diff --git a/Src/Base/AMReX_GpuLaunch.H b/Src/Base/AMReX_GpuLaunch.H
index 81a87a56423..7ccd3ec30c2 100644
--- a/Src/Base/AMReX_GpuLaunch.H
+++ b/Src/Base/AMReX_GpuLaunch.H
@@ -298,9 +298,14 @@ void ParallelForOMP (Box const& box, L const& f) noexcept
 #pragma omp parallel for collapse(2)
     for         (int k = lo.z; k <= hi.z; ++k) {
         for     (int j = lo.y; j <= hi.y; ++j) {
-            AMREX_PRAGMA_SIMD
-            for (int i = lo.x; i <= hi.x; ++i) {
-                f(i,j,k);
+            constexpr int WIDTH = amrex::simd::native_simd_size_real;
+            int i = lo.x;
+            for (; i + WIDTH <= hi.x; i+=WIDTH) {
+                f(SIMDindex<WIDTH, int>{i}, j, k);
+            }
+            for (; i <= hi.x; ++i) {
+                // TODO: template, etc.
+                f(SIMDindex<1, int>{i}, j, k);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Src/Base/AMReX_GpuLaunchFunctsC.H b/Src/Base/AMReX_GpuLaunchFunctsC.H
index 38ea1db0243..ca8df366146 100644
--- a/Src/Base/AMReX_GpuLaunchFunctsC.H
+++ b/Src/Base/AMReX_GpuLaunchFunctsC.H
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define AMREX_GPU_LAUNCH_FUNCTS_C_H_
 #include <AMReX_Config.H>
 
+#include <AMReX_SIMD.H>
+
 namespace amrex {
 
 /** Helper type to store/access the SIMD width in ParallelForSIMD lambdas
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ namespace amrex {
  * @tparam WIDTH SIMD width in elements
  * @tparam N index type (integer)
  */
-template<int WIDTH, class N=int>
+template<int WIDTH=simd::native_simd_size_real, class N=int>
 struct SIMDindex
 {
     /** SIMD width in elements */
diff --git a/Src/Base/AMReX_SIMD.H b/Src/Base/AMReX_SIMD.H
index 13676b1ba7a..cec70b75615 100644
--- a/Src/Base/AMReX_SIMD.H
+++ b/Src/Base/AMReX_SIMD.H
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #   include <vir/simd.h>  // includes SIMD TS2 header <experimental/simd>
 #   if __cplusplus >= 202002L
 #       include <vir/simd_cvt.h>
+#       include <vir/simd_iota.h>
 #   endif
 #endif
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ namespace amrex::simd
         using namespace vir::stdx;
 #   if __cplusplus >= 202002L
         using vir::cvt;
+        using vir::iota_v;
 #   endif
 #else
         // fallback implementations for functions that are commonly used in portable code paths
diff --git a/Src/FFT/AMReX_FFT_OpenBCSolver.H b/Src/FFT/AMReX_FFT_OpenBCSolver.H
index e54aedb0a8e..ade9a2aaf4c 100644
--- a/Src/FFT/AMReX_FFT_OpenBCSolver.H
+++ b/Src/FFT/AMReX_FFT_OpenBCSolver.H
@@ -97,17 +97,23 @@ void OpenBCSolver<T>::setGreensFunction (F const& greens_function)
         }
         AMREX_ASSERT(nimages[0] == 2);
         box.shift(-lo);
-        amrex::ParallelForOMP(box, [=] AMREX_GPU_DEVICE (int i, int j, int k)
+        amrex::ParallelForOMP(box, [=]<int WIDTH> AMREX_GPU_DEVICE (amrex::SIMDindex<WIDTH> i, int j, int k)
         {
-            T G;
-            if (i == len[0] || j == len[1] || k == len[2]) {
-                G = 0;
-            } else {
-                auto ii = i;
+            using SIMD_T = simd::stdx::fixed_size_simd<T, i.width>;
+            using SIMD_int = simd::stdx::fixed_size_simd<int, i.width>; // simd::stdx::rebind_simd_t<int, SIMD_T>;
+
+            SIMD_T G = 0;
+            if (j != len[1] && k != len[2])
+            {
+                SIMD_int ii = simd::stdx::iota_v<SIMD_int> + i.index;
                 auto jj = (j > len[1]) ? 2*len[1]-j : j;
                 auto kk = (k > len[2]) ? 2*len[2]-k : k;
-                G = greens_function(ii+lo3.x,jj+lo3.y,kk+lo3.z);
+
+                auto const i_bound = ii == len[0];
+                simd::stdx::where(simd::stdx::cvt(i_bound), G) = 0.0;
+                simd::stdx::where(simd::stdx::cvt(!i_bound), G) = greens_function.template operator()<WIDTH>(ii+lo3.x,jj+lo3.y,kk+lo3.z);
             }
+
             for (int koff = 0; koff < nimages[2]; ++koff) {
                 int k2 = (koff == 0) ?  k : 2*len[2]-k;
                 if ((k2 == 2*len[2]) || (koff == 1 && k == len[2])) {
@@ -119,11 +125,14 @@ void OpenBCSolver<T>::setGreensFunction (F const& greens_function)
                         continue;
                     }
                     for (int ioff = 0; ioff < nimages[0]; ++ioff) {
-                        int i2 = (ioff == 0) ?  i : 2*len[0]-i;
-                        if ((i2 == 2*len[0]) || (ioff == 1 && i == len[0])) {
-                            continue;
+                        for (int iw = i.index; iw < i.index+i.width; ++iw) {
+                            int i2 = (ioff == 0) ?  iw : 2*len[0]-iw;
+                            if ((i2 == 2*len[0]) || (ioff == 1 && iw == len[0])) {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            // TODO: SIMD-assign N values
+                            a(i2+lo3.x,j2+lo3.y,k2+lo3.z) = G[iw];
                         }
-                        a(i2+lo3.x,j2+lo3.y,k2+lo3.z) = G;
                     }
                 }
             }