Rust-GPU/rust-gpu

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3308 stars · 119 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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A Rust compiler backend that emits SPIR-V, making Rust a first-class language for writing GPU shaders targeting Vulkan. It lets developers write graphics and compute shaders in Rust with a shared codebase for CPU and GPU.

Use cases

• write vulkan shaders in rust
• compile rust to spirv
• gpu compute shaders in rust
• replace hlsl/glsl with rust for shaders
• share code between cpu and gpu
• cross-vendor gpu programming

When to choose

• you want to write shaders in Rust instead of HLSL/GLSL
• you need Vulkan-compatible SPIR-V output across vendors
• you want a unified Rust codebase for CPU and GPU code

When to avoid

• you need a production-ready, fully featured shader toolchain today
• you target NVIDIA-only CUDA workflows
• you need mature tooling and broad ecosystem support for GPU development

Facets

library · maturity experimental

compiler graphics sdk build-tool graphics programming-languages compilers gpu-computing rust cross-platform spirv shaders vulkan gpu-programming rust-backend compute-shaders game-development gpu

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