correct
28_FusedGroupNormSiLU.py
started
2026-05-11T20:36:34Z
timingkernelbench.timing
kernel mean / median / std
0.02 / — / 2.41e-04 μs
ref mean / median / std
0.03 / — / 4.46e-04 μs
numerical precisioneval_kernel_against_ref
gpu memoryextended_metrics.measure_memory
kernel launches / fusiontorch.profiler
fusion ratio (ref / kernel)
6.00x
SOL (speed-of-light)nsight_hardware_counters
roofline / occupancynsight_hardware_counters
dram bandwidth
289.19 GB/s
warp stalls (top 5)nsight
reference PyTorch source (the prompt the agent sees)
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
# Default ModelNew is PyTorch-only. run_and_check with check_kernel=True and backend=cuda
# requires real CUDA (__global__ + load_inline/cpp_extension) in the kernel file—use
# check_kernel=False until you add a custom kernel implementation.
class Model(nn.Module):
"""
Fused GroupNorm + SiLU (Swish), a common post-conv / residual-branch pattern in
ResNet-family backbones (SiLU instead of ReLU) and in spatial blocks of diffusion
transformers (DiT) where features are (N, C, H, W).
Reference pipeline for a single fused kernel: normalize channels with
`GroupNorm`, then apply `SiLU` elementwise (`x * sigmoid(x)`).
"""
def __init__(
self,
num_channels: int,
num_groups: int,
eps: float = 1e-5,
affine: bool = True,
):
super().__init__()
assert num_channels % num_groups == 0
self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(
num_groups=num_groups,
num_channels=num_channels,
eps=eps,
affine=affine,
)
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
"""
Args:
x: (N, C, H, W) feature map
Returns:
Same shape as x
"""
return F.silu(self.norm(x))
class ModelNew(nn.Module):
"""
KernelBench candidate entry point. Replace with a fused CUDA/Triton kernel;
default delegates to `Model` for harness smoke tests (same file as ref + kernel).
"""
def __init__(
self,
num_channels: int,
num_groups: int,
eps: float = 1e-5,
affine: bool = True,
):
super().__init__()
self._impl = Model(num_channels, num_groups, eps=eps, affine=affine)
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
return self._impl(x)
batch_size = 8
num_channels = 256
num_groups = 32
height = 24
width = 24
def get_inputs():
p = popcorn_pri
x = torch.randn(p.jitter_int(batch_size), num_channels, p.jitter_int(height), p.jitter_int(width))
return [x]
def get_init_inputs():
return [num_channels, num_groups]
turn 0410.8s turn · 2.5s LLM · 408.3s tools · tokens in=2,281 · out=6 · total=2,461
reasoning
The task is to replace the forward computation of a PyTorch model with a custom CUDA kernel. The model does GroupNorm followed by SiLU (Swish activation).
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 1412.7s turn · 12.3s LLM · 400.4s tools · tokens in=2,694 · out=1,011 · total=3,899
reasoning
GPU is H100, high bandwidth, lots of compute.
