COMPMID-845: Create a ConvolutionLayer for CL

Change-Id: Ifcc406d2d0a99c911d6b6c875657b0e0028255d5
Reviewed-on: https://eu-gerrit-1.euhpc.arm.com/119148
Tested-by: Jenkins <bsgcomp@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Anthony Barbier <anthony.barbier@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Georgios Pinitas <georgios.pinitas@arm.com>
diff --git a/arm_compute/core/Types.h b/arm_compute/core/Types.h
index 417369c..24c73ca 100644
--- a/arm_compute/core/Types.h
+++ b/arm_compute/core/Types.h
@@ -1058,5 +1058,13 @@
     std::string   row_delim;
     bool          align_columns;
 };
+
+/** Available ConvolutionMethod*/
+enum class ConvolutionMethod
+{
+    GEMM,    /**< Convolution using GEMM */
+    DIRECT,  /**< Direct convolution */
+    WINOGRAD /**< Convolution using Winograd */
+};
 }
 #endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_TYPES_H__ */
diff --git a/arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLFunctions.h b/arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLFunctions.h
index 630b953..a5bbc41 100644
--- a/arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLFunctions.h
+++ b/arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLFunctions.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLFloor.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLFullyConnectedLayer.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMM.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMInterleave4x4.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMLowpOutputStage.h"
diff --git a/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.h b/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.h
index f6672ce..53d59c3 100644
--- a/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.h
+++ b/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.h
@@ -26,71 +26,18 @@
 
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/IFunction.h"
 
-#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLCol2ImKernel.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLFillBorderKernel.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLGEMMInterleave4x4Kernel.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLGEMMMatrixMultiplyKernel.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLGEMMTranspose1xWKernel.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLIm2ColKernel.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLWeightsReshapeKernel.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLMemoryGroup.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLTensor.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMM.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore.h"
-#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMLowpOutputStage.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLDirectConvolutionLayer.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/IMemoryManager.h"
 
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace arm_compute
 {
-class ICLTensor;
-
-/** Function to reshape and transpose the weights. This function calls the following kernels:
- * -# @ref CLWeightsReshapeKernel
- * -# @ref CLGEMMTranspose1xWKernel
- */
-class CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights : public IFunction
-{
-public:
-    /** Constructor */
-    CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights(std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> memory_manager = nullptr);
-    /** Set the input and output tensors.
-     *
-     * @param[in]  weights      Weights tensor. Weights are 4D tensor with dimensions [kernel_x, kernel_y, IFM, OFM].
-     *                          Data type supported: QS8/QASYMM8/QS16/F16/F32.
-     * @param[in]  biases       Biases tensor. Shared biases supported. Biases are 1D tensor with dimensions [OFM]. Data type supported: Same as @p weights.
-     * @param[out] output       Destination tensor. Data types supported: Same as @p weights.
-     * @param[in]  transpose1xW True if the weights are to undergo a 1xW transposition after reshaping (in case of GEMM operation), false otherwise.
-     *                          Data types supported: Same as @p weights.
-     */
-    void configure(const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, bool transpose1xW);
-    // Inherited methods overridden:
-    void run() override;
-
-private:
-    CLMemoryGroup            _memory_group;
-    CLWeightsReshapeKernel   _weights_reshape_kernel;
-    CLGEMMTranspose1xWKernel _weights_transposed_kernel;
-    CLTensor                 _weights_reshaped;
-    bool                     _transpose1xW;
-};
-
 /** Basic function to compute the convolution layer. This function calls the following OpenCL kernels/functions:
  *
- * Note: weights already reshaped for quantized asymmetric is not supported
- *
- * -# @ref CLIm2ColKernel
- * -# @ref CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore (if quantized asymmetric)
- * -# @ref CLGEMMLowpQuantizeDownInt32ToUint8Scale (if quantized asymmetric)
- * -# @ref CLCol2ImKernel
- *
- * if the weights are already reshaped:
- * -# @ref CLGEMMInterleave4x4Kernel
- * -# @ref CLGEMMMatrixMultiplyKernel
- * else
- * -# @ref CLGEMM
+ * -# @ref CLGEMMConvolutionLayer
+ * -# @ref CLDirectConvolutionLayer
  */
 class CLConvolutionLayer : public IFunction
 {
@@ -108,46 +55,49 @@
      * @param[out] output       Destination tensor. 3 lower dimensions represent a single output [width, height, OFM], while the rest represent batch of outputs.
      *                          Data types supported: Same as @p input.
      * @param[in]  conv_info    Contains padding and stride information described in @ref PadStrideInfo.
-     * @param[in]  weights_info Specifies if the weights tensor has been reshaped with CLWeightsReshapeKernel. If this is not part of the fully connected layer the weights
-     *                          tensor has also been transposed with CLGEMMTranspose1xWKernel. Data type supported: Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in]  weights_info Specifies if the weights tensor has been reshaped with CLWeightsReshapeKernel. Data type supported: Same as @p input.
      */
-    void configure(const ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info, const WeightsInfo &weights_info = WeightsInfo());
+    void configure(ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info, const WeightsInfo &weights_info = WeightsInfo());
+    /** Static function to check if given info will lead to a valid configuration of @ref CLConvolutionLayer
+     *
+     * @param[in] input        Source tensor. 3 lower dimensions represent a single input [width, height, IFM],
+     *                         while every optional dimension from 4 and above represent a batch of inputs.
+     *                         Data types supported: QS8/QASYMM8/QS16/F16/F32.
+     * @param[in] weights      Weights tensor. Weights are 4D tensor with dimensions [kernel_x, kernel_y, IFM, OFM]. Data type supported:Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] biases       Biases tensor. Shared biases supported. Biases are 1D tensor with dimensions [OFM]. Data type supported:Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] output       Destination tensor. 3 lower dimensions represent a single output [width, height, OFM], while the rest represent batch of outputs.
+     *                         Data types supported: Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] conv_info    Contains padding and stride information described in @ref PadStrideInfo.
+     * @param[in] weights_info Specifies if the weights tensor has been reshaped with CLWeightsReshapeKernel. Data type supported: Same as @p input.
+     *
+     * @return a status
+     */
+    static Status validate(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *weights, const ITensorInfo *biases, const ITensorInfo *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info,
+                           const WeightsInfo &weights_info = WeightsInfo());
+    /** Static function to check if given info will return the convolution called by @ref CLConvolutionLayer
+     *
+     * @param[in] input        Source tensor. 3 lower dimensions represent a single input [width, height, IFM],
+     *                         while every optional dimension from 4 and above represent a batch of inputs.
+     *                         Data types supported: QS8/QASYMM8/QS16/F16/F32.
+     * @param[in] weights      Weights tensor. Weights are 4D tensor with dimensions [kernel_x, kernel_y, IFM, OFM]. Data type supported:Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] biases       Biases tensor. Shared biases supported. Biases are 1D tensor with dimensions [OFM]. Data type supported:Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] output       Destination tensor. 3 lower dimensions represent a single output [width, height, OFM], while the rest represent batch of outputs.
+     *                         Data types supported: Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] conv_info    Contains padding and stride information described in @ref PadStrideInfo.
+     * @param[in] weights_info Specifies if the weights tensor has been reshaped with CLWeightsReshapeKernel. Data type supported: Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] gpu_target   Specifies the @p GPUTarget.
+     *
+     * @return a status
+     */
+    static ConvolutionMethod get_convolution_method(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *weights, const ITensorInfo *biases, const ITensorInfo *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info,
+                                                    const WeightsInfo &weights_info, const GPUTarget gpu_target);
 
