b8994
New release lets you upscale images directly in the browser using WebGPU.
Deep Dive
llama.cpp's latest release (b8994) adds a WebGPU upscale shader with nearest, bilinear, and bicubic implementations. The release also includes builds for macOS, Linux, Windows, Android, and more platforms.
Key Points
- New upscale shader supports nearest, bilinear, and bicubic interpolation methods via WebGPU.
- Hardware-accelerated image upscaling in the browser, using GPU compute shaders.
- Available across 20+ platform builds including macOS, Linux, Windows, Android, and iOS.
Why It Matters
Brings GPU-accelerated image upscaling to web apps, enabling real-time AI-enhanced image processing in the browser.