grok-4.3 · popcorn · pop_l123_all_gpt
correct 14_GaussianProcessRBFKernel.py
model
grok-4.3
turns / max
4 / 15
tool calls
4
tokens (total)
15939
wall clock
498.3s
truncated
no
backend
cuda fp32
variant
popcorn
runtime
0.05 μs
ref runtime
0.10 μs
speedup
2.15x
started
2026-05-11T18:36:16Z
timingkernelbench.timing
kernel runtime
0.05 μs
ref runtime
0.10 μs
speedup
2.15x
kernel mean / median / std
0.05 / — / 0.01 μs
ref mean / median / std
0.10 / — / 0.03 μs
numerical precisioneval_kernel_against_ref
max abs error
7.75e-07
mean abs error
2.61e-09
max rel error
5.86e-06
mean rel error
4.16e-07
gpu memoryextended_metrics.measure_memory
kernel peak
37.31 MB
ref peak
45.35 MB
kernel / ref
0.82x
kernel launches / fusiontorch.profiler
kernel launches
5
ref launches
37
fusion ratio (ref / kernel)
7.40x
total cuda time
140 μs
energyNVML (pynvml)
kernel mJ / run
242.12
ref mJ / run
0.00
ratio (ref / kernel)
—
avg power
6460.23 W
ref avg power
0.00 W
SOL (speed-of-light)nsight_hardware_counters
SOL score (0–1)
0.155
dram util %
0.7%
compute util %
15.5%
bottleneck
compute-bound
dominant pipe
FP32
arithmetic intensity
—
ridge point
20.00
roofline / occupancynsight_hardware_counters
dram bandwidth
24.54 GB/s
dram util %
0.7%
fp32 tflops
—
fp32 util %
—
fp16 tflops
—
occupancy %
85.5%
bottleneck
compute-bound
dominant pipe %
15.5%
arithmetic intensity
—
ridge point
20.00
L1 hit %
—
L2 hit %
94.8%
ld sectors / req
16.50
st sectors / req
—
regs / thread
29
smem / block
1024 B
block size
256
peak bw
3350.00 GB/s
peak fp32 tflops
67.00
peak fp16 tflops
1979.00
warp stalls (top 5)nsight
long_scoreboard
1087.8%
mio_throttle
229.1%
short_scoreboard
128.9%
reference PyTorch source (the prompt the agent sees)
import torch
import torch.nn as nn


class Model(nn.Module):
    """
    RBF (Squared Exponential) covariance matrix computation for Gaussian
    Processes.  Given two sets of input points, computes the full
    kernel matrix K[i,j] = sigma^2 * exp(-||x_i - x_j||^2 / (2 * l^2)).
    The dominant cost in GP inference and a natural target for fusion.
    """

    def __init__(self, input_dim, lengthscale=1.0, variance=1.0):
        super().__init__()
        self.log_lengthscale = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(lengthscale).log())
        self.log_variance = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(variance).log())

    def forward(self, X1: torch.Tensor, X2: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        """
        Args:
            X1: (B, N, D) – first set of inputs
            X2: (B, M, D) – second set of inputs
        Returns:
            K: (B, N, M) – covariance matrix
        """
        l2 = self.log_lengthscale.exp() ** 2
        var = self.log_variance.exp()

        # Squared distances via expansion
        X1_sq = (X1 ** 2).sum(-1, keepdim=True)  # (B, N, 1)
        X2_sq = (X2 ** 2).sum(-1, keepdim=True)  # (B, M, 1)
        dist_sq = X1_sq - 2.0 * X1 @ X2.transpose(-1, -2) + X2_sq.transpose(-1, -2)
        dist_sq = dist_sq.clamp(min=0.0)

        return var * torch.exp(-0.5 * dist_sq / l2)


input_dim = 8
num_train = 512
num_test = 128
batch_size = 16


def get_inputs():
    X1 = torch.randn(popcorn_pri.jitter_int(batch_size), popcorn_pri.jitter_int(num_train), input_dim)
    X2 = torch.randn(popcorn_pri.jitter_int(batch_size), popcorn_pri.jitter_int(num_test), input_dim)
    return [X1, X2]


