diff --git a/cub/cub/detail/arch_dispatch.cuh b/cub/cub/detail/arch_dispatch.cuh
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cub/config.cuh>
+
+#if defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_GCC)
+#  pragma GCC system_header
+#elif defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_CLANG)
+#  pragma clang system_header
+#elif defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_MSVC)
+#  pragma system_header
+#endif // no system header
+
+#include <cuda/__device/arch_id.h>
+#include <cuda/std/__type_traits/is_empty.h>
+#include <cuda/std/__utility/forward.h>
+#include <cuda/std/__utility/integer_sequence.h>
+#include <cuda/std/array>
+
+CUB_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+namespace detail
+{
+#if !defined(CUB_DEFINE_RUNTIME_POLICIES) && !_CCCL_COMPILER(NVRTC)
+
+#  if _CCCL_STD_VER < 2020
+template <typename PolicySelector, ::cuda::arch_id LowestArchId>
+struct policy_getter_17
+{
+  PolicySelector policy_selector;
+
+  _CCCL_API _CCCL_FORCEINLINE constexpr auto operator()() const
+  {
+    return policy_selector(LowestArchId);
+  }
+};
+
+template <typename PolicySelector, size_t N>
+_CCCL_API constexpr auto find_lowest_arch_with_same_policy(
+  PolicySelector policy_selector, size_t i, const ::cuda::std::array<::cuda::arch_id, N>& all_arches) -> ::cuda::arch_id
+{
+  const auto policy = policy_selector(all_arches[i]);
+  while (i > 0 && policy_selector(all_arches[i - 1]) == policy)
+  {
+    --i;
+  }
+  return all_arches[i];
+}
+
+template <int ArchMult, typename CudaArchSeq, typename PolicySelector, size_t... Is>
+struct lowest_arch_resolver;
+
+// we keep the compile-time build up of the mapping table outside a template parameterized by a user-provided callable
+template <int ArchMult, int... CudaArches, typename PolicySelector, size_t... Is>
+struct lowest_arch_resolver<ArchMult, ::cuda::std::integer_sequence<int, CudaArches...>, PolicySelector, Is...>
+{
+  static_assert(::cuda::std::is_empty_v<PolicySelector>);
+  static_assert(sizeof...(CudaArches) == sizeof...(Is));
+
+  using policy_t = decltype(PolicySelector{}(::cuda::arch_id{}));
+
+  static constexpr ::cuda::arch_id all_arches[sizeof...(Is)] = {::cuda::arch_id{(CudaArches * ArchMult) / 10}...};
+  static constexpr policy_t all_policies[sizeof...(Is)]      = {PolicySelector{}(all_arches[Is])...};
+
+  _CCCL_API static constexpr auto find_lowest(size_t i) -> ::cuda::arch_id
+  {
+    const auto& policy = all_policies[i];
+    while (i > 0 && policy == all_policies[i - 1])
+    {
+      --i;
+    }
+    return all_arches[i];
+  }
+
+  static constexpr ::cuda::arch_id lowest_arch_with_same_policy[sizeof...(Is)] = {find_lowest(Is)...};
+};
+#  endif // if _CCCL_STD_VER < 2020
+
+template <int ArchMult, int... CudaArches, typename PolicySelector, typename FunctorT, size_t... Is>
+CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION _CCCL_FORCEINLINE cudaError_t dispatch_to_arch_list(
+  PolicySelector policy_selector, ::cuda::arch_id device_arch, FunctorT&& f, ::cuda::std::index_sequence<Is...>)
+{
+  _CCCL_ASSERT(((device_arch == ::cuda::arch_id{(CudaArches * ArchMult) / 10}) || ...),
+               "device_arch must appear in the list of architectures compiled for");
+
+  using policy_t = decltype(policy_selector(::cuda::arch_id{}));
+
+  cudaError_t e = cudaErrorInvalidDeviceFunction;
+#  if _CCCL_STD_VER >= 2020
+  // In C++20, we just create an integral_constant holding the policy, because policies are structural types in C++20.
