1. A method for processing data, the method comprising: receiving an indication that all threads of a warp in a graphics processing unit (GPU) are to execute a same branch in a first set of instructions; storing one or more predicate bits in a memory as a single set of predicate bits, wherein the single set of predicate bits applies to all of the threads in the warp; and executing a portion of the first set of instructions in accordance with the single set of predicate bits.