diff --git a/dsv4/ops/gemm_runner.py b/dsv4/ops/gemm_runner.py
index e0711628..2b4f615c 100644
--- a/dsv4/ops/gemm_runner.py
+++ b/dsv4/ops/gemm_runner.py
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ def run_nvfp4_grouped_gemm(
     global_scale_b=None,  # (experts,) float32
     mma_tiler_mn=(128, 128),
     cluster_shape_mn=(1, 1),
+    out=None,       # pre-allocated output buffer for CUDA graph capture
 ):
     """Run the CuTeDSL NVFP4 scaled grouped GEMM.
     
@@ -184,7 +185,10 @@ def run_nvfp4_grouped_gemm(
     n_dim = mat_b.shape[2]
     tokens_sum = mat_a.shape[0]
 
-    out = torch.zeros(tokens_sum, n_dim, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=mat_a.device)
+    if out is None:
+        out = torch.zeros(tokens_sum, n_dim, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=mat_a.device)
+    else:
+        out.zero_()
 
     # NVFP4-3: use 2-CTA UMMA for M>=256 (1.7-1.9× throughput at prefill)
     use_2cta = tokens_sum >= 256 and cluster_shape_mn[0] % 2 == 0
@@ -424,7 +428,10 @@ def run_fused_swiglu_grouped_gemm(
     n_dim = mat_b.shape[2]
     tokens_sum = mat_a.shape[0]
 
-    out = torch.zeros(tokens_sum, n_dim, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=mat_a.device)
+    if out is None:
+        out = torch.zeros(tokens_sum, n_dim, dtype=torch.bfloat16, device=mat_a.device)
+    else:
+        out.zero_()
 
     # NVFP4-3: use 2-CTA UMMA for M>=256 (1.7-1.9× throughput at prefill)
     # At decode (M<256), 1-CTA is correct (2-CTA wastes hardware)
diff --git a/dsv4/ops/quantize.py b/dsv4/ops/quantize.py
index c720b873..3a189555 100644
--- a/dsv4/ops/quantize.py
+++ b/dsv4/ops/quantize.py
@@ -143,11 +143,10 @@ def quantize_activation_nvfp4(x_bf16, global_scale, block_size=SF_VEC_SIZE):
     block_amax = x_reshaped.abs().amax(dim=-1)
     # Detect zero blocks and underflow blocks (same threshold as quantize_to_nvfp4).
     zero_block = block_amax < (6.0 * 2.0 ** -9)
-    x_reshaped = torch.where(zero_block.unsqueeze(-1),
-                              torch.zeros_like(x_reshaped), x_reshaped)
+    x_reshaped = torch.where(zero_block.unsqueeze(-1), 0.0, x_reshaped)
     block_amax = block_amax.clamp(min=1e-8, max=6.0 * 448.0)  # E4M3 max = 448
     block_scale = (block_amax / 6.0).to(torch.float8_e4m3fn)
-    block_scale = torch.where(zero_block, torch.zeros_like(block_scale), block_scale)
+    block_scale = torch.where(zero_block, 0.0, block_scale)
 
     block_sf_expanded = block_scale.float().unsqueeze(-1)
     x_scaled = x_reshaped / block_sf_expanded.clamp(min=1e-8)