NFS Browser Requirements: WebGPU, RAM, and Phones

The strictest published list is Underground 2’s. Other projects publish less, and those gaps stay blank.

Underground 2 Revived start page in a desktop browser
Start page from the nfsu2-web project docs, checked 2026-11-03.

Underground 2’s playing notes name Chrome 140 or newer, Firefox 145 or newer, and Safari 26, including iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. WebGPU has to be on. They also name about 1 GB of memory, a 7 MB first code download, and about 2 GB of game data. Phones default to 75 percent render scale and can go to 100 percent if the frame rate holds. Three touch-steering modes are listed.

MDN’s WebGPU table, as read on 3 Nov 2026, puts Chrome on desktop and ChromeOS, Chrome on Android from version 121, Firefox on Windows from 141 and on Apple-silicon Macs from 145, and Safari 26 including iOS. The same table does not give Firefox a Linux, Intel-Mac, or Android check. On Linux, the Underground 2 notes say Chrome needs a Vulkan driver, and that chrome://flags/#enable-unsafe-webgpu has unblocked some GPUs.

ProjectDesktopPhone
Underground 2Chrome, Firefox, Safari as aboveAndroid Chrome and iOS 26 Safari
dezm0n Most WantedDesktop Chrome or Edge, hardware acceleration, 1920×1080 defaultNot the target. Page is English only
Carbon (nfscrb)Desktop Chrome or EdgeNot stated
MWOThe web clientTheir phone guide covers iPhone and Android
NFSMW OnlineChrome or EdgeA lighter phone mode
NFS2WEBDesktop browser with a folder pickerNot a fit. It needs local files

I am leaving Chromebook blank. No source I checked published a Chromebook test.

YouTube thumbnail for NFS II Special Edition running in a browser
YouTube thumbnail for the public NFS2WEB gameplay video.

Questions

Does Firefox on Linux run the WebGPU ports?

MDN’s compatibility data, read on 3 Nov 2026, does not list WebGPU for Firefox on Linux. Chrome on Linux is the path those notes describe, and it still needs a Vulkan driver.

How much memory?

Underground 2’s notes ask for about 1 GB. I do not have a published memory figure for every other port, so I am not copying 1 GB onto them.

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