Matmul Min Subtract
4 eligible runs
gemm
KernelBench level2 problem 68: Matmul Min Subtract. The computation is the reference PyTorch module's forward pass; the output shape follows the module (mirrored as each implementation's source).
Fastest reported
1.43ms±0.00 · mean of 100 · 1.01× faster than baseline
torch.compile (inductor)PyTorch · MIT · python
Reported evidence · last observed 2026-03-05. Reported by source; not independently reproduced.
Current records
HardwareBest knownImplementationRuns
NVIDIA H100 · env 11.43 mstorch.compile (inductor)2NVIDIA H100 · env 22.16 msPyTorch eager2Not measured on B200 for this workload. Challenges →
Source-native comparison · GPU NVIDIA H100 · Workload batch_size = 128 · in_features = 16384 · fp32 · Protocol KernelBench timing scripts · mean · 2 results · last observed 2026-03-05Record history →
Estimated floor 2.50 µs · record 571.07× above itestimate, not evidence ›
DRAM 2.50 µs · bandwidth-bound on H100 SXM
every declared tensor crosses HBM exactly once (3,350 GB/s, H100 SXM datasheet)
no arithmetic formula for this family: bandwidth floor only
headroom-v1: a lower bound from declared tensors and datasheet peaks. A kernel can sit well above it for good reasons.
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1torch.compile (inductor)PyTorch1.43ms±0.001.00×Reported · MIT · source2026-03-05stale
1.01× faster than the baseline. Measured exactly what you asked. Reported by source; not independently reproduced.
source mirroredMITno install recipeView source →Run detail →
21.44ms±0.001.01×Reported · MIT · source2026-03-05stale
Measured exactly what you asked. The source's designated baseline implementation. Reported by source; not independently reproduced.
source mirroredMITno install recipeView source →Run detail →
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Inputs and outputs
input_1fp32 [batch_size, in_features]
outfloat [out]
Axes and behavior
outvariable
batch_sizevariable
in_featuresvariable
determinismunspecified
constraintsNo mutation or aliasing
Identity
sha25689f813b8572b…
Sources: KernelBench baseline timings (2026-03-05) · MITlast observed 2026-03-05How records are decidedJSON