v_sqrt_f16 GPU Native ISA AMD Vector

V SQRT F16 Vector Arithmetic

v_sqrt_f16

Calculate the square root of the half-precision float input using IEEE rules and store the result into a vector register.

Encoding

Verified bit-level encoding data is not yet available for this instruction. The instruction-format classification below (VOP1) is well-documented and stable; exact per-target opcode/field bit positions have not yet been imported from a verified source.
Format VOP1
Execution Unit

Operands

Operand details have not yet been curated for this instruction.

GFX Target Compatibility

Per-target GFX compatibility has not yet been verified for this instruction.

1ULP accuracy, denormals are supported.

Related

More in Vector Arithmetic

Reference

AMDGPU / GFX ISA

Semantics

D0.f16 = sqrt(S0.f16)

Example

V_SQRT_F16(0xfc00) => 0xfe00     // sqrt(-INF) = NAN
V_SQRT_F16(0x8000) => 0x8000     // sqrt(-0.0) = -0
V_SQRT_F16(0x0000) => 0x0000     // sqrt(+0.0) = +0
V_SQRT_F16(0x4400) => 0x4000     // sqrt(+4.0) = +2.0

Reproduced from AMD's official "AMD Instinct MI300" ISA Reference Guide for technical accuracy.

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