diff --git a/externals/dawn b/externals/dawn
index 56a4aec00..a690fe423 160000
--- a/externals/dawn
+++ b/externals/dawn
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 56a4aec006181ed29853e5cd2bdd6a237798c958
+Subproject commit a690fe42392c8b8043a37fbfbbb69d0f5a02c814
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/RNWebGPUManager.cpp b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/RNWebGPUManager.cpp
index 5cfa489e8..3ce2dd618 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/RNWebGPUManager.cpp
+++ b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/RNWebGPUManager.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ RNWebGPUManager::RNWebGPUManager(
       std::make_shared<margelo::CallInvokerDispatcher>(_jsCallInvoker);
   margelo::Dispatcher::installRuntimeGlobalDispatcher(*_jsRuntime, dispatcher);
 
-  auto gpu = std::make_shared<GPU>();
+  // Use the singleton GPU instance instead of creating a new one
+  auto gpu = GPU::getInstance();
   auto rnWebGPU = std::make_shared<RNWebGPU>(gpu, _platformContext);
   _gpu = gpu->get();
   _jsRuntime->global().setProperty(
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPU.cpp b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPU.cpp
index ca64fd020..c89300ceb 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPU.cpp
+++ b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPU.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 namespace rnwgpu {
 
+// Static member definitions for singleton pattern
+std::shared_ptr<GPU> GPU::_instance = nullptr;
+std::once_flag GPU::_onceFlag;
+
 std::future<std::variant<std::nullptr_t, std::shared_ptr<GPUAdapter>>>
 GPU::requestAdapter(
     std::optional<std::shared_ptr<GPURequestAdapterOptions>> options) {
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ GPU::requestAdapter(
 std::unordered_set<std::string> GPU::getWgslLanguageFeatures() {
   wgpu::SupportedWGSLLanguageFeatures supportedFeatures = {};
   _instance.GetWGSLLanguageFeatures(&supportedFeatures);
-  
+
   std::unordered_set<std::string> result;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < supportedFeatures.featureCount; i++) {
     wgpu::WGSLLanguageFeatureName feature = supportedFeatures.features[i];
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPU.h b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPU.h
index 85da6867e..14c617465 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPU.h
+++ b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/GPU.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <future>
 #include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <variant>
@@ -27,15 +29,17 @@ namespace m = margelo;
 
 class GPU : public m::HybridObject {
 public:
-  GPU() : HybridObject("GPU") {
-    wgpu::InstanceDescriptor instanceDesc;
-    instanceDesc.capabilities.timedWaitAnyEnable = true;
-    instanceDesc.capabilities.timedWaitAnyMaxCount = 64;
-    _instance = wgpu::CreateInstance(&instanceDesc);
-    auto instance = &_instance;
-    _async = std::make_shared<AsyncRunner>(instance);
+  // Singleton pattern - get the single instance
+  static std::shared_ptr<GPU> getInstance() {
+    std::call_once(_onceFlag,
+                   []() { _instance = std::shared_ptr<GPU>(new GPU()); });
+    return _instance;
   }
 
+  // Delete copy constructor and assignment operator
+  GPU(const GPU &) = delete;
+  GPU &operator=(const GPU &) = delete;
+
 public:
   std::string getBrand() { return _name; }
 
@@ -57,6 +61,21 @@ class GPU : public m::HybridObject {
 
   inline const wgpu::Instance get() { return _instance; }
 
+private:
+  // Private constructor for singleton pattern
+  GPU() : HybridObject("GPU") {
+    wgpu::InstanceDescriptor instanceDesc;
+    instanceDesc.capabilities.timedWaitAnyEnable = true;
+    instanceDesc.capabilities.timedWaitAnyMaxCount = 64;
+    _instance = wgpu::CreateInstance(&instanceDesc);
+    auto instance = &_instance;
+    _async = std::make_shared<AsyncRunner>(instance);
+  }
+
+  // Static members for singleton pattern
+  static std::shared_ptr<GPU> _instance;
+  static std::once_flag _onceFlag;
+
 private:
   wgpu::Instance _instance;
   std::shared_ptr<AsyncRunner> _async;
diff --git a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/Unions.h b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/Unions.h
index 45b6202ec..15a450625 100644
--- a/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/Unions.h
+++ b/packages/webgpu/cpp/rnwgpu/api/descriptors/Unions.h
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ static void convertJSUnionToEnum(const std::string &inUnion,
   } else if (inUnion == "dawn-native") {
     *outEnum = wgpu::FeatureName::DawnNative;
   } else if (inUnion == "chromium-experimental-timestamp-query-inside-passes") {
-    *outEnum = wgpu::FeatureName::ChromiumExperimentalTimestampQueryInsidePasses;
+    *outEnum =
+        wgpu::FeatureName::ChromiumExperimentalTimestampQueryInsidePasses;
   } else if (inUnion == "implicit-device-synchronization") {
     *outEnum = wgpu::FeatureName::ImplicitDeviceSynchronization;
   } else if (inUnion == "transient-attachments") {
@@ -613,7 +614,7 @@ static void convertEnumToJSUnion(wgpu::FeatureName inEnum,
   case wgpu::FeatureName::ANGLETextureSharing:
     *outUnion = "angle-texture-sharing";
     break;
-    case wgpu::FeatureName::ChromiumExperimentalSubgroupMatrix:
+  case wgpu::FeatureName::ChromiumExperimentalSubgroupMatrix:
     *outUnion = "chromium-experimental-subgroups-matrix";
     break;
   case wgpu::FeatureName::PixelLocalStorageCoherent: