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Instruction

VPSUBSB

Subtracts packed signed bytes with signed saturation.

Extensions
Forms
10 (4 VEX, 6 EVEX)
Data
Intel XED v2026.08.23

Forms

Every encoding of VPSUBSB that Intel XED knows, one row per XED instruction form (iform). How to read the notation.
InstructionEncodingRequires
VPSUBSB xmm, xmm, m128 VPSUBSB_XMMdq_XMMdq_MEMdqVEX.128.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX
VPSUBSB xmm, xmm, xmm VPSUBSB_XMMdq_XMMdq_XMMdqVEX.128.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX
VPSUBSB ymm, ymm, m256 VPSUBSB_YMMqq_YMMqq_MEMqqVEX.256.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX2
VPSUBSB ymm, ymm, ymm VPSUBSB_YMMqq_YMMqq_YMMqqVEX.256.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX2
VPSUBSB xmm {k}{z}, xmm, xmm VPSUBSB_XMMi8_MASKmskw_XMMi8_XMMi8_AVX512EVEX.128.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW + AVX512VL
VPSUBSB xmm {k}{z}, xmm, m128 VPSUBSB_XMMi8_MASKmskw_XMMi8_MEMi8_AVX512EVEX.128.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW + AVX512VL
VPSUBSB ymm {k}{z}, ymm, ymm VPSUBSB_YMMi8_MASKmskw_YMMi8_YMMi8_AVX512EVEX.256.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW + AVX512VL
VPSUBSB ymm {k}{z}, ymm, m256 VPSUBSB_YMMi8_MASKmskw_YMMi8_MEMi8_AVX512EVEX.256.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW + AVX512VL
VPSUBSB zmm {k}{z}, zmm, zmm VPSUBSB_ZMMi8_MASKmskw_ZMMi8_ZMMi8_AVX512EVEX.512.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW
VPSUBSB zmm {k}{z}, zmm, m512 VPSUBSB_ZMMi8_MASKmskw_ZMMi8_MEMi8_AVX512EVEX.512.66.0F.WIG E8 /rAVX10.1 or AVX512BW

Intrinsics

The C intrinsics of Clang 23.1.2 that compile to VPSUBSB, 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.

IntrinsicCompiles to
_mm_subs_epi8 __m128i _mm_subs_epi8(__m128i __a, __m128i __b)

VPSUBSB xmm, xmm, xmm VEX.128 -mavxwith AVX enabled

_mm_mask_subs_epi8 __m128i _mm_mask_subs_epi8(__m128i __W, __mmask16 __U, __m128i __A, __m128i __B)

VPSUBSB xmm {k}, xmm, xmm EVEX.128 -mavx512vl -mavx512bw

_mm_maskz_subs_epi8 __m128i _mm_maskz_subs_epi8(__mmask16 __U, __m128i __A, __m128i __B)

VPSUBSB xmm {k}{z}, xmm, xmm EVEX.128 -mavx512vl -mavx512bw

_mm256_subs_epi8 __m256i _mm256_subs_epi8(__m256i __a, __m256i __b)

VPSUBSB ymm, ymm, ymm VEX.256 -mavx2

_mm256_mask_subs_epi8 __m256i _mm256_mask_subs_epi8(__m256i __W, __mmask32 __U, __m256i __A, __m256i __B)

VPSUBSB ymm {k}, ymm, ymm EVEX.256 -mavx512vl -mavx512bw

_mm256_maskz_subs_epi8 __m256i _mm256_maskz_subs_epi8(__mmask32 __U, __m256i __A, __m256i __B)

VPSUBSB ymm {k}{z}, ymm, ymm EVEX.256 -mavx512vl -mavx512bw

_mm512_subs_epi8 __m512i _mm512_subs_epi8(__m512i __A, __m512i __B)

VPSUBSB zmm, zmm, zmm EVEX.512 -mavx512bw

_mm512_mask_subs_epi8 __m512i _mm512_mask_subs_epi8(__m512i __W, __mmask64 __U, __m512i __A, __m512i __B)

VPSUBSB zmm {k}, zmm, zmm EVEX.512 -mavx512bw

_mm512_maskz_subs_epi8 __m512i _mm512_maskz_subs_epi8(__mmask64 __U, __m512i __A, __m512i __B)

VPSUBSB zmm {k}{z}, zmm, zmm EVEX.512 -mavx512bw

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.

CPUID requirements and processors of the XED ISA sets above. Alternatives are separated by “or”; processors follow XED’s chip model, which covers AMD processors up to Zen 2.
ISA setCPUIDProcessors in XED
AVX

AVX
CPUID.01H:ECX[28] AVX

Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Comet Lake, Cannon Lake, Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Alder Lake, Arrow Lake, Panther Lake, Nova Lake, Skylake-SP, Cascade Lake, Cooper Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids, Sierra Forest, Clearwater Forest, Knights Landing, Knights Mill, Bulldozer, Piledriver, Zen, Zen+, Zen 2
AVX2

AVX2
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[5] AVX2

Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Comet Lake, Cannon Lake, Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Alder Lake, Arrow Lake, Panther Lake, Nova Lake, Skylake-SP, Cascade Lake, Cooper Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids, Sierra Forest, Clearwater Forest, Knights Landing, Knights Mill, Zen, Zen+, Zen 2
AVX512BW_128

AVX10.1
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=1):EDX[19] AVX10
CPUID.(EAX=24H,ECX=0):EBX[7:0] ≥ 1 AVX10 version

or

AVX512BW + AVX512VL
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[30] AVX512BW
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[31] AVX512VL

Cannon Lake, Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Nova Lake, Skylake-SP, Cascade Lake, Cooper Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids
AVX512BW_256

AVX10.1
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=1):EDX[19] AVX10
CPUID.(EAX=24H,ECX=0):EBX[7:0] ≥ 1 AVX10 version

or

AVX512BW + AVX512VL
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[30] AVX512BW
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[31] AVX512VL

Cannon Lake, Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Nova Lake, Skylake-SP, Cascade Lake, Cooper Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids
AVX512BW_512

AVX10.1
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=1):EDX[19] AVX10
CPUID.(EAX=24H,ECX=0):EBX[7:0] ≥ 1 AVX10 version

or

AVX512BW
CPUID.(EAX=07H,ECX=0):EBX[30] AVX512BW

Cannon Lake, Ice Lake (client), Tiger Lake, Nova Lake, Skylake-SP, Cascade Lake, Cooper Lake, Ice Lake (server), Sapphire Rapids, Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids, Diamond Rapids

More AVX10.1 instructions

All 686 AVX10.1 instructions

Sources

  1. Intel XED v2026.08.23 (commit 0bcb6237345c): forms, encodings, ISA sets, CPUID bits and chip model.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.