     // Inherited methods overridden:
     void run() override;
 
 private:
-    /** Configures the appropriate matrix multiply routine
-     *
-     * @param input                     Input tensor. Data types supported: QS8/QASYMM8/QS16/F16/F32.
-     * @param weights                   Weights tensor. Data type supported: Same as @p input.
-     * @param output                    Output tensor. Data types supported: Same as @p input,
-     *                                                 except for input of QASYMM8 type where output should be of S32 type.
-     * @param is_interleaved_transposed Flag that signals if matrix is interleaved transposed
-     */
-    void configure_mm(const ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, ICLTensor *output, bool is_interleaved_transposed, bool are_weights_reshaped);
-
-private:
-    CLMemoryGroup                                       _memory_group;
-    CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights                    _reshape_weights;
-    CLIm2ColKernel                                      _im2col_kernel;
-    CLGEMMInterleave4x4Kernel                           _interleave_kernel;
-    CLGEMMMatrixMultiplyKernel                          _mm_kernel;
-    CLGEMM                                              _mm_gemm;
-    CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore                        _mm_gemmlowp;
-    CLGEMMLowpQuantizeDownInt32ToUint8ScaleByFixedPoint _gemmlowp_output_stage;
-    CLCol2ImKernel                                      _col2im_kernel;
-
-    CLTensor _im2col_output;
-    CLTensor _interleave_output;
-    CLTensor _weights_reshaped;
-    CLTensor _weights_transposed;
-    CLTensor _gemm_output;
-    CLTensor _tmp_output;
-
-    bool _are_weights_reshaped;
-    bool _is_quantized;
-    bool _is_interleaved_transposed;
+    std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> _memory_manager;
+    std::unique_ptr<IFunction>      _function; /**< Function to run */
 };
 }
 #endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_CLCONVOLUTIONLAYER_H__ */
diff --git a/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.h b/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7126688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_CLGEMMCONVOLUTIONLAYER_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_CLGEMMCONVOLUTIONLAYER_H__
+
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/IFunction.h"
+
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLCol2ImKernel.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLFillBorderKernel.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLGEMMInterleave4x4Kernel.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLGEMMMatrixMultiplyKernel.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLGEMMTranspose1xWKernel.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLIm2ColKernel.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/kernels/CLWeightsReshapeKernel.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLMemoryGroup.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLTensor.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMM.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMLowpOutputStage.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/IMemoryManager.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+class ICLTensor;
+
+/** Function to reshape and transpose the weights. This function calls the following kernels:
+ * -# @ref CLWeightsReshapeKernel
+ * -# @ref CLGEMMTranspose1xWKernel
+ */
+class CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights : public IFunction
+{
+public:
+    /** Constructor */
+    CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights(std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> memory_manager = nullptr);
+    /** Set the input and output tensors.
+     *
+     * @param[in]  weights      Weights tensor. Weights are 4D tensor with dimensions [kernel_x, kernel_y, IFM, OFM].
+     *                          Data type supported: QS8/QASYMM8/QS16/F16/F32.
+     * @param[in]  biases       Biases tensor. Shared biases supported. Biases are 1D tensor with dimensions [OFM]. Data type supported: Same as @p weights.
+     * @param[out] output       Destination tensor. Data types supported: Same as @p weights.
+     * @param[in]  transpose1xW True if the weights are to undergo a 1xW transposition after reshaping (in case of GEMM operation), false otherwise.
+     *                          Data types supported: Same as @p weights.
+     */
+    void configure(const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, bool transpose1xW);
+    // Inherited methods overridden:
+    void run() override;
+
+private:
+    CLMemoryGroup            _memory_group;
+    CLWeightsReshapeKernel   _weights_reshape_kernel;
+    CLGEMMTranspose1xWKernel _weights_transposed_kernel;
+    CLTensor                 _weights_reshaped;
+    bool                     _transpose1xW;
+};
+
+/** Basic function to compute the convolution layer. This function calls the following OpenCL kernels/functions:
+ *
+ * Note: weights already reshaped for quantized asymmetric is not supported
+ *
+ * -# @ref CLIm2ColKernel
+ * -# @ref CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore (if quantized asymmetric)
+ * -# @ref CLGEMMLowpQuantizeDownInt32ToUint8Scale (if quantized asymmetric)
+ * -# @ref CLCol2ImKernel
+ *
+ * if the weights are already reshaped:
+ * -# @ref CLGEMMInterleave4x4Kernel
+ * -# @ref CLGEMMMatrixMultiplyKernel
+ * else
+ * -# @ref CLGEMM
+ */
+class CLGEMMConvolutionLayer : public IFunction
+{
+public:
+    /** Default constructor */
+    CLGEMMConvolutionLayer(std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> memory_manager = nullptr);
+    /** Set the input and output tensors.
+     *
+     * @param[in]  input        Source tensor. 3 lower dimensions represent a single input [width, height, IFM],
+     *                          while every optional dimension from 4 and above represent a batch of inputs.
+     *                          Data types supported: QS8/QASYMM8/QS16/F16/F32.
+     * @param[in]  weights      Weights tensor. Weights are 4D tensor with dimensions [kernel_x, kernel_y, IFM, OFM]. Data type supported: Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in]  biases       Biases tensor. Shared biases supported. Biases are 1D tensor with dimensions [OFM].
+     *                          Data type supported: Should match @p input data type, except for input of QASYMM8 type where biases should be of S32 type.
+     * @param[out] output       Destination tensor. 3 lower dimensions represent a single output [width, height, OFM], while the rest represent batch of outputs.
+     *                          Data types supported: Same as @p input.
+     * @param[in]  conv_info    Contains padding and stride information described in @ref PadStrideInfo.
+     * @param[in]  weights_info Specifies if the weights tensor has been reshaped with CLWeightsReshapeKernel. If this is not part of the fully connected layer the weights
+     *                          tensor has also been transposed with CLGEMMTranspose1xWKernel. Data type supported: Same as @p input.
+     */
+    void configure(const ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info, const WeightsInfo &weights_info = WeightsInfo());
+
+    // Inherited methods overridden:
+    void run() override;
+
+private:
+    /** Configures the appropriate matrix multiply routine
+     *
+     * @param input                     Input tensor. Data types supported: QS8/QASYMM8/QS16/F16/F32.
+     * @param weights                   Weights tensor. Data type supported: Same as @p input.
+     * @param output                    Output tensor. Data types supported: Same as @p input,
+     *                                                 except for input of QASYMM8 type where output should be of S32 type.
+     * @param is_interleaved_transposed Flag that signals if matrix is interleaved transposed
+     */
+    void configure_mm(const ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, ICLTensor *output, bool is_interleaved_transposed, bool are_weights_reshaped);
+
+private:
+    CLMemoryGroup                                       _memory_group;
+    CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights                    _reshape_weights;
+    CLIm2ColKernel                                      _im2col_kernel;
+    CLGEMMInterleave4x4Kernel                           _interleave_kernel;
+    CLGEMMMatrixMultiplyKernel                          _mm_kernel;
+    CLGEMM                                              _mm_gemm;
+    CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore                        _mm_gemmlowp;
+    CLGEMMLowpQuantizeDownInt32ToUint8ScaleByFixedPoint _gemmlowp_output_stage;
+    CLCol2ImKernel                                      _col2im_kernel;
+
+    CLTensor _im2col_output;
+    CLTensor _interleave_output;
+    CLTensor _weights_reshaped;
+    CLTensor _weights_transposed;
+    CLTensor _gemm_output;
+    CLTensor _tmp_output;
+
+    bool _are_weights_reshaped;
+    bool _is_quantized;
+    bool _is_interleaved_transposed;
+};
+}
+#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_CLGEMMCONVOLUTIONLAYER_H__ */
diff --git a/src/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.cpp b/src/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.cpp
index d1533b6..c430174 100644
--- a/src/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.h"
 
