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Prototype NVFP4 with FP8 UE5M3 block scales - #3325

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Description

This is a proof-of-concept for NVFP4 with FP8 UE5M3 block scales. Quantization is supported, but GEMMs are not yet available.

Type of change

  • Documentation change (change only to the documentation, either a fix or a new content)
  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
  • Infra/Build change
  • Code refactoring

Changes

  • Support NVFP4 tensors with UE5M3 scales
  • Support UE5M3 scales in NVFP4 quantize/dequantize kernels
  • Support UE5M3 scales in NVFP4 quantizers

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  • I have read and followed the contributing guidelines
  • The functionality is complete
  • I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
  • I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
  • My changes generate no new warnings
  • I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
  • New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes

Co-authored-by: Teddy Do <tdophung@nvidia.com>
Co-authored-by: Varun Thumbe <vthumbe@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Tim Moon <tmoon@nvidia.com>
@timmoon10 timmoon10 added the enhancement New feature or request label Aug 7, 2026
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/te-ci L1

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