A key technology shaping the future of the web is WebGPU, a modern graphics and compute API that lets browsers talk more directly to the device’s GPU. It is designed as the successor to WebGL and is now available in major browsers, enabling high-performance rendering and general-purpose GPU computations directly in JavaScript and other languages.

For developers, WebGPU opens the door to advanced 3D interfaces, complex data visualisations and even on-device AI inference. Recent guidance for 2025 shows that frameworks can use WebGPU to run sizeable machine-learning models in-browser, improving speed and privacy by keeping data on the device.

From a UX perspective, this means richer experiences like real-time product configurators, immersive dashboards and interactive simulations without relying entirely on backend infrastructure. The main challenges will be managing energy use on mobile devices, handling fallback paths for older browsers and ensuring accessible experiences rather than purely “flashy” visuals. As support matures, WebGPU is expected to become a standard tool in performance-sensitive web applications, especially those that combine AI features with sophisticated visuals.