 #include "arm_compute/core/PixelValue.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/Size2D.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/Utils.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/Validate.h"
-#include "arm_compute/core/utils/quantization/AsymmHelpers.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLScheduler.h"
 
 #include <cmath>
@@ -36,315 +34,87 @@
 
 using namespace arm_compute;
 
-CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights::CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights(std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> memory_manager)
-    : _memory_group(std::move(memory_manager)), _weights_reshape_kernel(), _weights_transposed_kernel(), _weights_reshaped(), _transpose1xW(false)
-{
-}
-
-void CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights::configure(const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, bool transpose1xW)
-{
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(weights->info()->num_dimensions() > 4);
-
-    if(biases != nullptr)
-    {
-        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(weights->info()->data_type()));
-        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(weights, biases);
-        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(biases->info()->dimension(0) != weights->info()->dimension(3));
-        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(biases->info()->num_dimensions() > 1);
-    }
-
-    const bool       append_biases = (biases != nullptr) && !is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(weights->info()->data_type());
-    const unsigned   bias_element  = (append_biases) ? 1 : 0;
-    const ICLTensor *biases_to_use = (append_biases) ? biases : nullptr;
-
-    _transpose1xW = transpose1xW;
-
-    if(transpose1xW)
-    {
-        // Create tensor to store the reshaped weights
-        const unsigned int mat_weights_cols = weights->info()->dimension(3);
-        const unsigned int mat_weights_rows = weights->info()->dimension(0) * weights->info()->dimension(1) * weights->info()->dimension(2) + bias_element;
-        TensorShape        shape_wr(mat_weights_cols, mat_weights_rows);
-        const DataType     dt                   = weights->info()->data_type();
-        const int          fixed_point_position = weights->info()->fixed_point_position();
-        TensorInfo         info_wr(shape_wr, 1, dt, fixed_point_position);
-
-        _weights_reshaped.allocator()->init(info_wr);
-        _memory_group.manage(&_weights_reshaped);
-        _weights_reshape_kernel.configure(weights, biases_to_use, &_weights_reshaped);
-        _weights_transposed_kernel.configure(&_weights_reshaped, output);
-        _weights_reshaped.allocator()->allocate();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        _weights_reshape_kernel.configure(weights, biases_to_use, output);
-    }
-
-    output->info()->set_quantization_info(weights->info()->quantization_info());
-}
-
-void CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights::run()
-{
-    _memory_group.acquire();
-
-    CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_weights_reshape_kernel);
-    if(_transpose1xW)
-    {
-        CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_weights_transposed_kernel);
-    }
-
-    _memory_group.release();
-}
-
 CLConvolutionLayer::CLConvolutionLayer(std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> memory_manager)
-    : _memory_group(memory_manager), _reshape_weights(), _im2col_kernel(), _interleave_kernel(), _mm_kernel(), _mm_gemm(memory_manager), _mm_gemmlowp(memory_manager), _gemmlowp_output_stage(),
-      _col2im_kernel(), _im2col_output(), _interleave_output(), _weights_reshaped(), _weights_transposed(), _gemm_output(), _tmp_output(), _are_weights_reshaped(false), _is_quantized(false),
-      _is_interleaved_transposed(false)
+    : _memory_manager(std::move(memory_manager)), _function()
 {
 }
 
-void CLConvolutionLayer::configure_mm(const ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, ICLTensor *output, bool is_interleaved_transposed, bool are_weights_reshaped)
+void CLConvolutionLayer::configure(ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info, const WeightsInfo &weights_info)
 {
-    if(_is_quantized)
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_NULLPTR(input, weights, output);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_THROW_ON(CLConvolutionLayer::validate(input->info(), weights->info(), ((biases != nullptr) ? biases->info() : nullptr), output->info(), conv_info, weights_info));
+
+    switch(CLConvolutionLayer::get_convolution_method(input->info(), weights->info(), ((biases != nullptr) ? biases->info() : nullptr), output->info(), conv_info,
+                                                      weights_info, CLScheduler::get().target()))
     {
-        if(are_weights_reshaped)
+        case ConvolutionMethod::DIRECT:
         {
-            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR("Weights already reshaped are not suppported with gemmlowp");
+            auto f = arm_compute::support::cpp14::make_unique<CLDirectConvolutionLayer>();
+            f->configure(input, weights, biases, output, conv_info);
+            _function = std::move(f);
+            break;
         }
-        else
+        case ConvolutionMethod::GEMM:
         {
-            // Since we need negative offsets for computing convolution, we need to change QuantizationInfo()
-            // Extract and negate input and weights offset
-            const QuantizationInfo input_quantization_info   = input->info()->quantization_info();
-            const QuantizationInfo weights_quantization_info = weights->info()->quantization_info();
-
-            input->info()->set_quantization_info(QuantizationInfo(input_quantization_info.scale, -input_quantization_info.offset));
-            weights->info()->set_quantization_info(QuantizationInfo(weights_quantization_info.scale, -weights_quantization_info.offset));
-
-            _mm_gemmlowp.configure(input, weights, output, GEMMInfo(false, false, true /* Reshape weights only for the first run*/));
-
-            // Revert back QuantizatioInfo as input and weights could be used in other convolution layers
-            input->info()->set_quantization_info(input_quantization_info);
-            weights->info()->set_quantization_info(weights_quantization_info);
+            auto f = arm_compute::support::cpp14::make_unique<CLGEMMConvolutionLayer>(_memory_manager);
+            f->configure(input, weights, biases, output, conv_info, weights_info);
+            _function = std::move(f);
+            break;
         }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if(are_weights_reshaped)
-        {
-            // Configure matrix multiply kernel
-            _mm_kernel.configure(input, weights, output, 1.f, is_interleaved_transposed);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Configure matrix multiply function
-            _mm_gemm.configure(input, weights, nullptr, output, 1.0f, 0.0f, GEMMInfo(false, false, true /* Reshape weights only for the first run*/));
-        }
+        default:
+            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR("Not supported.");
+            break;
     }
 }
 
