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  • Published 25 Feb 2026

Add compute shaders support in Geometry Nodes

Compute shaders are programs that run on the graphics card. It looks like they can be implemented in Geometry Nodes, as they are already part of the Blender API . However, unlike the Python API, reading and writing data with Geometry Nodes may be significantly faster.

Here is a pseudo-example of how The Game of Life could be implemented:

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You can setup:

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crantisz
25 Feb 2026

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