call → compile_kernel
callcompile_kernel
{
"kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nimport torch.nn.functional as F\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 fused_groupnorm_silu_kernel(\n const float* __restrict__ input,\n const float* __restrict__ gamma,\n const float* __restrict__ beta,\n float* __restrict__ output,\n int N, int C, int H, int W,\n int num_groups, float eps) {\n \n int nc = blockIdx.x; // n * num_groups + g\n int n = nc / num_groups;\n int g = nc % num_groups;\n \n int group_size = C / num_groups * H * W;\n int c_start = g * (C / num_groups);\n \n // Compute mean and var for this group\n float sum = 0.0f;\n float sum_sq = 0.0f;\n \n for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < group_size; i += blockDim.x) {\n int c = c_start + (i / (H*W));\n int hw = i % (H*W);\n int idx = ((n * C + c) * H * W) + hw;\n float val = input[idx];\n sum += val;\n sum_sq += val * val;\n }\n \n // Block reduce\n __shared__ float shared_sum[256];\n __shared__ float shared_sq[256];\n \n shared_sum[threadIdx.x] = sum;\n shared_sq[threadIdx.x] = sum_sq;\n __syncthreads();\n \n for (int s = blockDim.x / 2; s > 0; s >>= 1) {\n if (threadIdx.x < s) {\n shared_sum[threadIdx.x] += shared_sum[threadIdx.x + s];\n shared_sq[threadIdx.x] += shared_sq[threadIdx.x + s];\n }\n __syncthreads();\n }\n \n float mean = shared_sum[0] / group_size;\n float var = shared_sq[0] / group_size - mean * mean;\n float inv_std = rsqrtf(var + eps);\n \n // Normalize, apply gamma/beta, SiLU\n for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < group_size; i += blockDim.x) {\n int c = c_start + (i / (H*W));\n int hw = i % (H*W);\n int idx = ((n * C + c) * H * W) + hw;\n float val = input[idx];\n float normed = (val - mean) * inv_std;\n float out_val = normed * gamma[c] + beta[c];\n // SiLU\n out_val = out_val / (1.0f + expf(-out_val));\n output[idx] = out_val;\n }\n}\n\ntorch::Tensor fused_groupnorm_silu(\n torch::Tensor input,\n torch::Tensor gamma,\n torch::Tensor beta,\n int num_groups,\n float eps) {\n \n auto N = input.size(0);\n auto C = input.size(1);\n auto H = input.size(2);\n auto W = input.size(3);\n \n auto output = torch::empty_like(input);\n \n int num_blocks = N * num_groups;\n fused_groupnorm_silu_kernel<<<num_blocks, 256>>>(\n input.data_ptr<float>(),\n gamma.data_ptr<float>(),\n beta.data_ptr<float>(),\n output.data_ptr<float>(),\n N, C, H, W,\n num_groups, eps);\n \n return output;\n}\n'''\n\ncpp_source = '''\ntorch::Tensor fused_groupnorm_silu(\n torch::Tensor input,\n torch::Tensor gamma,\n torch::Tensor beta,\n int num_groups,\n float eps);\n'''\n\nmodule = load_inline(\n name='fused_gn_silu',\n cpp_sources=[cpp_source],\n cuda_sources=[cuda_source],\n functions=['fused_groupnorm_silu'],\n verbose=True\n)\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n def __init__(self, num_channels, num_groups, eps=1e-5, affine=True):\n super().__init__()\n self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(num_groups=num_groups, num_channels=num_channels, eps=eps, affine=affine)\n self.num_groups = num_groups\n self.eps = eps\n self.fused = module\n \n def forward(self, x):\n gamma = self.norm.weight\n beta = self.norm.bias\n return self.fused.fused_groupnorm_silu(x, gamma, beta, self.num_groups, self.eps)\n"
}
result ← compile_kernel (ok)
okcompile_kernel
compile_kernel PASSED: kernel compiled without errors.
turn 2166.6s turn · 8.1s LLM · 158.5s tools · tokens in=3,916 · out=1,012 · total=4,935
reasoning
Compiled successfully. Now check correctness.