-void CLConvolutionLayer::configure(const ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info, const WeightsInfo &weights_info)
+Status CLConvolutionLayer::validate(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *weights, const ITensorInfo *biases, const ITensorInfo *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info,
+                                    const WeightsInfo &weights_info)
 {
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(input, 1, DataType::QS8, DataType::QASYMM8, DataType::QS16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input, weights);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_FIXED_POINT(input, weights);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(weights_info.are_reshaped() && CLScheduler::get().target() == GPUTarget::BIFROST);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(!weights_info.are_reshaped() && weights->info()->dimension(2) != input->info()->dimension(2));
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(weights->info()->num_dimensions() > 4);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(weights_info.are_reshaped() && is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(input->info()->data_type()));
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_NULLPTR(input, weights, output);
 
-    _is_quantized = is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(input->info()->data_type());
+    //Configure if the parameters match the direct convolution or the gemm-based
+    const GPUTarget gpu_target = CLScheduler::get().target();
 
-    if(biases != nullptr)
+    switch(CLConvolutionLayer::get_convolution_method(input, weights, biases, output, conv_info, weights_info, gpu_target))
     {
-        if(_is_quantized)
+        case ConvolutionMethod::DIRECT:
         {
-            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(biases, 1, DataType::S32);
+            // Validate direct convolution layer
+            CLDirectConvolutionLayerKernel::validate(input, weights, biases, output, conv_info, gpu_target);
+            break;
         }
-        else
+        case ConvolutionMethod::GEMM:
         {
-            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input, biases);
+            // Validate gemm-based convolution layer
+            /* TODO COMPMID-754:  Add validation methods for CLGEMMConvolutionLayer
+            CLGEMMConvolutionLayerKernel::validate(input, weights, biases, output, conv_info, weights_info); */
+            break;
         }
-        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_FIXED_POINT(input, biases);
-        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(!weights_info.are_reshaped() && biases->info()->dimension(0) != weights->info()->dimension(3));
-        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(biases->info()->num_dimensions() > 1);
+        default:
+            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR("Not supported.");
+            break;
     }
 
-    const DataType dt = input->info()->data_type();
+    return Status{};
+}
 
-    // Set the GPU target for matrix multiply and im2col and col2im
-    _mm_kernel.set_target(CLScheduler::get().target());
-    _im2col_kernel.set_target(CLScheduler::get().target());
-    _col2im_kernel.set_target(CLScheduler::get().target());
+ConvolutionMethod CLConvolutionLayer::get_convolution_method(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *weights, const ITensorInfo *biases, const ITensorInfo *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info,
+                                                             const WeightsInfo &weights_info, const GPUTarget gpu_target)
+{
+    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(input);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(biases);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(output);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(conv_info);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_UNUSED(weights_info);
 
-    const bool append_bias = (biases != nullptr) && (!_is_quantized);
-    _are_weights_reshaped  = weights_info.are_reshaped();
-
-    const unsigned   bias_element  = (append_bias) ? 1 : 0;
-    const ICLTensor *biases_to_use = (append_bias) ? biases : nullptr;
-
-    // Get parameters from conv_info
-    unsigned int stride_x = 0;
-    unsigned int stride_y = 0;
-    std::tie(stride_x, stride_y) = conv_info.stride();
-
-    // Get convolved dimensions
-    unsigned int conv_w = 0;
-    unsigned int conv_h = 0;
-
-    const unsigned int kernel_width  = (_are_weights_reshaped) ? weights_info.kernel_size().first : weights->info()->dimension(0);
-    const unsigned int kernel_height = (_are_weights_reshaped) ? weights_info.kernel_size().second : weights->info()->dimension(1);
-    std::tie(conv_w, conv_h) = scaled_dimensions(input->info()->dimension(0), input->info()->dimension(1), kernel_width, kernel_height,
-                                                 conv_info);
-
-    // Check if its a "fully connected" convolution
-    const bool is_fully_connected_convolution = ((conv_w == 1) && (conv_h == 1));
-    _is_interleaved_transposed                = (!is_fully_connected_convolution) && (!_is_quantized) && (_are_weights_reshaped);
-
-    unsigned int mat_weights_cols = weights->info()->dimension(3);
-    unsigned int mat_weights_rows = weights->info()->dimension(0) * weights->info()->dimension(1) * weights->info()->dimension(2) + bias_element;
-
-    // Reshape weights if needed
-    if(_are_weights_reshaped)
+    if((gpu_target == GPUTarget::BIFROST) && (weights->dimension(0) == 5) && (weights->dimension(1) == 5))
     {
-        if(is_fully_connected_convolution || _is_quantized)
-        {
-            mat_weights_cols = weights->info()->dimension(0);
-            mat_weights_rows = weights->info()->dimension(1);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            mat_weights_cols                         = weights_info.num_kernels();
-            const unsigned int quarter_reshaped_cols = weights->info()->dimension(0) / 4;
-            mat_weights_rows                         = quarter_reshaped_cols + bias_element;
-        }
+        return ConvolutionMethod::DIRECT;
     }
-    else
-    {
-        // _weights_reshaped will be auto configured in the kernel.
-        // Just append biases and do not transpose 1xW as it will be reshaped in CLGEMM
-        _reshape_weights.configure(weights, biases_to_use, &_weights_reshaped, false);
-
-        weights = &_weights_reshaped;
-    }
-
-    // Create tensor to store im2col reshaped inputs
-    const unsigned int mat_input_cols = mat_weights_rows;
-    const unsigned int mat_input_rows = conv_w * conv_h;
-    TensorShape        shape_im2col   = input->info()->tensor_shape();
-    shape_im2col.set(0, mat_input_cols);
-    shape_im2col.set(1, mat_input_rows);
-    shape_im2col.set(2, 1);
-    // FIXME: input->clone() doesn't work with subtensors for grouped convolutions.
-    TensorInfo im2col_reshaped_info(shape_im2col, 1, dt, input->info()->fixed_point_position());
-    im2col_reshaped_info.set_quantization_info(input->info()->quantization_info());
-    _im2col_output.allocator()->init(im2col_reshaped_info);
-    _memory_group.manage(&_im2col_output);
-
-    // Create GEMM output tensor
-    TensorShape shape_gemm = _im2col_output.info()->tensor_shape();
-    shape_gemm.set(0, mat_weights_cols);
-    shape_gemm.set(1, mat_input_rows);
-    const DataType gemm_data_type = _is_quantized ? DataType::S32 : dt;
-    // GEMM output should be S32 for acquiring raw integer accumulator without quantized postprocessing for quantized asymmetric input.
-    // FIXME: input->clone() doesn't work with subtensors for grouped convolutions.
-    TensorInfo info_gemm(shape_gemm, 1, gemm_data_type, input->info()->fixed_point_position());
-    info_gemm.set_quantization_info(output->info()->quantization_info());
-    _gemm_output.allocator()->init(info_gemm);
-    _memory_group.manage(&_gemm_output);
-
-    // Configure im2col
-    _im2col_kernel.configure(input, &_im2col_output, Size2D(kernel_width, kernel_height), conv_info, append_bias);
-
-    // Configure matrix multiply
-    if(_is_interleaved_transposed)
-    {
-        // Configure GEMMInterleave4x4. _input_interleaved_reshaped will be auto configured in the kernel
-        _memory_group.manage(&_interleave_output);
-        _interleave_kernel.configure(&_im2col_output, &_interleave_output);
-
-        // Configure GEMM
-        configure_mm(&_interleave_output, weights, &_gemm_output, true, _are_weights_reshaped);
-        _interleave_output.allocator()->allocate();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        configure_mm(&_im2col_output, weights, &_gemm_output, false, _are_weights_reshaped);
-    }
-    _im2col_output.allocator()->allocate();
-
-    // Configure output stage for quantized case
-    if(_is_quantized)
-    {
-        float multiplier = input->info()->quantization_info().scale * weights->info()->quantization_info().scale / output->info()->quantization_info().scale;
-        int   output_multiplier, output_shift;
-        quantization::calculate_quantized_multiplier_less_than_one(multiplier, &output_multiplier, &output_shift);
-        _memory_group.manage(&_tmp_output);
-        _gemmlowp_output_stage.configure(&_gemm_output, biases, &_tmp_output, output_multiplier, output_shift, output->info()->quantization_info().offset);
-    }
-
-    // Configure Col2Im
-    _col2im_kernel.configure(_is_quantized ? &_tmp_output : &_gemm_output, output, std::make_pair(conv_w, conv_h));
-    if(_is_quantized)
-    {
-        _tmp_output.allocator()->allocate();
-    }
-    _gemm_output.allocator()->allocate();
-
-    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MSG((output->info()->dimension(0) != conv_w) || (output->info()->dimension(1) != conv_h), "Output shape does not match the expected one");
-
-    // Allocate intermediate tensor
-    if(!_are_weights_reshaped)
-    {
-        _weights_reshaped.allocator()->allocate();
-    }
+    return ConvolutionMethod::GEMM;
 }
 
