.{{GPUBuffer/mapAsync()}}
- {{GPUShaderModule}}.{{GPUShaderModule/getCompilationInfo()}}
- {{GPUQueue}}.{{GPUQueue/onSubmittedWorkDone()}}
- {{GPUDevice}}.{{GPUDevice/lost}}
- {{GPUDevice}}.{{GPUDevice/popErrorScope()}}
WebGPU does not make any guarantees about the order in which these promises settle
(resolve or reject), except for the following:
- <div algorithm="onSubmittedWorkDone ordering" data-timeline=content>
For some {{GPUQueue}} |q|,
if |p1| = |q|.{{GPUQueue/onSubmittedWorkDone()}} is called before
|p2| = |q|.{{GPUQueue/onSubmittedWorkDone()}},
then |p1| must settle before |p2|.
</div>
- <div algorithm="mapAsync-onSubmittedWorkDone ordering" data-timeline=content>
For some {{GPUQueue}} |q| and {{GPUBuffer}} |b| on the same {{GPUDevice}},
if |p1| = |b|.{{GPUBuffer/mapAsync()}} is called before
|p2| = |q|.{{GPUQueue/onSubmittedWorkDone()}},
then |p1| must settle before |p2|.
<!-- POSTV1(multi-queue):
and |b|'s most recent usage was either another mapping or an exclusive usage on |q| -->
</div>
Applications must not rely on any other promise settlement ordering.
## Coordinate Systems ## {#coordinate-systems}
Rendering operations use the following coordinate systems:
* <dfn lt="NDC">Normalized device coordinates</dfn> (or NDC) have three dimensions, where:
* -1.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0
* -1.0 ≤ y ≤ 1.0
* 0.0 ≤ z ≤ 1.0
* The bottom-left corner is at (-1.0, -1.0, z).
<figure>
<figcaption>Normalized device coordinates.</figcaption>
<object class=coordinate-diagram type="image/svg+xml" data="img/normalized-device-coordinates.svg"></object>
</figure>
Note: Whether `z = 0` or `z = 1` is treated as the near plane is application specific. The above diagram presents
`z = 0` as the near plane but the observed behavior is determined by a combination of the projection matrices
used by shaders, the {{GPURenderPassDepthStencilAttachment/depthClearValue}}, and the
{{GPUDepthStencilState/depthCompare}} function.
* <dfn noexport>Clip space coordinates</dfn> have four dimensions: (x, y, z, w)
* Clip space coordinates are used for the the [=clip position=] of a vertex (i.e. the [=position builtin|position=] output of a vertex shader),
and for the [=clip volume=].
* [=NDC|Normalized device coordinates=] and clip space coordinates are related as follows:
If point *p = (p.x, p.y, p.z, p.w)* is in the [=clip volume=], then its normalized device coordinates are (*p.x* ÷ *p.w*, *p.y* ÷ *p.w*, *p.z* ÷ *p.w*).
* <dfn noexport>Framebuffer coordinates</dfn> address the pixels in the [=framebuffer=]
* They have two dimensions.
* Each pixel extends 1 unit in x and y dimensions.
* The top-left corner is at (0.0, 0.0).
* x increases to the right.
* y increases down.
* See [[#render-passes]] and [[#rasterization]].
<figure>
<figcaption>Framebuffer coordinates.</figcaption>
<object class=coordinate-diagram type="image/svg+xml" data="img/framebuffer-coordinates.svg"></object>
</figure>
* <dfn>Viewport coordinates</dfn> combine [=framebuffer coordinates=] in x and y dimensions,
with depth in z.
* Normally 0.0 ≤ z ≤ 1.0, but this can be modified by setting {{RenderState/[[viewport]]}}.`minDepth` and `maxDepth` via
{{GPURenderPassEncoder/setViewport()}}
* <dfn noexport>Fragment coordinates</dfn> match [=viewport coordinates=].
* <dfn noexport>Texture coordinates</dfn>, sometimes called "UV coordinates" in 2D, are used to sample
textures and have a number of components matching the {{GPUTextureDimension|texture dimension}}.
* 0 ≤ u ≤ 1.0
* 0 ≤ v ≤ 1.0
* 0 ≤ w ≤ 1.0
* (0.0, 0.0, 0.0) is in the first texel in texture memory address order.
* (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) is in the last texel texture memory address order.
<figure>
<figcaption>2D Texture coordinates.</figcaption>
<object class=coordinate-diagram type="image/svg+xml" data="img/uv-coordinates.svg"></object>
</figure>
* <dfn noexport>Window coordinates</dfn>, or <dfn noexport>present coordinates</dfn>,
match [=framebuffer coordinates=], and are used when interacting with
an external display or conceptually similar interface.
Note: WebGPU's coordinate systems match DirectX's coordinate systems in a graphics pipeline.
