3 ms·

Vulkan, D3D12 and Metal all map to similar GPU hardware, so the basic concepts are also similar. They mostly differ in details like 'programmer ergonomics', de

Vulkan, D3D12 and Metal all map to similar GPU hardware, so the basic concepts are also similar. They mostly differ in details like 'programmer ergonomics', design philosophy, and of course platform-availability. WebGPU is basically the cross section of those three native APIs.

hajile 3y ago
Isn't WebGPU far closer to Metal than to Vulkan or D3D12?
- flohofwoe 3y ago
  The good parts are taken from Metal, and the bad parts (BindGroups) seem to be inspired by Vulkan ;)
- troupo 3y ago
  The original proposal from Apple and Mozilla was basically Metal. It changed in development, but the roots are Metal.