+  // This causes f to be only instantiated for each distinct policy, since the same policy for different arches results
+  // in the same integral_constant type passed to f
+  (...,
+   (device_arch == ::cuda::arch_id{(CudaArches * ArchMult) / 10}
+      ? (e = f(
+           ::cuda::std::integral_constant<policy_t, policy_selector(::cuda::arch_id{(CudaArches * ArchMult) / 10})>{}))
+      : cudaSuccess));
+#  else // if _CCCL_STD_VER >= 2020
+  // In C++17, we have to collapse architectures with the same policies ourselves, so we instantiate call_for_arch once
+  // per policy on the lowest ArchId which produces the same policy
+  using resolver_t =
+    lowest_arch_resolver<ArchMult, ::cuda::std::integer_sequence<int, CudaArches...>, PolicySelector, Is...>;
+  (...,
+   (device_arch == ::cuda::arch_id{(CudaArches * ArchMult) / 10}
+      ? (e = f(policy_getter_17<PolicySelector, resolver_t::lowest_arch_with_same_policy[Is]>{policy_selector}))
+      : cudaSuccess));
+
+#  endif // if _CCCL_STD_VER >= 2020
+  return e;
+}
+
+template <typename PolicySelector, typename FunctorT, size_t... Is>
+CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION _CCCL_FORCEINLINE cudaError_t dispatch_all_arches_helper(
+  PolicySelector policy_selector, ::cuda::arch_id device_arch, FunctorT&& f, ::cuda::std::index_sequence<Is...> seq)
+{
+  static constexpr auto all_arches = ::cuda::__all_arch_ids();
+  return dispatch_to_arch_list<10, static_cast<int>(all_arches[Is])...>(policy_selector, device_arch, f, seq);
+}
+
+//! Takes a policy hub and instantiates f with the minimum possible number of nullary functor types that return a policy
+//! at compile-time (if possible), and then calls the appropriate instantiation based on a runtime GPU architecture.
+//! Depending on the used compiler, C++ standard, and available macros, a different number of instantiations may be
+//! produced.
+template <typename PolicySelector, typename F>
+CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION _CCCL_FORCEINLINE cudaError_t
+dispatch_arch(PolicySelector policy_selector, ::cuda::arch_id device_arch, F&& f)
+{
+  // if we have __CUDA_ARCH_LIST__ or NV_TARGET_SM_INTEGER_LIST, we only poll the policy hub for those arches.
+#  ifdef __CUDA_ARCH_LIST__
+  [[maybe_unused]] static constexpr auto arch_seq = ::cuda::std::integer_sequence<int, __CUDA_ARCH_LIST__>{};
+  return dispatch_to_arch_list<1, __CUDA_ARCH_LIST__>(
+    policy_selector, device_arch, ::cuda::std::forward<F>(f), ::cuda::std::make_index_sequence<arch_seq.size()>{});
+#  elif defined(NV_TARGET_SM_INTEGER_LIST)
+  [[maybe_unused]] static constexpr auto arch_seq = ::cuda::std::integer_sequence<int, NV_TARGET_SM_INTEGER_LIST>{};
+  return dispatch_to_arch_list<10, NV_TARGET_SM_INTEGER_LIST>(
+    policy_selector, device_arch, ::cuda::std::forward<F>(f), ::cuda::std::make_index_sequence<arch_seq.size()>{});
+#  else
+  // some compilers don't tell us what arches we are compiling for, so we test all of them
+  return dispatch_all_arches_helper(
+    policy_selector,
+    device_arch,
+    ::cuda::std::forward<F>(f),
+    ::cuda::std::make_index_sequence<::cuda::__all_arch_ids().size()>{});
+#  endif
+}
+
+#else // !defined(CUB_DEFINE_RUNTIME_POLICIES) && !_CCCL_COMPILER(NVRTC)
+
+// if we are compiling CCCL.C with runtime policies, we cannot query the policy hub at compile time
+_CCCL_EXEC_CHECK_DISABLE
+template <typename PolicySelector, typename F>
+_CCCL_API _CCCL_FORCEINLINE cudaError_t dispatch_arch(PolicySelector policy_selector, ::cuda::arch_id device_arch, F&& f)
+{
+  return f([&] {
+    return policy_selector(device_arch);
+  });
+}
+#endif // !defined(CUB_DEFINE_RUNTIME_POLICIES) && !_CCCL_COMPILER(NVRTC)
+} // namespace detail
+
+CUB_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/cub/test/catch2_test_arch_dispatch.cu b/cub/test/catch2_test_arch_dispatch.cu
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b82a8e44813
--- /dev/null