## Programming Model ## {#programming-model}
### Timelines ### {#programming-model-timelines}
WebGPU's behavior is described in terms of "timelines".
Each operation (defined as algorithms) occurs on a timeline.
Timelines clearly define both the order of operations, and which state is
available to which operations.
Note:
This "timeline" model describes the constraints of the multi-process models of
browser engines (typically with a "content process" and "GPU process"), as well
as the GPU itself as a separate execution unit in many implementations.
Implementing WebGPU does not require timelines to execute in parallel, so does
not require multiple processes, or even multiple threads.
: <dfn dfn>Content timeline</dfn>
:: Associated with the execution of the Web script.
It includes calling all methods described by this specification.
To issue steps to the content timeline from an operation on {{GPUDevice}} `device`,
[$queue a global task for GPUDevice$] `device` with those steps.
: <dfn dfn>Device timeline</dfn>
:: Associated with the GPU device operations
that are issued by the user agent.
It includes creation of adapters, devices, and GPU resources
and state objects, which are typically synchronous operations from the point
of view of the user agent part that controls the GPU,
but can live in a separate OS process.
: <dfn dfn>Queue timeline</dfn>
:: Associated with the execution of operations
on the compute units of the GPU. It includes actual draw, copy,
and compute jobs that run on the GPU.
: <dfn dfn>Timeline-agnostic</dfn>
:: Associated with any of the above timelines
Steps may be issued to any timeline if they only operate on [=immutable properties=] or
arguments passed from the calling steps.
<div class=example style="background: var(--bg)">
The following show the styling of steps and values associated with each timeline.
This styling is non-normative; the specification text always describes the association.
<dl data-timeline=const>
: <dfn>Immutable value example term</dfn> definition
:: Can be used on any timeline.
</dl>
<dl data-timeline=content>
: <dfn>Content-timeline example term</dfn> definition
:: Can only be used on the [=content timeline=].
</dl>
<dl data-timeline=device>
: <dfn>Device-timeline example term</dfn> definition
:: Can only be used on the [=device timeline=].
</dl>
<dl data-timeline=queue>
: <dfn>Queue-timeline example term</dfn> definition
:: Can only be used on the [=queue timeline=].
</dl>
<div class=algorithm>
<div data-timeline=const>
Steps which are [=timeline-agnostic=] look like this.
[=Immutable value example term=] usage.
</div>
<div data-timeline=content>
Steps executed on the [=content timeline=] look like this.
[=Immutable value example term=] usage.
[=Content-timeline example term=] usage.
</div>
<div data-timeline=device>
Steps executed on the [=device timeline=] look like this.
[=Immutable value example term=] usage.
[=Device-timeline example term=] usage.
</div>
<div data-timeline=queue>
Steps executed on the [=queue timeline=] look like this.
[=Immutable value example term=] usage.
[=Queue-timeline example term=] usage.
</div>
</div>
</div>
In this specification, asynchronous operations are used when the return value
depends on work that happens on any timeline other than the [=Content timeline=].
They are represented by promises and events in API.
<div class=example>
{{GPUComputePassEncoder/dispatchWorkgroups()|GPUComputePassEncoder.dispatchWorkgroups()}}:
1. User encodes a `dispatchWorkgroups` command by calling a method of the
{{GPUComputePassEncoder}} which happens on the [=Content timeline=].
1. User issues {{GPUQueue/submit(commandBuffers)|GPUQueue.submit()}} that hands over
the {{GPUCommandBuffer}} to the user agent, which processes it
on the [=Device timeline=] by calling the OS driver to do a low-level submission.
1. The submit gets dispatched by the GPU invocation scheduler onto the
actual compute units for execution, which happens on the [=Queue timeline=].
</div>
<div class=example>
{{GPUDevice/createBuffer(descriptor)|GPUDevice.createBuffer()}}:
1. User fills out a {{GPUBufferDescriptor}} and creates a {{GPUBuffer}} with it,
which happens on the [=Content timeline=].
2. User agent creates a low-level buffer on the [=Device timeline=].
</div>
<div class=example>
{{GPUBuffer/mapAsync()|GPUBuffer.mapAsync()}}:
1. User requests to map a {{GPUBuffer}} on the [=Content timeline=] and
gets a promise in return.
2. User agent checks if the buffer is currently used by the GPU
and makes a reminder to itself to check back when this usage is over.
3. After the GPU operating on [=Queue timeline=] is done using the buffer,
the user agent maps it to memory and [=resolves=] the promise.
</div>
### Memory Model ### {#programming-model-memory}
*This section is non-normative.*
Once a {{GPUDevice}} has been obtained during an application initialization routine,
we can describe the <dfn dfn>WebGPU platform</dfn> as consisting of the following layers:
1. User agent implementing the specification.
1. Operating system with low-level native API drivers for this device.
1. Actual CPU and GPU hardware.
Each layer of the [=WebGPU platform=] may have different memory types