Instruction
VMAXSH
Returns the larger low half-precision value, or the second operand if either is NaN or both are zero; the other elements come from the first source.
- Extensions
- Forms
- 2 (2 EVEX)
- Data
- Intel XED v2026.08.23
Forms
| Instruction | Encoding | Requires |
|---|---|---|
VMAXSH xmm {k}{z}, xmm, xmm, {sae}
VMAXSH_XMMf16_MASKmskw_XMMf16_XMMf16_AVX512 | EVEX.LIG.F3.MAP5.W0 5F /r | AVX10.1 or AVX512_FP16 |
VMAXSH xmm {k}{z}, xmm, m16
VMAXSH_XMMf16_MASKmskw_XMMf16_MEMf16_AVX512 | EVEX.LIG.F3.MAP5.W0 5F /r | AVX10.1 or AVX512_FP16 |
Intrinsics
The C intrinsics of Clang 23.1.2 that compile to VMAXSH, each with the form it compiles to and the Clang options it needs. The forms come from compiling every intrinsic and decoding the result with Intel XED; all intrinsics A–Z explains the method.
| Intrinsic | Compiles to |
|---|---|
_mm_max_round_sh
__m128h _mm_max_round_sh(__m128h A, __m128h B, const int R) |
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_mm_max_sh
__m128h _mm_max_sh(__m128h __A, __m128h __B) |
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_mm_mask_max_round_sh
__m128h _mm_mask_max_round_sh(__m128h W, __mmask8 U, __m128h A, __m128h B, const int R) |
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_mm_mask_max_sh
__m128h _mm_mask_max_sh(__m128h __W, __mmask8 __U, __m128h __A, __m128h __B) |
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_mm_maskz_max_round_sh
__m128h _mm_maskz_max_round_sh(__mmask8 U, __m128h A, __m128h B, const int R) |
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_mm_maskz_max_sh
__m128h _mm_maskz_max_sh(__mmask8 __U, __m128h __A, __m128h __B) |
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CPUID and processors
Each form belongs to an XED ISA set. A form can be used when the processor reports every CPUID bit of one of its ISA set's alternatives.
| ISA set | CPUID | Processors in XED |
|---|---|---|
AVX512_FP16_SCALAR | AVX10.1 or AVX512_FP16 | Nova Lake, Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids |
More AVX10.1 instructions
- VGETMANTPS
- VGETMANTSD
- VGETMANTSH
- VGETMANTSS
- VGF2P8AFFINEINVQB
- VGF2P8AFFINEQB
- VGF2P8MULB
- VINSERTF32X4
- VINSERTF32X8
- VINSERTF64X2
- VINSERTF64X4
- VINSERTI32X4
- VINSERTI32X8
- VINSERTI64X2
- VINSERTI64X4
- VINSERTPS
- VMAXPD
- VMAXPH
- VMAXPS
- VMAXSD
- VMAXSS
- VMINPD
- VMINPH
- VMINPS
- VMINSD
- VMINSH
- VMINSS
- VMOVAPD
- VMOVAPS
- VMOVD
- VMOVDDUP
- VMOVDQA32
- VMOVDQA64
- VMOVDQU16
- VMOVDQU32
- VMOVDQU64
- VMOVDQU8
- VMOVHLPS
- VMOVHPD
- VMOVHPS
Sources
- Intel XED v2026.08.23 (commit
0bcb6237345c): forms, encodings, ISA sets, CPUID bits and chip model. - Clang's x86 intrinsic headers, LLVM 23.1.2 (commit
85ac56026243): the intrinsics, their signatures and doc comments, and the Clang of that release, which compiled each of them. - Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 10.2 Architecture Specification, revision 6.0 (361050-006, January 2026)
The tables are derived from Intel XED, Copyright Intel Corporation, licensed under the Apache License 2.0; x86-64.net converted and reformatted them. The intrinsics and their signatures come from Clang, part of the LLVM Project, licensed under the Apache License 2.0 with LLVM Exceptions. The text is our own.