 void CLConvolutionLayer::run()
 {
-    // Run weights reshaping (Runs once for every configure)
-    if(!_are_weights_reshaped)
-    {
-        _are_weights_reshaped = true;
-        _reshape_weights.run();
-    }
-
-    _memory_group.acquire();
-
-    // Run im2col
-    CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_im2col_kernel);
-
-    // Note: _is_interleaved_transposed is true only if the weights passed to the function have been passed already reshaped
-    //       and if we do not have QASYMM8 data type. If this flag is true, we need to run the
-    //       gemm kernel instead of gemm function
-    if(_is_interleaved_transposed)
-    {
-        // Run interleave4x4 kernel
-        CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_interleave_kernel);
-
-        // Run matrix multiply kernel
-        CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_mm_kernel);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // Runs CLGEMM or CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore functions
-        if(_is_quantized)
-        {
-            // Run gemmlowp
-            _mm_gemmlowp.run();
-
-            // Run output stage
-            _gemmlowp_output_stage.run();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Run gemm
-            _mm_gemm.run();
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Reshape output matrix
-    CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_col2im_kernel, false);
-
-    _memory_group.release();
+    _function->run();
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.cpp b/src/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4cfe1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.h"
+
+#include "arm_compute/core/PixelValue.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/Size2D.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/Utils.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/Validate.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/utils/quantization/AsymmHelpers.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLScheduler.h"
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <memory>
+#include <tuple>
+
+using namespace arm_compute;
+
+CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights::CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights(std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> memory_manager)
+    : _memory_group(std::move(memory_manager)), _weights_reshape_kernel(), _weights_transposed_kernel(), _weights_reshaped(), _transpose1xW(false)
+{
+}
+
+void CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights::configure(const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, bool transpose1xW)
+{
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_NULLPTR(weights, output);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(weights->info()->num_dimensions() > 4);
+
+    if(biases != nullptr)
+    {
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(weights->info()->data_type()));
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(weights, biases);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(biases->info()->dimension(0) != weights->info()->dimension(3));
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(biases->info()->num_dimensions() > 1);
+    }
+
+    const bool       append_biases = (biases != nullptr) && !is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(weights->info()->data_type());
+    const unsigned   bias_element  = (append_biases) ? 1 : 0;
+    const ICLTensor *biases_to_use = (append_biases) ? biases : nullptr;
+
+    _transpose1xW = transpose1xW;
+
+    if(transpose1xW)
+    {
+        // Create tensor to store the reshaped weights
+        const unsigned int mat_weights_cols = weights->info()->dimension(3);
+        const unsigned int mat_weights_rows = weights->info()->dimension(0) * weights->info()->dimension(1) * weights->info()->dimension(2) + bias_element;
+        TensorShape        shape_wr(mat_weights_cols, mat_weights_rows);
+        const DataType     dt                   = weights->info()->data_type();
+        const int          fixed_point_position = weights->info()->fixed_point_position();
+        TensorInfo         info_wr(shape_wr, 1, dt, fixed_point_position);
+
+        _weights_reshaped.allocator()->init(info_wr);
+        _memory_group.manage(&_weights_reshaped);
+        _weights_reshape_kernel.configure(weights, biases_to_use, &_weights_reshaped);
+        _weights_transposed_kernel.configure(&_weights_reshaped, output);
+        _weights_reshaped.allocator()->allocate();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        _weights_reshape_kernel.configure(weights, biases_to_use, output);
+    }
+
+    output->info()->set_quantization_info(weights->info()->quantization_info());
+}
+
+void CLConvolutionLayerReshapeWeights::run()
+{
+    _memory_group.acquire();
+
+    CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_weights_reshape_kernel);
+    if(_transpose1xW)
+    {
+        CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_weights_transposed_kernel);
+    }
+
+    _memory_group.release();
+}
+
+CLGEMMConvolutionLayer::CLGEMMConvolutionLayer(std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> memory_manager)
+    : _memory_group(memory_manager), _reshape_weights(), _im2col_kernel(), _interleave_kernel(), _mm_kernel(), _mm_gemm(memory_manager), _mm_gemmlowp(memory_manager), _gemmlowp_output_stage(),
+      _col2im_kernel(), _im2col_output(), _interleave_output(), _weights_reshaped(), _weights_transposed(), _gemm_output(), _tmp_output(), _are_weights_reshaped(false), _is_quantized(false),
+      _is_interleaved_transposed(false)
+{
+}
+
+void CLGEMMConvolutionLayer::configure_mm(const ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, ICLTensor *output, bool is_interleaved_transposed, bool are_weights_reshaped)
+{
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_NULLPTR(input, weights);
+    if(_is_quantized)
+    {
+        if(are_weights_reshaped)
+        {
+            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR("Weights already reshaped are not suppported with gemmlowp");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Since we need negative offsets for computing convolution, we need to change QuantizationInfo()
+            // Extract and negate input and weights offset
+            const QuantizationInfo input_quantization_info   = input->info()->quantization_info();
+            const QuantizationInfo weights_quantization_info = weights->info()->quantization_info();
+
+            input->info()->set_quantization_info(QuantizationInfo(input_quantization_info.scale, -input_quantization_info.offset));
+            weights->info()->set_quantization_info(QuantizationInfo(weights_quantization_info.scale, -weights_quantization_info.offset));
+
+            _mm_gemmlowp.configure(input, weights, output, GEMMInfo(false, false, true /* Reshape weights only for the first run*/));
+
+            // Revert back QuantizatioInfo as input and weights could be used in other convolution layers
+            input->info()->set_quantization_info(input_quantization_info);
+            weights->info()->set_quantization_info(weights_quantization_info);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if(are_weights_reshaped)
+        {
+            // Configure matrix multiply kernel
+            _mm_kernel.configure(input, weights, output, 1.f, is_interleaved_transposed);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Configure matrix multiply function
+            _mm_gemm.configure(input, weights, nullptr, output, 1.0f, 0.0f, GEMMInfo(false, false, true /* Reshape weights only for the first run*/));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void CLGEMMConvolutionLayer::configure(const ICLTensor *input, const ICLTensor *weights, const ICLTensor *biases, ICLTensor *output, const PadStrideInfo &conv_info, const WeightsInfo &weights_info)
+{
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_NULLPTR(input, weights, output);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(input, 1, DataType::QS8, DataType::QASYMM8, DataType::QS16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input, weights);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_FIXED_POINT(input, weights);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(weights_info.are_reshaped() && CLScheduler::get().target() == GPUTarget::BIFROST);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(!weights_info.are_reshaped() && weights->info()->dimension(2) != input->info()->dimension(2));
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(weights->info()->num_dimensions() > 4);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(weights_info.are_reshaped() && is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(input->info()->data_type()));
+
+    _is_quantized = is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(input->info()->data_type());
