Article ID: 000058796 Content Type: Product Information & Documentation Last Reviewed: 04/07/2022

Does a Processor with AVX2 or AVX-512 Support AVX Instructions?

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Summary

Information about backward compatibility between Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX), AVX2, and AVX-512 on Intel® Processors.

Description

Unable to confirm if a processor that supports Intel® AVX2 or AVX-512 can also support AVX instructions.

Resolution

A processor that supports AVX2 is backward compatible with AVX, and a processor with AVX-512 is also backward compatible with AVX2 and AVX.

Refer to Intel® Instruction Set Extensions Technology for more information.

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