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+#include <cub/detail/arch_dispatch.cuh>
+
+#include <cuda/std/__algorithm/find_if.h>
+
+#include <c2h/catch2_test_helper.h>
+
+#ifdef __CUDA_ARCH_LIST__
+#  define CUDA_SM_LIST       __CUDA_ARCH_LIST__
+#  define CUDA_SM_LIST_SCALE 1
+#elif defined(NV_TARGET_SM_INTEGER_LIST)
+#  define CUDA_SM_LIST       NV_TARGET_SM_INTEGER_LIST
+#  define CUDA_SM_LIST_SCALE 10
+#endif
+
+using cuda::arch_id;
+
+struct a_policy
+{
+  arch_id value;
+
+  _CCCL_API constexpr bool operator==(const a_policy& other) const noexcept
+  {
+    return value == other.value;
+  }
+
+  _CCCL_API constexpr bool operator!=(const a_policy& other) const noexcept
+  {
+    return value != other.value;
+  }
+};
+
+struct policy_selector_all
+{
+  _CCCL_API constexpr auto operator()(arch_id id) const -> a_policy
+  {
+    return a_policy{id};
+  }
+};
+
+#ifdef CUDA_SM_LIST
+template <arch_id SelectedPolicyArch, int... ArchList>
+void check_arch_is_in_list()
+{
+  static_assert(((SelectedPolicyArch == arch_id{ArchList * CUDA_SM_LIST_SCALE / 10}) || ...));
+}
+#endif // CUDA_SM_LIST
+
+struct closure_all
+{
+  arch_id id;
+
+  template <typename PolicyGetter>
+  CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION auto operator()(PolicyGetter policy_getter) const -> cudaError_t
+  {
+#ifdef CUDA_SM_LIST
+    check_arch_is_in_list<PolicyGetter{}().value, CUDA_SM_LIST>();
+#endif // CUDA_SM_LIST
+    constexpr a_policy active_policy = policy_getter();
+    // since an individual policy is generated per architecture, we can do an exact comparison here
+    REQUIRE(active_policy.value == id);
+    return cudaSuccess;
+  }
+};
+
+C2H_TEST("dispatch_arch prunes based on __CUDA_ARCH_LIST__/NV_TARGET_SM_INTEGER_LIST", "[util][dispatch]")
+{
+#ifdef CUDA_SM_LIST
+  for (const int sm_val : {CUDA_SM_LIST})
+  {
+    const auto id = arch_id{sm_val * CUDA_SM_LIST_SCALE / 10};
+#else
+  for (const arch_id id : cuda::__all_arch_ids())
+  {
+#endif
+    CHECK(cub::detail::dispatch_arch(policy_selector_all{}, id, closure_all{id}) == cudaSuccess);
+  }
+}
+
+template <int NumPolicies>
+struct check_policy_closure
+{
+  arch_id id;
+  cuda::std::array<arch_id, NumPolicies> policy_ids;
+
+  template <typename PolicyGetter>
+  CUB_RUNTIME_FUNCTION cudaError_t operator()(PolicyGetter policy_getter) const
+  {
+    constexpr a_policy active_policy = policy_getter();
+    CAPTURE(id, policy_ids);
+    const auto policy_arch = *cuda::std::find_if(policy_ids.rbegin(), policy_ids.rend(), [&](arch_id policy_ver) {
+      return policy_ver <= id;
+    });
+    REQUIRE(active_policy.value == policy_arch);
+    return cudaSuccess;
+  }
+};
+
+// distinct policies for 60+, 80+ and 100+
+struct policy_selector_some
+{
+  _CCCL_API constexpr auto operator()(arch_id id) const -> a_policy
+  {
+    if (id >= arch_id::sm_100)
+    {
+      return a_policy{arch_id::sm_100};
+    }
+    if (id >= arch_id::sm_80)
+    {
+      return a_policy{arch_id::sm_80};
+    }
+    // default is policy 60
+    return a_policy{arch_id::sm_60};
+  }
+};
+
+// only a single policy
+struct policy_selector_minimal
+{
+  _CCCL_API constexpr auto operator()(arch_id) const -> a_policy
+  {
+    // default is policy 60
+    return a_policy{arch_id::sm_60};
+  }
+};
+
+C2H_TEST("dispatch_arch invokes correct policy", "[util][dispatch]")
+{
+#ifdef CUDA_SM_LIST
+  for (const int sm_val : {CUDA_SM_LIST})
+  {
+    const auto id = arch_id{sm_val * CUDA_SM_LIST_SCALE / 10};
+#else
+  for (const arch_id id : cuda::__all_arch_ids())
+  {
+#endif
+    const auto closure_some =
+      check_policy_closure<3>{id, cuda::std::array<arch_id, 3>{arch_id::sm_60, arch_id::sm_80, arch_id::sm_100}};
+    CHECK(cub::detail::dispatch_arch(policy_selector_some{}, id, closure_some) == cudaSuccess);
+
+    const auto closure_minimal = check_policy_closure<1>{id, cuda::std::array<arch_id, 1>{arch_id::sm_60}};
+    CHECK(cub::detail::dispatch_arch(policy_selector_minimal{}, id, closure_minimal) == cudaSuccess);
+  }
+}