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SOL-ExecBench: Roofline-Bounded Benchmark for AI-Generated GPU Kernels

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SOL-ExecBench measures AI-generated GPU kernels against theoretical hardware speed-of-light limits rather than relative rankings. Current agentic systems achieve 40–70% of theoretical hardware efficiency, with clear headroom. As agents increasingly generate and optimize GPU code, this provides the missing absolute quality signal.

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