def get_init_inputs():
    return [input_dim]
turn 063.3s turn · 5.7s LLM · 57.6s tools · tokens in=2,226 · out=6 · total=2,610
reasoning
The task is to replace the forward computation of this RBF kernel model with a custom CUDA kernel that's faster than the PyTorch reference. The task involves replacing the forward computation of an RBF kernel PyTorch model with a custom CUDA kernel.
call → get_gpu_specs
callget_gpu_specs {}
result ← get_gpu_specs (ok)
okget_gpu_specs GPU specs for NVIDIA H100 80GB HBM3: total memory (runtime): 79.1 GB spec entry: H100 GPU Architecture: Hopper GPU Memory: 80GB Memory Bandwidth: 3.35 TB/s FP64 TFLOPS: 34 FP64 Tensor Core TFLOPS: 67 FP32 TFLOPS: 67 TF32 Tensor Core TFLOPS: 989 with sparsity BFLOAT16 Tensore Core TFLOPS: 1979 with sparsity FP16 Tensor Core TFLOPS: 1979 with sparsity FP8 Tensor Core TFLOPS: 3958 with sparsity INT8 Tensor Core TOPS: 3958 with sparsity Register File Size: 64K 32-bit registers per SM Maximum number of registers per thread: 255 Maximum number of thread blocks per SM: 32 Shared memory capacity per SM: 228 KB Maximum shared memory per thread block: 227 KB
turn 184.0s turn · 11.2s LLM · 72.8s tools · tokens in=2,843 · out=704 · total=3,631
reasoning
H100 GPU, high bandwidth.
call → compile_kernel
callcompile_kernel { "kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nfrom torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline\n\ncuda_source = '''\n#include <torch/extension.h>\n#include <cuda.h>\n#include <cuda_runtime.h>\n\n__global__ void rbf_kernel(\n const float* __restrict__ X1,\n const float* __restrict__ X2,\n float* __restrict__ K,\n const float l2_inv,\n const float var,\n int B, int N, int M, int D\n) {\n int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n int total = B * N * M;\n if (idx >= total) return;\n\n int b = idx / (N * M);\n int rem = idx % (N * M);\n int i = rem / M;\n int j = rem % M;\n\n float dist_sq = 0.0f;\n const float* x1_ptr = X1 + (b * N + i) * D;\n const float* x2_ptr = X2 + (b * M + j) * D;\n for (int d = 0; d < D; d++) {\n float diff = x1_ptr[d] - x2_ptr[d];\n dist_sq += diff * diff;\n }\n\n float val = var * expf(-0.5f * dist_sq * l2_inv);\n K[idx] = val;\n}\n\ntorch::Tensor rbf_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float log_lengthscale, float log_variance) {\n int B = X1.size(0);\n int N = X1.size(1);\n int D = X1.size(2);\n int M = X2.size(1);\n\n auto K = torch::empty({B, N, M}, X1.options());\n\n float l2 = expf(log_lengthscale);\n l2 = l2 * l2;\n float l2_inv = 1.0f / l2;\n float var = expf(log_variance);\n\n int total = B * N * M;\n int threads = 256;\n int blocks = (total + threads - 1) / threads;\n\n rbf_kernel<<<blocks, threads>>>(\n X1.data_ptr<float>(),\n X2.data_ptr<float>(),\n K.data_ptr<float>(),\n l2_inv,\n var,\n B, N, M, D\n );\n\n return K;\n}\n'''\n\ncpp_source = '''\ntorch::Tensor rbf_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float log_lengthscale, float log_variance);\n'''\n\nmodule = load_inline(\n name='rbf_module',\n cpp_sources=[cpp_source],\n cuda_sources=[cuda_source],\n functions=['rbf_cuda'],\n verbose=False\n)\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n def __init__(self, input_dim, lengthscale=1.0, variance=1.0):\n super().__init__()\n self.log_lengthscale = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(lengthscale).log())\n self.log_variance = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(variance).log())\n\n def forward(self, X1: torch.Tensor, X2: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n return module.rbf_cuda(X1, X2, self.log_lengthscale.item(), self.log_variance.item())\n" }
result ← compile_kernel (ok)
okcompile_kernel compile_kernel PASSED: kernel compiled without errors.
turn 278.7s turn · 5.9s LLM · 72.8s tools · tokens in=3,648 · out=705 · total=4,360
reasoning
Compiled successfully. Now check correctness.
call → run_correctness
callrun_correctness { "kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nfrom torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline\n\ncuda_source = '''\n#include <torch/extension.h>\n#include <cuda.h>\n#include <cuda_runtime.h>\n\n__global__ void rbf_kernel(\n const float* __restrict__ X1,\n const float* __restrict__ X2,\n float* __restrict__ K,\n const float l2_inv,\n const float var,\n int B, int N, int M, int D\n) {\n int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n int total = B * N * M;\n if (idx >= total) return;\n\n int b = idx / (N * M);\n int rem = idx % (N * M);\n int i = rem / M;\n int j = rem % M;\n\n float dist_sq = 0.0f;\n const float* x1_ptr = X1 + (b * N + i) * D;\n const float* x2_ptr = X2 + (b * M + j) * D;\n for (int d = 0; d < D; d++) {\n float diff = x1_ptr[d] - x2_ptr[d];\n dist_sq += diff * diff;\n }\n\n float val = var * expf(-0.5f * dist_sq * l2_inv);\n