call → run_correctness
callrun_correctness
{
"kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nimport torch.nn.functional as F\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 fused_groupnorm_silu_kernel(\n const float* __restrict__ input,\n const float* __restrict__ gamma,\n const float* __restrict__ beta,\n float* __restrict__ output,\n int N, int C, int H, int W,\n int num_groups, float eps) {\n \n int nc = blockIdx.x; // n * num_groups + g\n int n = nc / num_groups;\n int g = nc % num_groups;\n \n int group_size = C / num_groups * H * W;\n int c_start = g * (C / num_groups);\n \n // Compute mean and var for this group\n float sum = 0.0f;\n float sum_sq = 0.0f;\n \n for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < group_size; i += blockDim.x) {\n int c = c_start + (i / (H*W));\n int hw = i % (H*W);\n int idx = ((n * C + c) * H * W) + hw;\n float val = input[idx];\n sum += val;\n sum_sq += val * val;\n }\n \n // Block reduce\n __shared__ float shared_sum[256];\n __shared__ float shared_sq[256];\n \n shared_sum[threadIdx.x] = sum;\n shared_sq[threadIdx.x] = sum_sq;\n __syncthreads();\n \n for (int s = blockDim.x / 2; s > 0; s >>= 1) {\n if (threadIdx.x < s) {\n shared_sum[threadIdx.x] += shared_sum[threadIdx.x + s];\n shared_sq[threadIdx.x] += shared_sq[threadIdx.x + s];\n }\n __syncthreads();\n }\n \n float mean = shared_sum[0] / group_size;\n float var = shared_sq[0] / group_size - mean * mean;\n float inv_std = rsqrtf(var + eps);\n \n // Normalize, apply gamma/beta, SiLU\n for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < group_size; i += blockDim.x) {\n int c = c_start + (i / (H*W));\n int hw = i % (H*W);\n int idx = ((n * C + c) * H * W) + hw;\n float val = input[idx];\n float normed = (val - mean) * inv_std;\n float out_val = normed * gamma[c] + beta[c];\n // SiLU\n out_val = out_val / (1.0f + expf(-out_val));\n output[idx] = out_val;\n }\n}\n\ntorch::Tensor fused_groupnorm_silu(\n torch::Tensor input,\n torch::Tensor gamma,\n torch::Tensor beta,\n int num_groups,\n float eps) {\n \n auto N = input.size(0);\n auto C = input.size(1);\n auto H = input.size(2);\n auto W = input.size(3);\n \n auto output = torch::empty_like(input);\n \n int num_blocks = N * num_groups;\n fused_groupnorm_silu_kernel<<<num_blocks, 256>>>(\n input.data_ptr<float>(),\n gamma.data_ptr<float>(),\n beta.data_ptr<float>(),\n output.data_ptr<float>(),\n N, C, H, W,\n num_groups, eps);\n \n return output;\n}\n'''\n\ncpp_source = '''\ntorch::Tensor fused_groupnorm_silu(\n torch::Tensor input,\n torch::Tensor gamma,\n torch::Tensor beta,\n int num_groups,\n float eps);\n'''\n\nmodule = load_inline(\n name='fused_gn_silu',\n cpp_sources=[cpp_source],\n cuda_sources=[cuda_source],\n functions=['fused_groupnorm_silu'],\n verbose=True\n)\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n def __init__(self, num_channels, num_groups, eps=1e-5, affine=True):\n super().__init__()\n self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(num_groups=num_groups, num_channels=num_channels, eps=eps, affine=affine)\n self.num_groups = num_groups\n self.eps = eps\n self.fused = module\n \n def forward(self, x):\n gamma = self.norm.weight\n beta = self.norm.bias\n return self.fused.fused_groupnorm_silu(x, gamma, beta, self.num_groups, self.eps)\n"
}
result ← run_correctness (ok)
okrun_correctness
run_correctness PASSED: (3 / 3) trials all matched the reference.
Numerical precision: max_abs_err=1.19e-06 mean_abs_err=2.12e-08 max_rel_err=1.25e-02
turn 3491.3s turn · 19.7s LLM · 471.6s tools · tokens in=4,995 · out=1,011 · total=6,149 · FINAL
reasoning
Correct! Now, to check if faster, but since we need to submit, and it should be faster, but let's profile or just submit.
