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Softmax · rows = 2048 · hidden = 256 · fp32 · run 01a016ae-9670…
●passedReported evidence
Not re-observed recently.
Primary measurement
8.19µsmedian
Rank 1 in its comparison group · source-native comparison · observed 2025-04-30
ms 20 0.008191999979317188 · ms 50 0.008191999979317188 · ms 80 0.009216000325977802
Identity
implementationPyTorch
projectPyTorch
revisionunknown
workloadrows = 2048 · hidden = 256 · fp32
comparison keysha256:36d35429035c446c…
sourceLiger-Kernel benchmarks
external idsoftmax/forward/torch/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090/hidden256-rows2048-fp32/2025-04-30-16-11-07
sha256:6765df7f21c685c4956b6be…
Correctness
Marked passed by the source; the correctness policy was not published.
Workload
rows2048
hidden256
xfp32 [2048, 256]
definition comparatornot_asserted
Measurements
latency · median8.19 µs
latency · p208.19 µs
latency · p809.22 µs
Protocol
harnessLiger-Kernel benchmark scripts
timercuda_events
primaryStatisticmedian
comparabilityFamilyliger_kernel_bench
Environment
gpuNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (sm_86)
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