GPUAdapterInfo: isFallbackAdapter property

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 isFallbackAdapter read-only property of the GPUAdapterInfo interface returns true if the adapter is a fallback adapter, and false if not.

Value

A boolean.

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 isFallback = adapter.info.isFallbackAdapter;
  console.log(isFallback);

  // …
}

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU
# dom-gpuadapterinfo-isfallbackadapter

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
isFallbackAdapter
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 136 (Release date: 2025-04-29)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 136 (Release date: 2025-05-01)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Partial support
Firefox 141 (Release date: 2025-07-22)
footnote Partial support
footnote Supports all contexts except service workers. See bug 1942431.
footnote Supports Windows since Firefox 141. See bug 1972486.
footnote Supports macOS Tahoe on Apple silicon since Firefox 145. See bug 1992212.
footnote Supports older macOS versions on Apple silicon since Firefox 147. See bug 1993341.
footnote Does not support macOS on Intel CPUs. See bug 2004105.
footnote Does not support Linux. See bug 2006676.
Opera – Full support
Opera 121 (Release date: 2025-08-27)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 26 (Release date: 2025-09-15)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 136 (Release date: 2025-04-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 90 (Release date: 2025-06-18)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 26 (Release date: 2025-09-15)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 29 (Release date: 2025-10-25)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 136 (Release date: 2025-04-29)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 26 (Release date: 2025-09-15)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
Partial support
Partial support
No support
No support

See also