diff --git a/profiler/include/profiler/profile_conv_fwd_impl.hpp b/profiler/include/profiler/profile_conv_fwd_impl.hpp
index ae92dc792c..0dc178ef39 100644
--- a/profiler/include/profiler/profile_conv_fwd_impl.hpp
+++ b/profiler/include/profiler/profile_conv_fwd_impl.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "ck/library/utility/convolution_parameter.hpp"
 #include "ck/library/utility/convolution_host_tensor_descriptor_helper.hpp"
 #include "ck/library/reference_tensor_operation/cpu/reference_conv_fwd.hpp"
+#include "ck/library/reference_tensor_operation/gpu/naive_conv_fwd_gpu.hpp"
 
 namespace ck {
 namespace profiler {
@@ -107,8 +108,11 @@ bool profile_conv_fwd_impl(int do_verification,
     in_device_buf.ToDevice(input.mData.data());
     wei_device_buf.ToDevice(weight.mData.data());
 
+    // profile device op instances
+    bool pass = true;
+
     // run reference op
-    if(do_verification)
+    if(do_verification == 1)
     {
         auto ref_conv = ck::tensor_operation::host::ReferenceConvFwd<NDimSpatial,
                                                                      InDataType,
@@ -135,6 +139,24 @@ bool profile_conv_fwd_impl(int do_verification,
 
         ref_invoker.Run(ref_argument);
     }
+    // GPU reference (compute once, compare in kernel loop)
+    Tensor<OutDataType> gpu_ref_output(out_g_n_k_wos_desc);
+    if(do_verification == 2)
+    {
+        DeviceMem gpu_ref_out_dev(sizeof(OutDataType) * device_output.mDesc.GetElementSpaceSize());
+
+        ck::ref::naive_conv_fwd<InLayout, WeiLayout, OutLayout>(
+            static_cast<InDataType*>(in_device_buf.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+            static_cast<WeiDataType*>(wei_device_buf.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+            static_cast<OutDataType*>(gpu_ref_out_dev.GetDeviceBuffer()),
+            conv_param,
+            in_element_op,
+            wei_element_op,
+            out_element_op);
+
+        hip_check_error(hipDeviceSynchronize());
+        gpu_ref_out_dev.FromDevice(gpu_ref_output.mData.data());
+    }
 
     using DeviceOp = ck::tensor_operation::device::DeviceConvFwd<NDimSpatial,
                                                                  InLayout,
@@ -158,8 +180,6 @@ bool profile_conv_fwd_impl(int do_verification,
     float best_tflops     = 0;
     float best_gb_per_sec = 0;
     int num_kernel        = 0;
-    // profile device op instances
-    bool pass = true;
 
     for(auto& op_ptr : op_ptrs)
     {
@@ -217,7 +237,7 @@ bool profile_conv_fwd_impl(int do_verification,
                 best_gb_per_sec = gb_per_sec;
             }
 
-            if(do_verification)
+            if(do_verification == 1)
             {
                 out_device_buf.FromDevice(device_output.mData.data());
 
@@ -233,6 +253,23 @@ bool profile_conv_fwd_impl(int do_verification,
                         << std::endl;
                 }
             }
+            else if(do_verification == 2)
+            {
+                out_device_buf.FromDevice(device_output.mData.data());
+
+                pass = pass & ck::utils::check_err(device_output, gpu_ref_output);
+
+                if(do_log)
+                {
+                    LogRangeAsType<float>(std::cout << "input : ", input.mData, ",") << std::endl;
+                    LogRangeAsType<float>(std::cout << "weight: ", weight.mData, ",") << std::endl;
+                    LogRangeAsType<float>(
+                        std::cout << "gpu_ref_output  : ", gpu_ref_output.mData, ",")
+                        << std::endl;
+                    LogRangeAsType<float>(std::cout << "device_output: ", device_output.mData, ",")
+                        << std::endl;
+                }
+            }
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/test/convnd_fwd/convnd_fwd_xdl.cpp b/test/convnd_fwd/convnd_fwd_xdl.cpp
index a2fdcaf870..0377b01bb2 100644
--- a/test/convnd_fwd/convnd_fwd_xdl.cpp
+++ b/test/convnd_fwd/convnd_fwd_xdl.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TestConvndFwd : public ::testing::Test
                                               ck::tensor_layout::convolution::NDHWK>>,
                 DataType,
                 DataType,
-                DataType>(true,  // do_verification
+                DataType>(2,     // do_verification: 2 = GPU reference
                           1,     // init_method integer value
                           false, // do_log
                           false, // time_kernel