K[idx] = val;\n}\n\ntorch::Tensor rbf_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float log_lengthscale, float log_variance) {\n int B = X1.size(0);\n int N = X1.size(1);\n int D = X1.size(2);\n int M = X2.size(1);\n\n auto K = torch::empty({B, N, M}, X1.options());\n\n float l2 = expf(log_lengthscale);\n l2 = l2 * l2;\n float l2_inv = 1.0f / l2;\n float var = expf(log_variance);\n\n int total = B * N * M;\n int threads = 256;\n int blocks = (total + threads - 1) / threads;\n\n rbf_kernel<<<blocks, threads>>>(\n X1.data_ptr<float>(),\n X2.data_ptr<float>(),\n K.data_ptr<float>(),\n l2_inv,\n var,\n B, N, M, D\n );\n\n return K;\n}\n'''\n\ncpp_source = '''\ntorch::Tensor rbf_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float log_lengthscale, float log_variance);\n'''\n\nmodule = load_inline(\n name='rbf_module',\n cpp_sources=[cpp_source],\n cuda_sources=[cuda_source],\n functions=['rbf_cuda'],\n verbose=False\n)\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n def __init__(self, input_dim, lengthscale=1.0, variance=1.0):\n super().__init__()\n self.log_lengthscale = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(lengthscale).log())\n self.log_variance = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(variance).log())\n\n def forward(self, X1: torch.Tensor, X2: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n return module.rbf_cuda(X1, X2, self.log_lengthscale.item(), self.log_variance.item())\n" }
result ← run_correctness (ok)
okrun_correctness run_correctness PASSED: (3 / 3) trials all matched the reference. Numerical precision: max_abs_err=7.75e-07 mean_abs_err=2.61e-09 max_rel_err=5.86e-06
turn 3272.2s turn · 11.0s LLM · 261.3s tools · tokens in=4,420 · out=704 · total=5,338 · FINAL
reasoning
Correct! Now, to check if faster, I should profile or run timing, but since submit will do it, let's optimize a bit.
call → submit_kernel
callsubmit_kernel { "kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nfrom torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline\n\ncuda_source = '''\n#include <torch/extension.h>\n#include <cuda.h>\n#include <cuda_runtime.h>\n\n__global__ void rbf_kernel(\n const float* __restrict__ X1,\n const float* __restrict__ X2,\n float* __restrict__ K,\n const float l2_inv,\n const float var,\n int B, int N, int M, int D\n) {\n int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;\n int total = B * N * M;\n if (idx >= total) return;\n\n int b = idx / (N * M);\n int rem = idx % (N * M);\n int i = rem / M;\n int j = rem % M;\n\n float dist_sq = 0.0f;\n const float* x1_ptr = X1 + (b * N + i) * D;\n const float* x2_ptr = X2 + (b * M + j) * D;\n for (int d = 0; d < D; d++) {\n float diff = x1_ptr[d] - x2_ptr[d];\n dist_sq += diff * diff;\n }\n\n float val = var * expf(-0.5f * dist_sq * l2_inv);\n K[idx] = val;\n}\n\ntorch::Tensor rbf_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float log_lengthscale, float log_variance) {\n int B = X1.size(0);\n int N = X1.size(1);\n int D = X1.size(2);\n int M = X2.size(1);\n\n auto K = torch::empty({B, N, M}, X1.options());\n\n float l2 = expf(log_lengthscale);\n l2 = l2 * l2;\n float l2_inv = 1.0f / l2;\n float var = expf(log_variance);\n\n int total = B * N * M;\n int threads = 256;\n int blocks = (total + threads - 1) / threads;\n\n rbf_kernel<<<blocks, threads>>>(\n X1.data_ptr<float>(),\n X2.data_ptr<float>(),\n K.data_ptr<float>(),\n l2_inv,\n var,\n B, N, M, D\n );\n\n return K;\n}\n'''\n\ncpp_source = '''\ntorch::Tensor rbf_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float log_lengthscale, float log_variance);\n'''\n\nmodule = load_inline(\n name='rbf_module',\n cpp_sources=[cpp_source],\n cuda_sources=[cuda_source],\n functions=['rbf_cuda'],\n verbose=False\n)\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n def __init__(self, input_dim, lengthscale=1.0, variance=1.0):\n super().__init__()\n self.log_lengthscale = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(lengthscale).log());\n self.log_variance = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(variance).log());\n\n def forward(self, X1: torch.Tensor, X2: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:\n return module.rbf_cuda(X1, X2, self.log_lengthscale.item(), self.log_variance.item())\n" }
result ← submit_kernel (ok)
oksubmit_kernel submit_kernel PASSED: (3 / 3) correctness trials all passed. Kernel runtime: 0.05 μs Runtime stats: mean=0.05μs median=?μs std=0.01μs Numerical precision: max_abs_err=7.75e-07 mean_abs_err=2.61e-09 max_rel_err=5.86e-06 Memory: 37.31 MB peak (ref: 45.35 MB, ratio: 0.8227x) Kernel launches: 5 (ref: 37, fusion ratio: 7.4) Energy: 242.12 mJ/run (ref: 0.0 mJ, ratio: -1x) SOL score: 0.1551
final submitted kernel (89 lines, 2,307 chars) — full source, untruncated
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline

