v_cvt_f16_i16 GPU Native ISA AMD Vector

Vector Arithmetic

v_cvt_f16_i16

Convert from a signed 16-bit integer input to a half-precision float value and store the result into a vector register.

Encoding

Binary Layout (AMD CDNA 5)
0111111
31:25
VDST
24:17
unassigned
16
1010001
15:9
SRC0
8:0
 

The ENC_VOP1 layout from AMD's machine-readable ISA specification (AMD CDNA 5). Opcode 81 in OP rebuilds 0x7E00A200, an identifier AMD lists for this encoding. Bits marked unassigned have no field in the specification. Not the same in every generation: AMD CDNA 4 (opcode 58, field layout), AMD CDNA 3 (opcode 58, field layout), AMD CDNA 2 (opcode 58, field layout), AMD CDNA 1 (opcode 58, field layout), AMD RDNA 3.5 (field layout), AMD RDNA 3 (field layout), AMD RDNA 2 (field layout), AMD RDNA 1 (field layout). The same in AMD RDNA 4.

Format VOP1
Width 32 bits
Opcode 81
Identifier 0x7E00A200

Operands

  • VDST
    Written. Operand must be a vector GPR. Uses an 8-bit operand field. Data format: 16-bit half-precision floating point value. (OPR_VGPR, FMT_NUM_F16)
  • SRC0
    Read. All operands. Covers all operands that are allowed as scalar or vector sources. Data format: Signed 16-bit integral data. (OPR_SRC, FMT_NUM_I16)

In AMD's order, as its machine-readable ISA specification lists them for the ENC_VOP1 encoding (AMD CDNA 5).

GFX Target Compatibility

TargetSupport
gfx1100✅ Supported

0.5ULP accuracy, supports denormals, rounding, exception flags and saturation.

Related

More in Vector Arithmetic

Reference

AMDGPU / GFX ISA

Semantics

D0.f16 = i16_to_f16(S0.i16)

Example

v_cvt_f16_i16 v5.l, s1

A real instruction accepted by the LLVM assembler, taken verbatim from LLVM's own AMDGPU MC test suite. Not from an AMD document, and not authored here.

Sources