diff --git a/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/context.rs b/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/context.rs
index 3c0a4e4ecb..a1d8d840b0 100644
--- a/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/context.rs
+++ b/node-graph/libraries/wgpu-executor/src/context.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ impl ContextBuilder {
 		};
 		instance.request_adapter(&request_adapter_options).await.ok()
 	}
+	fn is_supported_adapter(adapter: &Adapter) -> bool {
+		let info = adapter.get_info();
+
+		//Reject CPU-based adapters (e.g. llvmpipe / software Vulkan)
+		if info.device_type == wgpu::DeviceType::Cpu {
+			return false;
+		}
+		true
+	}
+
 	async fn request_device(&self, adapter: &Adapter) -> Option<(Device, Queue)> {
 		let device_descriptor = wgpu::DeviceDescriptor {
 			label: None,
@@ -111,6 +121,11 @@ impl ContextBuilder {
 
 		let adapter = if let Some(adapter) = selected_adapter { adapter } else { self.request_adapter(&instance).await? };
 
+		//Fail early if the selected adapter is not supported
+		if !Self::is_supported_adapter(&adapter) {
+			return None;
+		}
+
 		let (device, queue) = self.request_device(&adapter).await?;
 		Some(Context {
 			device: Arc::new(device),