Decision Workspace
dawn-sys vs ringkernel-wgpu vs burn-wgpu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
dawn-sys
growingv1.0.3
Unsafe Rust bindings for Dawn, the open-source and cross-platform implementation of the WebGPU standard that powers Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers.
54
ringkernel-wgpu
experimentalv0.4.2
WebGPU backend for RingKernel - cross-platform GPU support
68
burn-wgpu
growingv0.20.1
WGPU backend for the Burn framework
Core Metrics
| dawn-sys | ringkernel-wgpu | burn-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 54 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 6.1K | 377 | 627.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 64 | 66.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 18 | 263 |
| Releases | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 290d ago | 49d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 10m | 3m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
dawn-sys
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ringkernel-wgpu
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
burn-wgpu
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dawn-sys | ringkernel-wgpu | burn-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 0.4.2 | 0.20.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3.5MB | 28KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •burn-wgpu leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •burn-wgpu is depended on by 263 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ringkernel-wgpu, burn-wgpu are pre-1.0 — API may change.