+
+    if(biases != nullptr)
+    {
+        if(_is_quantized)
+        {
+            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(biases, 1, DataType::S32);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input, biases);
+        }
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_FIXED_POINT(input, biases);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(!weights_info.are_reshaped() && biases->info()->dimension(0) != weights->info()->dimension(3));
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(biases->info()->num_dimensions() > 1);
+    }
+
+    const DataType dt = input->info()->data_type();
+
+    // Set the GPU target for matrix multiply and im2col and col2im
+    _mm_kernel.set_target(CLScheduler::get().target());
+    _im2col_kernel.set_target(CLScheduler::get().target());
+    _col2im_kernel.set_target(CLScheduler::get().target());
+
+    const bool append_bias = (biases != nullptr) && (!_is_quantized);
+    _are_weights_reshaped  = weights_info.are_reshaped();
+
+    const unsigned   bias_element  = (append_bias) ? 1 : 0;
+    const ICLTensor *biases_to_use = (append_bias) ? biases : nullptr;
+
+    // Get parameters from conv_info
+    unsigned int stride_x = 0;
+    unsigned int stride_y = 0;
+    std::tie(stride_x, stride_y) = conv_info.stride();
+
+    // Get convolved dimensions
+    unsigned int conv_w = 0;
+    unsigned int conv_h = 0;
+
+    const unsigned int kernel_width  = (_are_weights_reshaped) ? weights_info.kernel_size().first : weights->info()->dimension(0);
+    const unsigned int kernel_height = (_are_weights_reshaped) ? weights_info.kernel_size().second : weights->info()->dimension(1);
+    std::tie(conv_w, conv_h) = scaled_dimensions(input->info()->dimension(0), input->info()->dimension(1), kernel_width, kernel_height,
+                                                 conv_info);
+
+    // Check if its a "fully connected" convolution
+    const bool is_fully_connected_convolution = ((conv_w == 1) && (conv_h == 1));
+    _is_interleaved_transposed                = (!is_fully_connected_convolution) && (!_is_quantized) && (_are_weights_reshaped);
+
+    unsigned int mat_weights_cols = weights->info()->dimension(3);
+    unsigned int mat_weights_rows = weights->info()->dimension(0) * weights->info()->dimension(1) * weights->info()->dimension(2) + bias_element;
+
+    // Reshape weights if needed
+    if(_are_weights_reshaped)
+    {
+        if(is_fully_connected_convolution || _is_quantized)
+        {
+            mat_weights_cols = weights->info()->dimension(0);
+            mat_weights_rows = weights->info()->dimension(1);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            mat_weights_cols                         = weights_info.num_kernels();
+            const unsigned int quarter_reshaped_cols = weights->info()->dimension(0) / 4;
+            mat_weights_rows                         = quarter_reshaped_cols + bias_element;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // _weights_reshaped will be auto configured in the kernel.
+        // Just append biases and do not transpose 1xW as it will be reshaped in CLGEMM
+        _reshape_weights.configure(weights, biases_to_use, &_weights_reshaped, false);
+
+        weights = &_weights_reshaped;
+    }
+
+    // Create tensor to store im2col reshaped inputs
+    const unsigned int mat_input_cols = mat_weights_rows;
+    const unsigned int mat_input_rows = conv_w * conv_h;
+    TensorShape        shape_im2col   = input->info()->tensor_shape();
+    shape_im2col.set(0, mat_input_cols);
+    shape_im2col.set(1, mat_input_rows);
+    shape_im2col.set(2, 1);
+    // FIXME: input->clone() doesn't work with subtensors for grouped convolutions.
+    TensorInfo im2col_reshaped_info(shape_im2col, 1, dt, input->info()->fixed_point_position());
+    im2col_reshaped_info.set_quantization_info(input->info()->quantization_info());
+    _im2col_output.allocator()->init(im2col_reshaped_info);
+    _memory_group.manage(&_im2col_output);
+
+    // Create GEMM output tensor
+    TensorShape shape_gemm = _im2col_output.info()->tensor_shape();
+    shape_gemm.set(0, mat_weights_cols);
+    shape_gemm.set(1, mat_input_rows);
+    const DataType gemm_data_type = _is_quantized ? DataType::S32 : dt;
+    // GEMM output should be S32 for acquiring raw integer accumulator without quantized postprocessing for quantized asymmetric input.
+    // FIXME: input->clone() doesn't work with subtensors for grouped convolutions.
+    TensorInfo info_gemm(shape_gemm, 1, gemm_data_type, input->info()->fixed_point_position());
+    info_gemm.set_quantization_info(output->info()->quantization_info());
+    _gemm_output.allocator()->init(info_gemm);
+    _memory_group.manage(&_gemm_output);
+
+    // Configure im2col
+    _im2col_kernel.configure(input, &_im2col_output, Size2D(kernel_width, kernel_height), conv_info, append_bias);
+
+    // Configure matrix multiply
+    if(_is_interleaved_transposed)
+    {
+        // Configure GEMMInterleave4x4. _input_interleaved_reshaped will be auto configured in the kernel
+        _memory_group.manage(&_interleave_output);
+        _interleave_kernel.configure(&_im2col_output, &_interleave_output);
+
+        // Configure GEMM
+        configure_mm(&_interleave_output, weights, &_gemm_output, true, _are_weights_reshaped);
+        _interleave_output.allocator()->allocate();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        configure_mm(&_im2col_output, weights, &_gemm_output, false, _are_weights_reshaped);
+    }
+    _im2col_output.allocator()->allocate();
+
+    // Configure output stage for quantized case
+    if(_is_quantized)
+    {
+        float multiplier = input->info()->quantization_info().scale * weights->info()->quantization_info().scale / output->info()->quantization_info().scale;
+        int   output_multiplier, output_shift;
+        quantization::calculate_quantized_multiplier_less_than_one(multiplier, &output_multiplier, &output_shift);
+        _memory_group.manage(&_tmp_output);
+        _gemmlowp_output_stage.configure(&_gemm_output, biases, &_tmp_output, output_multiplier, output_shift, output->info()->quantization_info().offset);
+    }
+
+    // Configure Col2Im
+    _col2im_kernel.configure(_is_quantized ? &_tmp_output : &_gemm_output, output, std::make_pair(conv_w, conv_h));
+    if(_is_quantized)
+    {
+        _tmp_output.allocator()->allocate();
+    }
+    _gemm_output.allocator()->allocate();
+
+    ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MSG((output->info()->dimension(0) != conv_w) || (output->info()->dimension(1) != conv_h), "Output shape does not match the expected one");
+
+    // Allocate intermediate tensor
+    if(!_are_weights_reshaped)
+    {
+        _weights_reshaped.allocator()->allocate();
+    }
+}
+
+void CLGEMMConvolutionLayer::run()
+{
+    // Run weights reshaping (Runs once for every configure)
+    if(!_are_weights_reshaped)
+    {
+        _are_weights_reshaped = true;
+        _reshape_weights.run();
+    }
+
+    _memory_group.acquire();
+
+    // Run im2col
+    CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_im2col_kernel);
+
+    // Note: _is_interleaved_transposed is true only if the weights passed to the function have been passed already reshaped
+    //       and if we do not have QASYMM8 data type. If this flag is true, we need to run the
+    //       gemm kernel instead of gemm function
+    if(_is_interleaved_transposed)
+    {
+        // Run interleave4x4 kernel
+        CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_interleave_kernel);
+
+        // Run matrix multiply kernel
+        CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_mm_kernel);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Runs CLGEMM or CLGEMMLowpMatrixMultiplyCore functions
+        if(_is_quantized)
+        {
+            // Run gemmlowp
+            _mm_gemmlowp.run();
+
+            // Run output stage
+            _gemmlowp_output_stage.run();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Run gemm
+            _mm_gemm.run();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Reshape output matrix
+    CLScheduler::get().enqueue(_col2im_kernel, false);
+
+    _memory_group.release();
+}
diff --git a/tests/validation/CL/ConvolutionLayer.cpp b/tests/validation/CL/ConvolutionLayer.cpp
index 46cb097..b7f9241 100644
--- a/tests/validation/CL/ConvolutionLayer.cpp
+++ b/tests/validation/CL/ConvolutionLayer.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLTensor.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/CLTensorAllocator.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLConvolutionLayer.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLGEMMConvolutionLayer.h"
 #include "tests/CL/CLAccessor.h"
 #include "tests/PaddingCalculator.h"
 #include "tests/datasets/LargeConvolutionLayerDataset.h"
@@ -64,6 +65,57 @@
 TEST_SUITE(CL)
 TEST_SUITE(ConvolutionLayer)
 
