Dev mocks vague NVIDIA PTX docs, credits Modular for coining 'Core Matrix'
nrehiew_ · x · 2026-08-19
A developer noted that the Modular team had to invent the term 'Core Matrix,' which has since been adopted by everyone, serving as proof that NVIDIA's PTX documentation regarding '128 bit elements' is too vague for anyone to understand. The comment was made in response to a technical write-up about WMMA grouped GEMMs and shared memory parameters.
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