cuda_source = '''
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <cuda.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>

__global__ void rbf_kernel(
    const float* __restrict__ X1,
    const float* __restrict__ X2,
    float* __restrict__ K,
    const float l2_inv,
    const float var,
    int B, int N, int M, int D
) {
    int idx = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;
    int total = B * N * M;
    if (idx >= total) return;

    int b = idx / (N * M);
    int rem = idx % (N * M);
    int i = rem / M;
    int j = rem % M;

    float dist_sq = 0.0f;
    const float* x1_ptr = X1 + (b * N + i) * D;
    const float* x2_ptr = X2 + (b * M + j) * D;
    for (int d = 0; d < D; d++) {
        float diff = x1_ptr[d] - x2_ptr[d];
        dist_sq += diff * diff;
    }

    float val = var * expf(-0.5f * dist_sq * l2_inv);
    K[idx] = val;
}

torch::Tensor rbf_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float log_lengthscale, float log_variance) {
    int B = X1.size(0);
    int N = X1.size(1);
    int D = X1.size(2);
    int M = X2.size(1);

    auto K = torch::empty({B, N, M}, X1.options());

    float l2 = expf(log_lengthscale);
    l2 = l2 * l2;
    float l2_inv = 1.0f / l2;
    float var = expf(log_variance);

    int total = B * N * M;
    int threads = 256;
    int blocks = (total + threads - 1) / threads;

    rbf_kernel<<<blocks, threads>>>(
        X1.data_ptr<float>(),
        X2.data_ptr<float>(),
        K.data_ptr<float>(),
        l2_inv,
        var,
        B, N, M, D
    );

    return K;
}
'''

cpp_source = '''
torch::Tensor rbf_cuda(torch::Tensor X1, torch::Tensor X2, float log_lengthscale, float log_variance);
'''

module = load_inline(
    name='rbf_module',
    cpp_sources=[cpp_source],
    cuda_sources=[cuda_source],
    functions=['rbf_cuda'],
    verbose=False
)

class ModelNew(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, input_dim, lengthscale=1.0, variance=1.0):
        super().__init__()
        self.log_lengthscale = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(lengthscale).log());
        self.log_variance = nn.Parameter(torch.tensor(variance).log());

    def forward(self, X1: torch.Tensor, X2: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
        return module.rbf_cuda(X1, X2, self.log_lengthscale.item(), self.log_variance.item())