+DATA_TEST_CASE(ValidateConvolutionMethod, framework::DatasetMode::ALL, zip(zip(zip(zip(zip(zip(
+                                                                                               framework::dataset::make("InputInfo", { TensorInfo(TensorShape(17U, 31U, 2U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                        TensorInfo(TensorShape(17U, 31U, 2U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                        TensorInfo(TensorShape(23U, 27U, 5U, 4U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                        TensorInfo(TensorShape(3U, 3U, 2U, 1U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                        TensorInfo(TensorShape(33U, 27U, 7U, 4U), 1, DataType::F32, 0)
+                                                                                                                                     }),
+                                                                                               framework::dataset::make("WeightsInfo", { TensorInfo(TensorShape(5U, 5U, 2U, 19U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                        TensorInfo(TensorShape(5U, 5U, 2U, 19U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                        TensorInfo(TensorShape(3U, 3U, 5U, 21U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                        TensorInfo(TensorShape(3U, 3U, 5U, 21U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                        TensorInfo(TensorShape(5U, 5U, 7U, 16U), 1, DataType::F16, 0)
+                                                                                                                                       })),
+                                                                                           framework::dataset::make("BiasesInfo", { TensorInfo(TensorShape(19U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                    TensorInfo(TensorShape(19U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                    TensorInfo(TensorShape(21U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                    TensorInfo(TensorShape(21U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                    TensorInfo(TensorShape(16U), 1, DataType::F32, 0)
+                                                                                                                                  })),
+                                                                                       framework::dataset::make("OutputInfo", { TensorInfo(TensorShape(15U, 15U, 19U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                TensorInfo(TensorShape(15U, 15U, 19U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                TensorInfo(TensorShape(21U, 25U, 21U, 4U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                TensorInfo(TensorShape(11U, 25U, 21U), 1, DataType::F32, 0),
+                                                                                                                TensorInfo(TensorShape(11U, 12U, 16U, 4U), 1, DataType::F32, 0)
+                                                                                                                              })),
+                                                                                   framework::dataset::make("ConvInfo", { PadStrideInfo(1, 2, 1, 1),
+                                                                                                            PadStrideInfo(1, 2, 1, 1),
+                                                                                                            PadStrideInfo(1, 1, 0, 0),
+                                                                                                            PadStrideInfo(2, 1, 0, 0),
+                                                                                                            PadStrideInfo(3, 2, 1, 0)
+                                                                                                                        })),
+                                                                               framework::dataset::make("GpuTarget", { GPUTarget::BIFROST,
+                                                                                                                       GPUTarget::MIDGARD,
+                                                                                                                       GPUTarget::G70,
+                                                                                                                       GPUTarget::MIDGARD,
+                                                                                                                       GPUTarget::BIFROST
+                                                                                                                     })),
+
+                                                                           framework::dataset::make("Expected", { ConvolutionMethod::DIRECT, ConvolutionMethod::GEMM, ConvolutionMethod::GEMM, ConvolutionMethod::GEMM, ConvolutionMethod::DIRECT })),
+               input_info, weights_info, biases_info, output_info, conv_info, gpu_target, expected)
+{
+    ConvolutionMethod is_valid = CLConvolutionLayer::get_convolution_method(&input_info.clone()->set_is_resizable(false),
+                                                                            &weights_info.clone()->set_is_resizable(false),
+                                                                            &biases_info.clone()->set_is_resizable(false),
+                                                                            &output_info.clone()->set_is_resizable(false), conv_info, WeightsInfo(), gpu_target);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(is_valid == expected, framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+}
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+TEST_SUITE(GEMMConvolutionLayer)
+
 DATA_TEST_CASE(Configuration, framework::DatasetMode::ALL, combine(framework::dataset::concat(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(), datasets::LargeConvolutionLayerDataset()), CNNDataTypes),
                input_shape, weights_shape, bias_shape, output_shape, info, data_type)
 {
@@ -87,7 +139,7 @@
     const QuantizationInfo weights_quantization_info = weights.info()->quantization_info();
 
