WASI WebGPU vs GFX: Portable GPU for Wasm Components | WebAssembly Unleashed

GPU acceleration is no longer “just for graphics,” and WebAssembly is stepping into a pivotal moment where portable compute means portable capabilities, not just portable code. In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, Joel Moses and Matt Yacobucci sit down with Mendy Berger from Cosmonic to unpack the latest shift in the WASI graphics ecosystem: why WASI WebGPU is being treated as the stable foundation, while higher-level display and surface work is moving into the more experimental wasi-gfx track.

Mendy explains the core rationale behind the split. WebGPU, though new to many developers…