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ReLU squared · rows = 4096 · hidden = 128 · bf16 · run 01a0202b-2354…
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Primary measurement
16.9µsmedian

Rank 2 in its comparison group · source-native comparison · observed 2026-03-27

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ms 20 0.015615999698638916 · ms 50 0.01692800037562847 · ms 80 0.017664000391960144

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implementationPyTorch
projectPyTorch
revisionunknown
workloadrows = 4096 · hidden = 128 · bf16
comparison keysha256:c6575ee5f1e492f2…
sourceLiger-Kernel benchmarks
external idrelu_squared/backward/torch/nvidia-h100-80gb-hbm3/hidden128-rows4096-bf16/2026-03-27-06-09-46
sha256:4b3466e96a0e5a88dce4b21…

Correctness

Marked passed by the source; the correctness policy was not published.

Workload

rows4096
hidden128
xbf16 [4096, 128]
definition comparatornot_asserted

Measurements

latency · median16.9 µs
latency · p2015.6 µs
latency · p8017.7 µs

Protocol

harnessLiger-Kernel benchmark scripts
timercuda_events
primaryStatisticmedian
comparabilityFamilyliger_kernel_bench

Environment

gpuNVIDIA H100 (sm_90)

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Published 2026-08-20 · Liger-Kernel benchmarks · BSD-2-ClauseAll results for ReLU squared →JSON