     // Create and configure function
-    CLConvolutionLayer conv;
+    CLGEMMConvolutionLayer conv;
     conv.configure(&src, &weights, &bias, &dst, info);
 
     // Validate valid region
@@ -110,22 +162,22 @@
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-using CLConvolutionLayerFixture = ConvolutionValidationFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLConvolutionLayer, T>;
+using CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixture = ConvolutionValidationFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLGEMMConvolutionLayer, T>;
 
 TEST_SUITE(Float)
 TEST_SUITE(FP16)
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLConvolutionLayerFixture<half>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
-                                                                                                                     framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
-                                                                                                             framework::dataset::make("DataType",
-                                                                                                                     DataType::F16)))
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixture<half>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+                                                                                                                 framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
+                                                                                                                 framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                                         DataType::F16)))
 {
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_f16, tolerance_num);
 }
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, CLConvolutionLayerFixture<half>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(datasets::LargeConvolutionLayerDataset(),
-                                                                                                                   framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
-                                                                                                           framework::dataset::make("DataType",
-                                                                                                                   DataType::F16)))
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixture<half>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(datasets::LargeConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+                                                                                                                       framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
+                                                                                                               framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                                       DataType::F16)))
 {
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_f16, tolerance_num);
@@ -133,18 +185,18 @@
 TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 TEST_SUITE(FP32)
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLConvolutionLayerFixture<float>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
-                                                                                                                      framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
-                                                                                                              framework::dataset::make("DataType",
-                                                                                                                      DataType::F32)))
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixture<float>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+                                                                                                                  framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
+                                                                                                                  framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                                          DataType::F32)))
 {
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_f32);
 }
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, CLConvolutionLayerFixture<float>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(datasets::LargeConvolutionLayerDataset(),
-                                                                                                                    framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
-                                                                                                            framework::dataset::make("DataType",
-                                                                                                                    DataType::F32)))
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixture<float>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(datasets::LargeConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+                                                                                                                        framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
+                                                                                                                framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                                        DataType::F32)))
 {
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_f32);
@@ -153,25 +205,25 @@
 TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 template <typename T>
-using CLConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture = ConvolutionValidationFixedPointFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLConvolutionLayer, T>;
+using CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture = ConvolutionValidationFixedPointFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLGEMMConvolutionLayer, T>;
 
 TEST_SUITE(FixedPoint)
 TEST_SUITE(QS8)
 // We test for fixed point precision [4,6]
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunTiny, CLConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture<int8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(combine(datasets::TinyConvolutionLayerDataset(),
-                                                                                                                        framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
-                                                                                                                        framework::dataset::make("DataType",
-                                                                                                                                DataType::QS8)),
-                                                                                                                        framework::dataset::make("FractionalBits", 4, 7)))
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunTiny, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture<int8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(combine(datasets::TinyConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+                       framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
+                       framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                DataType::QS8)),
+                       framework::dataset::make("FractionalBits", 4, 7)))
 {
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_fixed);
 }
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture<int8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
-                                                                                                                       framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
-                                                                                                                       framework::dataset::make("DataType",
-                                                                                                                               DataType::QS8)),
-                                                                                                                       framework::dataset::make("FractionalBits", 4, 7)))
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture<int8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+                       framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
+                       framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                DataType::QS8)),
+                       framework::dataset::make("FractionalBits", 4, 7)))
 {
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_fixed);
@@ -180,7 +232,7 @@
 
 TEST_SUITE(QS16)
 // Testing for fixed point position [1,14)
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunTiny, CLConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture<int16_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(combine(datasets::TinyConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunTiny, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture<int16_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(combine(datasets::TinyConvolutionLayerDataset(),
                        framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
                        framework::dataset::make("DataType",
                                                 DataType::QS16)),
@@ -189,11 +241,11 @@
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_fixed);
 }
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture<int16_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
-                                                                                                                        framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
-                                                                                                                        framework::dataset::make("DataType",
-                                                                                                                                DataType::QS16)),
-                                                                                                                        framework::dataset::make("FractionalBits", 1, 14)))
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerFixedPointFixture<int16_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+                       framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
+                       framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                DataType::QS16)),
+                       framework::dataset::make("FractionalBits", 1, 14)))
 {
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_fixed);
@@ -202,11 +254,11 @@
 TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 template <typename T>
-using CLConvolutionLayerQuantizedFixture = ConvolutionValidationQuantizedFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLConvolutionLayer, T>;
+using CLGEMMConvolutionLayerQuantizedFixture = ConvolutionValidationQuantizedFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLGEMMConvolutionLayer, T>;
 
 TEST_SUITE(Quantized)
 TEST_SUITE(QASYMM8)
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLConvolutionLayerQuantizedFixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerQuantizedFixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(combine(datasets::SmallConvolutionLayerDataset(),
                        framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
                        framework::dataset::make("DataType", DataType::QASYMM8)),
                        framework::dataset::make("QuantizationInfo", { QuantizationInfo(2.f / 255.f, 10) })))
@@ -214,10 +266,10 @@
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_qasymm8);
 }
-FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, CLConvolutionLayerQuantizedFixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(combine(datasets::LargeConvolutionLayerDataset(),
-                                                                                                                       framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
-                                                                                                                       framework::dataset::make("DataType", DataType::QASYMM8)),
-                                                                                                                       framework::dataset::make("QuantizationInfo", { QuantizationInfo(2.f / 255.f, 0) })))
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, CLGEMMConvolutionLayerQuantizedFixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(combine(datasets::LargeConvolutionLayerDataset(),
+                       framework::dataset::make("ReshapeWeights", { true })),
+                       framework::dataset::make("DataType", DataType::QASYMM8)),
+                       framework::dataset::make("QuantizationInfo", { QuantizationInfo(2.f / 255.f, 0) })))
 {
     // Validate output
     validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, tolerance_qasymm8);
diff --git a/utils/TypePrinter.h b/utils/TypePrinter.h
index 52699b6..63fba35 100644
--- a/utils/TypePrinter.h
+++ b/utils/TypePrinter.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_TYPE_PRINTER_H__
 #define __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_TYPE_PRINTER_H__
 
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/CLTypes.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/Dimensions.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/Error.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/HOGInfo.h"
@@ -932,5 +933,70 @@
     return str.str();
 }
 
+inline ::std::ostream &operator<<(::std::ostream &os, const ConvolutionMethod &conv_method)
+{
+    switch(conv_method)
+    {
+        case ConvolutionMethod::GEMM:
+            os << "GEMM";
+            break;
+        case ConvolutionMethod::DIRECT:
+            os << "DIRECT";
+            break;
+        case ConvolutionMethod::WINOGRAD:
+            os << "WINOGRAD";
+            break;
+        default:
+            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR("NOT_SUPPORTED!");
+    }
+
+    return os;
+}
+
+inline std::string to_string(const ConvolutionMethod &conv_method)
+{
+    std::stringstream str;
+    str << conv_method;
+    return str.str();
+}
+
+inline ::std::ostream &operator<<(::std::ostream &os, const GPUTarget &gpu_target)
+{
+    switch(gpu_target)
+    {
+        case GPUTarget::GPU_ARCH_MASK:
+            os << "GPU_ARCH_MASK";
+            break;
+        case GPUTarget::MIDGARD:
+            os << "MIDGARD";
+            break;
+        case GPUTarget::BIFROST:
+            os << "BIFROST";
+            break;
+        case GPUTarget::T600:
+            os << "T600";
+            break;
+        case GPUTarget::T700:
+            os << "T700";
+            break;
+        case GPUTarget::T800:
+            os << "T800";
+            break;
+        case GPUTarget::G70:
+            os << "G70";
+            break;
+        default:
+            ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR("NOT_SUPPORTED!");
+    }
+
+    return os;
+}
+
+inline std::string to_string(const GPUTarget &gpu_target)
+{
+    std::stringstream str;
+    str << gpu_target;
+    return str.str();
+}
 } // namespace arm_compute
 #endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_TYPE_PRINTER_H__ */