call → submit_kernel
callsubmit_kernel
{
"kernel_code": "import torch\nimport torch.nn as nn\nimport torch.nn.functional as F\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 fused_groupnorm_silu_kernel(\n const float* __restrict__ input,\n const float* __restrict__ gamma,\n const float* __restrict__ beta,\n float* __restrict__ output,\n int N, int C, int H, int W,\n int num_groups, float eps) {\n \n int nc = blockIdx.x; // n * num_groups + g\n int n = nc / num_groups;\n int g = nc % num_groups;\n \n int group_size = C / num_groups * H * W;\n int c_start = g * (C / num_groups);\n \n // Compute mean and var for this group\n float sum = 0.0f;\n float sum_sq = 0.0f;\n \n for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < group_size; i += blockDim.x) {\n int c = c_start + (i / (H*W));\n int hw = i % (H*W);\n int idx = ((n * C + c) * H * W) + hw;\n float val = input[idx];\n sum += val;\n sum_sq += val * val;\n }\n \n // Block reduce\n __shared__ float shared_sum[256];\n __shared__ float shared_sq[256];\n \n shared_sum[threadIdx.x] = sum;\n shared_sq[threadIdx.x] = sum_sq;\n __syncthreads();\n \n for (int s = blockDim.x / 2; s > 0; s >>= 1) {\n if (threadIdx.x < s) {\n shared_sum[threadIdx.x] += shared_sum[threadIdx.x + s];\n shared_sq[threadIdx.x] += shared_sq[threadIdx.x + s];\n }\n __syncthreads();\n }\n \n float mean = shared_sum[0] / group_size;\n float var = shared_sq[0] / group_size - mean * mean;\n float inv_std = rsqrtf(var + eps);\n \n // Normalize, apply gamma/beta, SiLU\n for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < group_size; i += blockDim.x) {\n int c = c_start + (i / (H*W));\n int hw = i % (H*W);\n int idx = ((n * C + c) * H * W) + hw;\n float val = input[idx];\n float normed = (val - mean) * inv_std;\n float out_val = normed * gamma[c] + beta[c];\n // SiLU\n out_val = out_val / (1.0f + expf(-out_val));\n output[idx] = out_val;\n }\n}\n\ntorch::Tensor fused_groupnorm_silu(\n torch::Tensor input,\n torch::Tensor gamma,\n torch::Tensor beta,\n int num_groups,\n float eps) {\n \n auto N = input.size(0);\n auto C = input.size(1);\n auto H = input.size(2);\n auto W = input.size(3);\n \n auto output = torch::empty_like(input);\n \n int num_blocks = N * num_groups;\n fused_groupnorm_silu_kernel<<<num_blocks, 256>>>(\n input.data_ptr<float>(),\n gamma.data_ptr<float>(),\n beta.data_ptr<float>(),\n output.data_ptr<float>(),\n N, C, H, W,\n num_groups, eps);\n \n return output;\n}\n'''\n\ncpp_source = '''\ntorch::Tensor fused_groupnorm_silu(\n torch::Tensor input,\n torch::Tensor gamma,\n torch::Tensor beta,\n int num_groups,\n float eps);\n'''\n\nmodule = load_inline(\n name='fused_gn_silu',\n cpp_sources=[cpp_source],\n cuda_sources=[cuda_source],\n functions=['fused_groupnorm_silu'],\n verbose=False\n)\n\nclass ModelNew(nn.Module):\n def __init__(self, num_channels, num_groups, eps=1e-5, affine=True):\n super().__init__()\n self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(num_groups=num_groups, num_channels=num_channels, eps=eps, affine=affine)\n self.num_groups = num_groups\n self.eps = eps\n self.fused = module\n \n def forward(self, x):\n gamma = self.norm.weight\n beta = self.norm.bias\n return self.fused.fused_groupnorm_silu(x, gamma, beta, self.num_groups, self.eps)\n"
}
result ← submit_kernel (ok)
oksubmit_kernel
submit_kernel PASSED: (3 / 3) correctness trials all passed.
