# _mm256_srai_epi16/32

Arithmetic shift of word/doubleword elements to right according to specified number. The corresponding Intel® AVX2 instruction is `VPSRAW` or `VPSRAD`.

## Syntax

extern __m256i _mm256_srai_epi16(__m256i s1, const int count);

extern __m256i _mm256_srai_epi32(__m256i s1, const int count);

## Arguments

s1 | integer source vector used for the operation
count | 8-bit immediate used for the operation

## Description

Performs an arithmetic shift of 16-bit [word] or 32-bit [doubleword] elements within a 128-bit lane of source vector s1 to the right by the number of bits specified in count. The empty high-order bits are filled with the initial value of the sign bit. If the value specified by count is greater than 15 or 31, the whole destination vector is filled with the initial value of the sign bit. The count argument is an 8-bit immediate.

## Returns

Result of the right-shift operation.

Parent topic: Intrinsics for Arithmetic Shift Operations