Question about kernel vectorization

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Question about kernel vectorization

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Hi all,

I am trying to use SIMD optimization on a simple vector copy kernel like A = b (both vectors are in global memory).

What I found is that when I use SIMD(4)/SIMD(8), the efficient global memory will be increased to 4.3X/8.4X compared with non-optimized codes.

But I think in ideal case the improvement will be limited to 4/8 when using SIMD(4)/SIMD(8).

Then why the actual improvement I got exceeded the theoretical ideal case?

Any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks.

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