AI Architecture & Systems

Tensor Core GEMM: Matrix Instructions, Data Layout, and Cooperation Scope

SourcesSurvey §5.2 for hardware mechanisms; NVIDIA layer mapping for exposed interfaces.

2.4.1WMMA/MMA, Matrix Fragments, and Operand Layout#

2.4.2Instruction Tile, Warp Tile, CTA Tile, and Cluster Tile#

2.4.3ldmatrix, cp.async, and Operand Load Paths#

2.4.4Kernel Use and Synchronization of Hopper WGMMA/TMA#

2.4.5Blackwell tcgen05/TMEM and Paired-SM Kernels#

2.4.6Accumulator Layout, Numerical Precision, and Epilogue#

2.4.7Hardware Generation Selection, Fallback, and Operator Correctness#