Kernel runtime: 0.02 μs
Runtime stats: mean=0.02μs median=?μs std=0.00μs
Numerical precision: max_abs_err=1.19e-06 mean_abs_err=2.12e-08 max_rel_err=1.25e-02
Memory: 42.0 MB peak (ref: 46.5 MB, ratio: 0.9032x)
Kernel launches: 2 (ref: 12, fusion ratio: 6.0)
SOL score: 0.1494
final submitted kernel (129 lines, 3,561 chars) — full source, untruncated
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
from torch.utils.cpp_extension import load_inline
cuda_source = '''
#include <torch/extension.h>
#include <cuda.h>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>
__global__ void fused_groupnorm_silu_kernel(
const float* __restrict__ input,
const float* __restrict__ gamma,
const float* __restrict__ beta,
float* __restrict__ output,
int N, int C, int H, int W,
int num_groups, float eps) {
int nc = blockIdx.x; // n * num_groups + g
int n = nc / num_groups;
int g = nc % num_groups;
int group_size = C / num_groups * H * W;
int c_start = g * (C / num_groups);
// Compute mean and var for this group
float sum = 0.0f;
float sum_sq = 0.0f;
for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < group_size; i += blockDim.x) {
int c = c_start + (i / (H*W));
int hw = i % (H*W);
int idx = ((n * C + c) * H * W) + hw;
float val = input[idx];
sum += val;
sum_sq += val * val;
}
// Block reduce
__shared__ float shared_sum[256];
__shared__ float shared_sq[256];
shared_sum[threadIdx.x] = sum;
shared_sq[threadIdx.x] = sum_sq;
__syncthreads();
for (int s = blockDim.x / 2; s > 0; s >>= 1) {
if (threadIdx.x < s) {
shared_sum[threadIdx.x] += shared_sum[threadIdx.x + s];
shared_sq[threadIdx.x] += shared_sq[threadIdx.x + s];
}
__syncthreads();
}
float mean = shared_sum[0] / group_size;
float var = shared_sq[0] / group_size - mean * mean;
float inv_std = rsqrtf(var + eps);
// Normalize, apply gamma/beta, SiLU
for (int i = threadIdx.x; i < group_size; i += blockDim.x) {
int c = c_start + (i / (H*W));
int hw = i % (H*W);
int idx = ((n * C + c) * H * W) + hw;
float val = input[idx];
float normed = (val - mean) * inv_std;
float out_val = normed * gamma[c] + beta[c];
// SiLU
out_val = out_val / (1.0f + expf(-out_val));
output[idx] = out_val;
}
}
torch::Tensor fused_groupnorm_silu(
torch::Tensor input,
torch::Tensor gamma,
torch::Tensor beta,
int num_groups,
float eps) {
auto N = input.size(0);
auto C = input.size(1);
auto H = input.size(2);
auto W = input.size(3);
auto output = torch::empty_like(input);
int num_blocks = N * num_groups;
fused_groupnorm_silu_kernel<<<num_blocks, 256>>>(
input.data_ptr<float>(),
gamma.data_ptr<float>(),
beta.data_ptr<float>(),
output.data_ptr<float>(),
N, C, H, W,
num_groups, eps);
return output;
}
'''
cpp_source = '''
torch::Tensor fused_groupnorm_silu(
torch::Tensor input,
torch::Tensor gamma,
torch::Tensor beta,
int num_groups,
float eps);
'''
module = load_inline(
name='fused_gn_silu',
cpp_sources=[cpp_source],
cuda_sources=[cuda_source],
functions=['fused_groupnorm_silu'],
verbose=False
)
class ModelNew(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, num_channels, num_groups, eps=1e-5, affine=True):
super().__init__()
self.norm = nn.GroupNorm(num_groups=num_groups, num_channels=num_channels, eps=eps, affine=affine)
self.num_groups = num_groups
self.eps = eps
self.fused = module
def forward(self, x):
gamma = self.norm.weight
beta = self.norm.bias
return self.fused.fused_groupnorm_silu(x, gamma, beta, self.num_groups, self.eps)